Download or read book A Parent s Guide to Standardized Tests in School written by Peter W. Cookson and published by Learning Express (NY). This book was released on 1998 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Parents of grammar and middle school children need a comprehensive source for preparing young students for the growing number of national standardized tests given in school each year. This informative guide will help parents help their kids become confident, successful test takers. Features questions for parents to ask the classroom teacher and school administration.
Download or read book A Parent s Guide to Standardized Tests in School written by Peter W. Cookson and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book What Every Parent Needs to Know about Standardized Tests How to Understand the Tests and Help Your Kids Score High written by Joseph Harris and published by McGraw Hill Professional. This book was released on 2001-11-21 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A survival guide for parents who want to put their children's standardized tests in perspective Each year, school systems around the country administer standardized assessment and achievement tests to millions of children. Because they fearoften correctlythat the results of these tests will profoundly affect their children's future, many parents regard standardized tests with apprehension, confusion, and even panic. Written by a leading authority on the subject, this book demystifies standardized tests for parents and arms them with the knowledge they need to help their kids score high. Psychologist Joseph Harris explains, in plain English, what standardized testing is all about, clarifying the sometimes puzzling distinctions among assessment, achievement, and aptitude tests. He takes a close look at each of the commonly administered tests, explaining what various test scores mean, how to interpret test results, how to compare results from different tests, and how to use test results to help optimize a child's learning experience. He also provides helpful advice and guidance for parents of gifted and special-needs children. Covers these major tests: Iowa Test of Basic Skills California Achievement Tests Metropolitan Achievement Test Terra Nova
Download or read book Understanding Achievement Tests written by Lawrence M. Rudner and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Current information about tests and testing procedures is provided for school district staff, particularly in districts without specially trained testing directors. Practical information is given about selecting and administering tests and about reporting results effectively. This guide opens with a discussion of the basic principles of testing. The various types of district-level tests are described, and different types of test scores are presented. The advantages and limitations of certain types of tests and scores are reviewed. The viewpoints of measurement experts on important issues in testing are expressed in the following chapters: (1) "Common Misuses of Standardized Tests" (Eric Gardner); (2) "Preparing Students To Take Standardized Achievement Tests" (William A. Mehrens); (3) "Matching Your Curriculum and Standardized Tests" (Jane C. Conoley); (4) "Using Customized Standardized Tests" (Paul L. Williams); (5) "Interpreting Test Scores for Compensatory Education Students" (Gary Echternacht); and (6) "Working with the Press" (Allan Hartman). Four additional discussions are appended: "Finding Information about Standardized Tests' (Lawrence M. Rudner and Kathryn Dorko); Organizations That Provide Test Information" (Ronald T. C. Boyd); "Putting Test Scores in Perspective: Communicating a Complete Report Card for Your Schools" (M. Kevin Matter); and "Major Achievement Tests and Their Characteristics" (Northwest Regional Education Laboratory). Names and addresses of major test publishers, and a glossary of testing terms are also included. (SLD)
Download or read book A Closer Look written by Common Sense Foundation and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 13 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Parent s Guide to Public Education in the 21st Century written by Russ Walsh and published by People & Society. This book was released on 2016-03-14 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Parent's Guide to Public Education in the 21st Century is written to answer questions and help today's parents sort through the weeds of educational reform to make informed decisions designed to get the best possible education for their children.
