NCES Finds States Lowered "Proficiency" Bar

Autor/in	Viadero, Debra
Titel	NCES Finds States Lowered "Proficiency" Bar
Quelle	In: Education Week, 29 (2009) 10, S.1 (2 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0277-4232
Schlagwörter	Federal Legislation; Mathematics Achievement; National Competency Tests; Academic Standards; National Standards; Scores; Standardized Tests; Accountability; Reading Achievement; Benchmarking; Achievement Tests + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Bundesrecht; Mathmatics sikills; Mathmatics achievement; Mathematical ability; Mathematische Kompetenz; Standadised tests; Standardisierter Test; Verantwortung; Leseleistung; Achievement test; Achievement; Testing; Test; Tests; Leistungsbeurteilung; Leistungsüberprüfung; Leistung; Testdurchführung; Testen
Abstract	With 2014 approaching as the deadline by which states must get all their students up to "proficient" levels on state tests, a study released last week by the U.S. Department of Education's top statistics agency suggests that some states may have lowered student-proficiency standards on such tests in recent years. For the 47-state study, researchers under contract to the National Center for Education Statistics used student test scores to figure out where the proficiency levels on various state tests would fall on the National Assessment of Educational Progress. Their results suggest that between 2005 and 2007, various states made their standards less rigorous in one or more grade levels or subjects in at least 26 instances. In 12 instances, particular states appeared to make their standards more stringent in one or more grade levels or subjects. Under the federal No Child Left Behind Act, adopted nearly eight years ago, the states must show that their students have attained proficient levels of performance in reading and mathematics by the end of the 2013-14 school year. Most states are far from reaching that goal. (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10