Educators
have debated this topic over many years, but we would like to know................. what is your take on standardized
testing? Do you agree or disagree with these types of tests? As K-12 students we
have had our fair share of sitting for the NJASK, PARCC, PSATs, SATs and most
likely many other tests throughout the years. Did these tests provide us with the necessary skills to be successful? While you were a K-12 student did you think teachers were teaching to the test? Do you think these tests limited our K-12 education?
Now.............as
a future educator, are you going to teach toward the test or are you going to find other ways to provide your students with the necessary skills to be successful? In your observations,
even though it is still early in the year, are your cooperating teachers
stressing and teaching toward the standardized tests that their students will be taking at the end of the year?
Can you think of other ways in which we can assess our students?
Megan Barreto
ReplyDeleteUnfortunately, as a future educator, I will have no control what type of standard testing will be distributed to my students. All I can I do is do my best to prepare them for any test they will need to take. I will do whatever it takes for them to by successful. In order to do this I will teach them exactly what they will be tested on and the things that they NEED to know. I will no try and confuse them and incorporate things that will be meaningless to them. I will teach what is important and what they need in order to move forward and succeed academically. In order to ease their stress of standardize testing and the prep that comes along with it, I will teach them the concepts needed and make them confident with them so that when the time for the test approaches I can tell them that we have already practiced everything they need to know.