Download or read book Opting Out written by David Hursh and published by Myers Education Press. This book was released on 2020-01-22 with total page 137 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A 2020 AESA Critics' Choice Book Award winner The rise of high-stakes testing in New York and across the nation has narrowed and simplified what is taught, while becoming central to the effort to privatize public schools. However, it and similar reform efforts have met resistance, with New York as the exemplar for how to repel standardized testing and invasive data collection, such as inBloom. In New York, the two parent/teacher organizations that have been most effective are Long Island Opt Out and New York State Allies for Public Education. Over the last four years, they and other groups have focused on having parents refuse to submit their children to the testing regime, arguing that if students don’t take the tests, the results aren’t usable. The opt-out movement has been so successful that 20% of students statewide and 50% of students on Long Island refused to take tests. In Opting Out, two parent leaders of the opt-out movement—Jeanette Deutermann and Lisa Rudley—tell why and how they became activists in the two organizations. The story of parents, students, and teachers resisting not only high-stakes testing but also privatization and other corporate reforms parallels the rise of teachers across the country going on strike to demand increases in school funding and teacher salaries. Both the success of the opt-out movement and teacher strikes reflect the rise of grassroots organizing using social media to influence policy makers at the local, state, and national levels. Perfect for courses such as: The Politics Of Education | Education Policy | Education Reform Community Organizing | Education Evaluation | Education Reform | Parents And Education
Download or read book Becoming Test Savvy written by Sharon Alexander and published by . This book was released on 2021-04-06 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Do you know children who struggle on standardized tests? Do you want to help them? Becoming Test Savvy is an insider's guide for parents and teachers who want to improve their children's standardized test performance. Combining his experience as a standardized test question writer and over 30 years' experience working with students, training teachers, and publishing books on improving test scores, Bob Alexander is making his highly effective strategies accessible for everyone. In addition to individual students, K-12 public and private schools have documented exceptional results using his copyrighted approaches to improve scores. This ground-breaking book provides a unique, insider's perspective on how test writers develop those "tricky" questions and answers while explaining proven test-taking strategies that can conquer them. This engaging, motivating approach describes how standardized tests are surprisingly like games. The parallels to sports, video games, and board games will astound you and encourage your child to keep working. You and your children will learn the opponent's (test writer's) game plans for developing questions. More importantly, the book explains proven strategies that tens of thousands of students have used to beat test writers at the testing game. Dozens of specific activities are provided to use with your children/students to level the playing field for test day. Becoming Test Savvy is designed to help parents and teachers: Transform children's attitudes toward standardized tests. Explain these tests and how to approach them. Reveal rules that test writers must follow. Understand how teacher-made tests and standardized tests are different. Recognize that standardized tests require critical thinking skills. Teach powerful analytical and reasoning skills that are used by successful test takers. Provide concrete strategies to attack test questions. Engage students in exercises to practice these strategies. Reviewing content and teaching test format has gotten test takers their current scores. Learning how to approach the test analytically improves students' performance even more. Educators who have used this program have reported a bonus--students who employ these strategies for attacking word problems and reading passages boost their classroom performance as well. As you and your child/students get into the test writer's head, you will discover this test-taking system does not simply apply to any particular test. It has been highly effective for elementary, middle, and high school students. The techniques have helped test takers conquer state tests as well as national tests like the ACT, SAT, Stanford (SAT10), SSAT, GRE, GMAT, and even licensure exams. The additional payoff is that students report learning their new skills is both motivating and fun. Unquestionably, by the end of the book, you will be asking yourself what a CBS reporter exclaimed on his television news program, "Where was this guy when I took the test?"
Download or read book A Parents Guide to Grading and Reporting written by Matt Townsley and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2023-09-15 with total page 103 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Whether resulting from the educational fallout of the COVID-19 global pandemic or merely challenging the status quo, more schools are transitioning their grading practices away from traditional points and percentages and toward 21st century grading practices such as standards-based and proficiency-based grading. A Parents’ Guide to Grading and Reporting: Being Clear about What Matters assists parents and guardians in understanding what is involved in 21st century grading and how to become better partners with educators in efforts to understand students’ strengths and areas for improvement.
Download or read book The Myths of Standardized Tests written by Phillip Harris and published by Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. This book was released on 2011-01-16 with total page 207 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pundits, politicians, and business leaders continually make claims for what standardized tests can do, and those claims go largely unchallenged because they are in line with popular assumptions about what these tests can do, what the scores mean, and the psychology of human motivation. But what most of what these opinion leaders say-and the public believes-about standardized testing just isn't so. However, few members of the general public, not even concerned parents, have the time or the background to keep up with the latest findings of testing experts, psychometricians, and researchers. That's where The Myths of Standardized Tests comes in. In simple, accessible language, Harris, Smith, and Harris spell out the assumptions underlying standardized tests and point out what's true about them and what's just plain mythical. But they not only debunk common assumptions; they propose better ways to judge the success of our schools. They also offer readers suggestions for ways they can help reduce the burden of tests on their children. Appendixes offer readers contact information and suggestions for actions they can take to become part of the solution to the problem of overusing and misusing standardized tests.
Download or read book Parent s Guide to Standardized Tests for Grades 3 5 written by Cynthia Johnson and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2003 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kaplan now offers an indispensable tool for parents who want to help their elementary-school child perform well on standardized tests.
