Standardized Testing

Leaders 4 Social Change Task Forces

The instructor will make a copy of each slide for each breakout group in the class.

How To Use

1. Research different sides of the argument about standardized testing
1. What are the arguments for and against standardized testing?
2. What is the intended purpose of standardized tests? Do they actually achieve that goal?
3. What populations are potentially harmed by standardized testing? Who benefits?
2. Next, decide if you will recommend continuing, ending, or reforming standardized testing.
• What evidence supports your proposal?
• Explain if and how your decision will change education in your state (how teachers choose what to teach, what would be different if schools and students don’t know their “ranking”, etc)
• Will there be any downsides to your proposal?
• How will your decision affect students in the future? (when they’re applying to college. If they move to a different state, etc).
3. Think of how you will explain your decision to parents, teachers, and students.
• How do you think each of these groups will react to your proposal?
4. Think through the possible objections that someone could have and how you would answer them.

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