“Why Do We Take So Many Tests?” The Pros and Cons of High Stakes Testing in the United States
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Published:2023
Scott L. Roberts, Kate Van Haren, 2023. "“Why Do We Take So Many Tests?” The Pros and Cons of High Stakes Testing in the United States", Hollywood or History?: An Inquiry-Based Strategy for Using The Simpsons to Teach Social Studies, Scott L. Roberts, Charles J. Elfer
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“How The Test Was Won” (2009, Season 20, Episode 11)
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Anecdotal Evidence: Evidence in the form of stories that people tell about what has happened to them.
Lateral Reading: The act of verifying what you’re reading as you’re reading it. (News Literacy Project)
No Child Left Behind: A U.S. Act of Congress that reauthorized the Elementary and Secondary Education Act; it included Title I provisions applying to disadvantaged students.It supported standards-based education reform based on the premise that setting high standards and establishing measurable goals could improve individual outcomes in education. The Act required states to develop assessments in basic skills. To receive federal school funding, states had to give these assessments to all students at select grade levels.