Download or read book Know What Your Child Knows written by C. E. Crutcher Ed D and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2009-10 with total page 99 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Know What Your Child Knows unlocks the mystery behind standardized testing and traditional curricula in elementary school reading, math, and language instruction, ultimately helping parents better understand educational jargon and maintain positive and constructive relationships with their child's teachers. C.E. Crutcher, Ed.D. is a retired teacher who taught in both an elementary school classroom as well as a university environment and acted as a special education consultant for parents of children with special needs. Dr. Crutcher includes specific grade level concepts and expectations, reflects on basic elementary school curriculum, and answers common parents' questions such as: How do I decide what instruction methods are best for my child? How can I identify and track my child's progress in core subjects? How can I prepare for parent/teacher conferences? How do I decide when, how, and who to ask for help for my struggling child? Every parent has the power to improve their child's school experience. The expert advice and guidance offered in Know What Your Child Knows will ensure that every child, no matter what their personal challenges, is successful in school.
Download or read book Parent s Guide to the SAT and ACT written by Linda Bizer and published by Petersons. This book was released on 2004-12 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: UNIQUE SELLING FEATURES AND BENEFITS- Complete information about the ACT and the new SAT and guidance in determining which test(s) a student should take- Guidance for parents in communicating with their teenage sons and daughters and in overcoming problems relating to behavior and attitude- Advice to parents on choosing a role to play in their child's test-taking preparation and guidance on determining what king of preparation is best suited to their child's needs- Special advice for parents of students with learning or other disabilities- The big picture: information on the college admissions process and what role testing plays
Download or read book The Test written by Anya Kamenetz and published by PublicAffairs. This book was released on 2015-01-06 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "[The anti-testing] movement now has a guidebook. . . . Kamenetz shows how fundamentally American it would be to move toward a more holistic system." -- New York Times Book Review The Test is an essential and critically acclaimed book for any parent confounded by our national obsession with standardized testing. It recounts the shocking history and tempestuous politics of testing and borrows strategies from fields as diverse as games, neuroscience, and ancient philosophy to help children cope. It presents the stories of families, teachers, and schools maneuvering within and beyond the existing educational system, playing and winning the testing game. And it points the way toward a hopeful future of better tests and happier kids.
Download or read book A Teacher s Guide to Standardized Reading Tests written by Lucy Calkins and published by Heinemann Educational Books. This book was released on 1998 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book reflects the authors' belief that in order to be less victimized by tests, we need to be more knowledgeable about them.
Download or read book Parent s Guide to the California Star Program Grades 3 4 written by Cynthia Johnson and published by Kaplan. This book was released on 2000 with total page 98 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: California parents who want to help their children pass the required public school tests can turn to this guide for an overview of all test objectives, strategies for answering the questions, and word games and other activities that improve skills. Charts, diagrams.
Download or read book What Every Parent Should Know About Schools Standards and High Stakes Tests written by Donna Walker Tileston and published by Corwin Press. This book was released on 2005-10-13 with total page 89 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Full of wonderful information, and very thought provoking!" -Susan E. Fisher, NBCT Douglas County School District, CO "Cuts through all the jargon." -Stephanie A. Slowik, NBCT, Nationally Certified School Counselor Wake County Public Schools, NC "Gives a better understanding of what the standards mean, what to do with the standards, and what to do if standards aren′t being met by a school." -Shannon Journell, Teacher Enon Elementary School, OH "Not only am I an educator, but I am also a single mom of two. I read this book from both perspectives and was enlightened by the information. Every parent should be aware of the information in it, especially those who move frequently." -Stacy Slomko, Teacher Perth Amboy High School, NJ The essential resource for parents who want to help their children succeed in school! Expert educator and award-winning author Donna Walker Tileston helps parents take the guesswork out of understanding educational standards, mandated tests, No Child Left Behind, and the myriad other issues affecting their children′s schools today. Within this concise, reader-friendly guide, parents will find a wealth of easy-to-understand information, including: How to understand and access local and national standards Five things parents can do to improve standards-based teaching and testing Ten guides to asking the right questions at open-school events and parent-teacher conferences Three ways to help children master high stakes tests What to do if schools don′t achieve adequate yearly progress A glossary that defines the buzzwords that mystify non-educators With this one handy guide, all parents can become active, informed, and involved participants in their children′s education.
