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"Working smart" to end the misuse and flaws of standardized testing. Fair, open, valid, and educationally beneficial evaluation and assessments for all.

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FairTest@FairTestOffice
25 Feb 2024
Read the new FairTest report: Why College Admissions Should Remain Test Optional/Test Free. We compile the arguments and research in one handy place. And we respond to the NYTimes counter narrative. #TestOptional #CollegeAdmissions #SAT #ACT#FairTest ow.ly/k7IW50QHzUa
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Really? We are being falsely set up for or NCLB's return by the usual suspects. You would think we stopped having consequences for schools' test results in 2013. It's the iPhone/Chromebook stupid. It's not only the US. Just feeds the voucher story.#Testing ow.ly/5TPB50Z17To

Achievement dip coincided with high-stakes testing ‘breakdown,’ study finds

The pandemic was the "the mudslide” in a decline that began in 2013, one researcher said. Another attributed the decline to technology.

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Really? We are being falsely set up for or NCLB's return by the usual suspects. You would think we stopped having consequences for schools' test results in 2013. It's the iPhone/Chromebook stupid. It's not only the US. Just feeds the voucher story.#Testing ow.ly/5TPB50Z17To

Achievement dip coincided with high-stakes testing ‘breakdown,’ study finds

The pandemic was the "the mudslide” in a decline that began in 2013, one researcher said. Another attributed the decline to technology.

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NPR piece on state of test optional including FairTest comments. Fails to mention the main issue--the impact of testing on the wealth, privilege and racial composition of admissions. Seems like NPR engaged in a bit of self-censorship. ow.ly/QOe350YV312 #TestOptional

More college applicants are opting to include SAT or ACT scores in their submissions

This application cycle, way more students reported test scores, up 10% compared with last year. That's despite many colleges having "test-optional" admissions policies.

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NPR piece on state of test optional including FairTest comments. Fails to mention the main issue--the impact of testing on the wealth, privilege and racial composition of admissions. Seems like NPR engaged in a bit of self-censorship. ow.ly/QOe350YV312 #TestOptional

More college applicants are opting to include SAT or ACT scores in their submissions

This application cycle, way more students reported test scores, up 10% compared with last year. That's despite many colleges having "test-optional" admissions policies.

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Kids in K-8 take up to 88 different teststaking 222 hours. Tests not connected to curriculum and instruction and the volume doesn't improve achievement. Must redo accountability and assessment to change incentive structure. FairTest analysis and proposal: ow.ly/m6Mw50YPw3w

New Study Shows How Out of Control and Ineffective K-8 Testing Has Become; Clear Need to Change...

Education First documented the proliferation of excessive and harmful testing in American K-8 public schools in its report Rethinking the Test Pile: A National Study of K-8 Academic Assessments....

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Kids in K-8 take up to 88 different teststaking 222 hours. Tests not connected to curriculum and instruction and the volume doesn't improve achievement. Must redo accountability and assessment to change incentive structure. FairTest analysis and proposal: ow.ly/m6Mw50YPw3w

New Study Shows How Out of Control and Ineffective K-8 Testing Has Become; Clear Need to Change...

Education First documented the proliferation of excessive and harmful testing in American K-8 public schools in its report Rethinking the Test Pile: A National Study of K-8 Academic Assessments....

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Kids in K-8 take up to 88 different teststaking 222 hours. Tests not connected to curriculum and instruction and the volume doesn't improve achievement. Must redo accountability and assessment to change incentive structure. FairTest analysis and proposal: ow.ly/m6Mw50YPw3w

New Study Shows How Out of Control and Ineffective K-8 Testing Has Become; Clear Need to Change...

Education First documented the proliferation of excessive and harmful testing in American K-8 public schools in its report Rethinking the Test Pile: A National Study of K-8 Academic Assessments....

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High School Grade Point Average Merits More Focus Than SAT And ACT via @forbes forbes.com/sites/petergreene…

High School Grade Point Average Merits More Focus Than SAT And ACT

"High school grades are a vastly superior predictor of student academic success than is the SAT.”

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Study of all of CUNY shows HS grades "dominant predictor" of academic success. 4-6xs more predictive of graduation than SAT. Test-optional (2020-24) = no significant diff in predictive accuracy. Put that on front page of the NEW YORK Times.#TestOptional ow.ly/5gwp50YyKNX

Standardized Test Scores and Academic Performance at a Public University System

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Study of all of CUNY shows HS grades "dominant predictor" of academic success. 4-6xs more predictive of graduation than SAT. Test-optional (2020-24) = no significant diff in predictive accuracy. Put that on front page of the NEW YORK Times.#TestOptional ow.ly/AQMi50YyKwj

Standardized Test Scores and Academic Performance at a Public University System

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Thanks EdFirst for documenting just how bonkers K-8 testing has become. Kids take an average of 60 distinct commercial tests from K-8. Test accountability pressure is warping our schools.Testing industry needs defanging before we lose another generation. education-first.com/insights…

Rethinking the Test Pile - Education First

A National Study of K-8 Assessments

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Why would parents trust grades more than standardized test scores? Wrong question. Why should they trust test scores? We assume the parents' stupidity and that score reports give us useful information. Akil Bello unpacks unfortunate media framing and more. ow.ly/6lRL50YqxR9
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Why would parents trust grades more than test scores? Wrong question. Why would parents trust test scores? Let's interrogate whether test score reports give us meaningful information about kids rather than assume parents are ignorant. Akil Bello's take. ow.ly/wwj950Yqxrv

Test Scores Tell You Who Your Child Beat, Not What Your Child Knows - Fairtest

Akil Bello takes issue with the assumptions, framing and research underlying the Hechinger Report article blaming parents for trusting report cards more than standardized test scores, "with consequ...

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Don't confuse Mississippi "miracle" with an anti-poverty agenda. 4th grade test score rise not panacea. Reading and math interventions not a substitute for real investments in broad economic success. Economic opportunity and social mobility not that cheap. ow.ly/XsaS50YmyQM
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From Just Equations, more context of UCSD math report ignored by media and testing hawkers. Remedial math enrollment spiked when UCSD went to no calculators on its placement exam, not when it opened its gates to more poor kids by going test free. ow.ly/EjTf50YmzwU
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