One type of summative assessment that receives a lot of publicity is high-stakes standardized testing. We have probably all been in a position, whether in school, or even within our professions, when we were required to take high-stakes standardized tests, the results of which had either positive or negative consequences. For example, a high-stakes standardized test could mean receiving or not receiving a high school diploma, being able to join the military, or being able to practice in the teaching, medical, or legal fields.
Some examples of high-stakes testing include:
ACT, SAT, or GMAT
State specific tests
Measures of Academic Progress (MAP)
Praxis
Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB)
Prepare:
Prior to beginning work on this discussion,
Read Chapter 10: Standardized Test and High-Stakes Testing in your text.
Review the timeline, History of High Stakes Testing in the United States Links to an external site..
Read Taking the Stress out of Grading: Now More Than Ever, We Need to Take Steps to Reduce Students’ Anxiety About Grading (While Improving Their Learning). Will We? Links to an external site.
Read Democracy in Grading: Practicing What We Preach Links to an external site..
Read Losing As and Fs: What Works for Schools Implementing Standards-based Grading? Links to an external site.
Find an image that reflects your personal views of high-stakes standardized testing.
Search for two peer-reviewed journal articles in the UAGC Library; one that supports and one that contradicts your view of high-stakes standardized testing.
Your articles should be no more than five to eight years old.
The Scholarly, Peer-Reviewed, and Other Credible Sources Links to an external site. table offers additional guidance on appropriate source types.
Reflect:
Consider your experiences that have influenced your views on high-stakes standardized testing. Should high-stakes standardized testing be required to earn a teaching or medical license? Should it be required to be able to join the military?
Write:
Complete the following:
Post an image that reflects your views of high-stakes standardized Be sure to cite the image’s location. Use the UAGC Writing Center for support with APA Style.
Describe how this image reflects your views on high-stakes standardized testing by sharing your experiences with taking these kinds of tests, whether in school or your professional life.
Select one peer-reviewed article that supports your view of high stakes testing and one peer-reviewed article that contradicts your view of high stakes testing.
Summarize these two peer-reviewed journal articles you found in the UAGC Library.
Describe how each article supports and contradicts your views on high-stakes standardized testing.
Select one of the views of intelligence from Section 3. Briefly describe the view and provide your own critique. Do you agree or not agree? Why? How might the view of intelligence support or contradict the use of high stakes standardized tests?
Provide evidence from the readings to support your analysis.
Discuss whether you think high-stakes standardized testing has a place in education and the work Why or why not?
Provide evidence from the readings to support your analysis.
