The Case against Exit Exams. Policy Brief

Autor/in	Hyslop, Anne
Institution	New America
Titel	The Case against Exit Exams. Policy Brief
Quelle	(2014), (40 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Exit Examinations; Standardized Tests; College Readiness; Career Readiness; Common Core State Standards; State Policy; Academic Standards; Student Motivation; Access to Education; Educational History; High School Graduates; Accountability; Student Responsibility; Educational Attainment; Employment Level; Employment Qualifications; College Entrance Examinations; Benchmarking; Massachusetts; ACT Assessment; SAT (College Admission Test) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Final examination; Abschlussprüfung; Standadised tests; Standardisierter Test; Common core curriculum; Curriculum; Kerncurriculum; Schulische Motivation; Education; Access; Bildung; Zugang; Bildungszugang; History of education; Bildungsgeschichte; High school; High schools; Graduate; Graduates; Oberschule; Absolvent; Absolventin; Verantwortung; Bildungsabschluss; Bildungsgut; Beschäftigungsgrad; Employment qualification; Vocational qualification; Vocational qualifications; Berufliche Qualifikation; Aufnahmeprüfung; Master-Studiengang; Assessment; Eignungsprüfung; Eignungstest; Hochschulzulassung
Abstract	In the 2013-14 school year, twenty-four states required students to be proficient on standardized tests in order to graduate from high school. But starting next year, and in the years to come, states will launch more rigorous, college- and career-ready assessments aligned to the Common Core. As they do so, they should revisit the stakes on these tests for students and consider eliminating, or modifying, their exit exam policies. As states transition to more challenging academic standards--with assessments to match those expectations--exit exams will increasingly place two worthy goals in conflict: motivating students to become college- and career-ready and giving them opportunities to access the world of college and career. In making this choice, "The Case Against Exit Exams" finds that states run the risk of weakening the intent of the Common Core and undermining efforts to increase rigor, build stronger curricula, and authentically evaluate students' postsecondary readiness. (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01