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Thursday, March 22, 2012

Only 7 Percent of Teachers Believe in Standardized Tests - Education - GOOD

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Only 7 Percent of Teachers Believe in Standardized Tests

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The number of standardized tests students have to take is about to increase, but the according to a national survey from Scholastic and the Gates Foundation, the nation’s teachers overwhelmingly don’t see the high-stakes exams as essential.
The survey asked more than 10,000 educators about their classrooms, schools, and how student and teacher performances should be measured. A huge majority of teachers believe in measuring student achievement, but