Millennial Debate Standardized Testing Debate
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| Background 2 Definition 3 History 4 Opposition to Testing 5 Frequency of Tests 7 Norm-Referenced v. Criterion Referenced Tests 9 “Reliability” and “Validity” 10 “Standardized Test” Defined 12 High Stakes Testing Defined 13 Categories of tests 14 Assessment vs. Testing 16 Standardized Testing Good – Educational Crisis 17 US Educational System Not Competitive 18 Black-White Achievement Gap 19 Standardized Testing Good -- General 21 Framework – Should Reduce, Not Eliminate, Standardized Tests 22 Generally Valuable 28 No Alternative to Testing 29 Con Evidence is Biased 30 Common Core Tests Good 31 Valuable to Develop Test Taking Skills 32 Improvements in Education 34 Academic Achievement 38 Minority and Disadvantaged Students 40 Gifted Enrollment 41 Communicating Assessment of Academic Skills 42 A2: Kids Spend Too Much Time on Testing 44 A2: Unfair Way to Assess Teachers 45 A2: Doesn’t Benefit Specific Kids 46 A2: Tests Measure Poorly 50 A2: Tests Don’t Measure What Students Need to Learn 52 A2: Teachers Oppose 53 A2: Rote Learning/Spitting Back Information 54 A2: Bad to Punish a Student for One Test Score 56 A2: Culltural and Racial Bias in Testing Subject Matter 57 A2: Teaching to the Test 59 A2: Special Needs Students 61 A2: Teachers Lack Knowledge of Testing 62 A2: Data Quality Inadequate 63 A2: Poor Test Design 64 A2: Teachers Cheat 66 A2: Too Much Pressure on Kids 67 A2: Too Much Instructional Time is Wasted on Testing 69 A2: Narrows Curriculum to Math and Science 70 A2: Accountability Provisions Bad 71 A2: Generally Not Fair 72 A2: Puts Pressure on Teachers 73 A2: National Curriculum Bad 74 A2: Corporate Control of Education Bad 75 A2: Surveillance Bad 80 Keep Tests/Use them Better 82 Teacher Education/Training/Teacher Performance 83 Education Impacts 85 Common Core Good 86 Common Core Improves Education 87 Common Core Improves Education – Math & Science 91 Common Core Improves Educational Competitiveness 95 Data Collection 105 Diverse, Local Standards Bad 106 Improved Education/Education Reform 108 A2: Reduced Creative Thinking 111 Con Evidence is Flawed 114 We Should Improve it, Not Abolish It 119 Standardized Testing Bad -- General 121 Won’t Solve the Root Cause 122 Private Industry 123 Urban Over-Testing 127 Undermines Education – Time Trade-Off 128 Undermines Creativity 130 Alienates Students 132 Alienates Kids 134 Hurts Lower-Skilled Students 136 Hurts Minorities 137 Hurts Poor & Minorities 141 Student Morale 142 Time Trades-Off 143 Cost Trades-Off with Instructional Resources 146 Commodification 148 Implementation Problems 150 Tests Don’t Measure Key Skills 151 Teaching to the Test 153 Poor Design 156 Narrow Education/Undermines Curriculum Development 158 Teacher Morale 160 Cheating 161 A2: Need a Way to Assess Teachers 162 A2: Job Skills 164 A2: Improves Student Performance 165 A2: Need Standardized Graduation Requirements 168 A2: Increases Technology Use 170 A2: Need to Improve Cognitive Ability 171 A2: Need to Assess Students to Improve Education 173 A2: Test Scores Increase Achievement 175 A2: Test Scores Needed to Improve Schools for Minorities 176 A2: Need to Test Kids to Tailor Education 177 A2: Not That Much Time Spent on Testing 178 Critique of “Achievement Gap” 179 Achievement Focus Bad 180 Standardized Testing Bad – No Education Crisis 181 A2: Educational Crisis 182 A2: International Competitiveness 184 A2: Schools are Failing 187 A2: Minority Students Failing 193 A2: US Students Failing on International, Standardized Tests 195 A2: 2010 PISA 196 A2: 2012 TIMMS 198 Standardized Tests Bad -- Privatization 200 Privatization 201 Corporate Control Bad 203 Data Driven Approaches Destroy Value to Life 208 Standardized Tests Bad -- Common Core Testing Bad 211 Surveillance 212 Closing Public Schools 216 Critical Thinking 217 A2: Common Core Testing Supports Standards That Improve Education 227 A2: Common Core Improves Teacher Quality 229 A2: Common Core Doesn't Mandate a Curriculum 231 A2: Common Core Strengthens US Competitiveness 232 A2: Need Common Core to Solve Income Inequality 236 Common Core Language Standards Bad 238 Corporate Control Impact Backlines 241 Related – College Standardized Admissions Tests 247 Required Standardized Admissions Tests for College Good 248 Should Improve, Not Abandon, Admissions Tests 249 Should Develop Effective Standardized Admissions Tests 251 Should Develop Alternatives – Murray 253 Affluence Admission Benefit Now 254 SAT A Counterweight to Affluence Admissions 255 Many Types of College/University Standardized Admission Tests 256 Standardized College Admissions Tests Useful 257 Should Use Standardize Subject Tests 258 SAT II and AP Tests Useful in Admissions 259 ACT Plausible Standardized Test Alternative 260 AP & IB Tests 263 A2: Subject Tests Don’t Measure Skills 264 A2: Wealthy Can Afford Test Prep 266 Required Standardized Admissions Tests Bad 268 SAT Is a Standardized Test 269 Story of David and Michael 270 SAT Test Background 272 “Test Optional” Background 274 SAT Has a Substantial SES Bias 275 SAT Has a Cultural Bias 279 Racial Bias 280 SAT Tests a Limited Set of Skills 281 A2: Foreign Students Provide Diversity 282 A2: No SAT Requirement Lowers Quality of the Incoming Class 283 A2: Helps Kids Who Don’t Go to Elite Prep Schools 284 A2: Use ACT/ACT Good 285 A2: Use SAT Subject Tests 287 A2: Use K-12 Standardized Tests 288 Test Optional Boosts Diversity 289 Grades Best Predictor of College Success 291 A2: Getting Rid of SAT Shifts to Achievement Testing 294 A2: New (2005) SAT is Better 295 A2: Should Use AP Tests 297
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