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1 What are we learning about the impact of high stakes testing on students, and what are some strategies that teachers can employ in order to administer these mandatory tests without compromising excellent teaching and learning? High stakes testing is a test with both important benefits and consequences for the test taker. Standardized testing is when all students in certain jurisdictions must all take the same exam in order to compare their performances. Both of these tests have always been a controversial and interesting topic to me. From my perspective as a student it has been hard to accept the fact that these tests were mandatory and I felt that these exams caused students too much stress and anxiety and not enough benefits. Through my research I was
2 hoping to find different perspectives on these tests. I focussed specifically on how some teachers are able to employ certain teaching techniques in order to prepare students for these exams while at the same time making students feel more comfortable and educated on issues other than just the topics needed for these high stakes/standardized tests. French, J. (2019). 'We've heard concerns': UCP pauses plan to make high school diploma exams worth 50 per cent. Edmonton Journal . https://edmontonjournal.com/news/local-news/weve-heard-concerns-ucp-pauses-pl an-to-make-high-school-diploma-exams-worth-50-per-cent This article in the Edmonton Journal identifies the stakeholders as the United Conservative Party, voters and students. This article takes on the issue of diplomas and grade three PATs and the impact it has been having on students thus far. The UCP has heard voter concerns on diploma exams being worth too much of a students final grade and lowered the amount it was worth. As for PATs they were discussing whether to introduce them again. This also brings along the concern for stress on young children. The conclusion that can be drawn is that a form of assessment is needed for young learners in order to understand what areas to focus teaching on, but to make sure they aren’t so high-stakes. As for diplomas they do help students prepare for post-secondary education but voters and UCP, hearing the concerns of the voters, seem to agree that weighing them so heavily isn’t beneficial. Bulgar, S. (2012). The Effects of High Stakes Testing on Teachers in NJ. Journal on Educational Psychology, 6 (1), 34-44. https://login.ezproxy.library.ualberta.ca/login?url=https://www.proquest.com/schol arly-journals/effects-high-stakes-testing-on-teachers-nj/docview/1826533842/se-2 ?accountid=14474 This research paper examines the perspective of teachers in the United States on high-stakes testing and the negative effect it has on teaching style. Although the main focus is on teachers the study is performed on students in elementary schools, specifically in the area of math. This paper attempts to prove the hypothesis that by allowing students to apply their learning in any form that resides with them they will be able to retain/recall and use that information more efficiently in order to solve problems. It also attempts to show teachers that by using a more student centered teaching style (non-traditional) verses set in stone step-by-step (traditional) the students will benefit more. The study used one activity on fifth grade students and then another activity on those same students when they reached grade six. Both the activities allowed for the students to use their own method of interpretation for the problem instead of following the steps that are laid out
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