Author: Sheila A. HendricksPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Achievement tests
Languages : en
Pages : 198
Book Description
Teachers' perceptions on high-stakes tests can contribute to student engagement and risk taking, critical thinking, creativity, and self-assessment skills. This quantitative study explored how teacher perceptions fit within the domains of positive and negative aspects of high-stakes tests, instructional practices, student work quality, and pressure associated with high-stakes tests. The findings are results from surveys. The survey instrument is the revised version of the Perception of High-Stakes Testing by National Board Certified Teachers. The findings and their implications are explored through four lenses: positive/negative aspects of high-stakes tests, instructional practices, quality of student work, and pressure associated with high-stakes tests. Teachers responsible for teaching to high-stakes tests are assessed by their peers, administration, communities, school board, and state and federal education organizations. Connections to pedagogy and perceptions of high-stakes tests in secondary math and reading courses are discussed.
