The Test Score Zeitgeist

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What is the purpose of standardized test scores in the accountability movement?

  • To evaluate student performance (correct)
  • To frighten and shame teachers and administrators
  • To punish teachers and administrators
  • To reward teachers and administrators

Which country has been most affected by the testing movement?

  • Germany
  • United States (correct)
  • France
  • China

How many school days are estimated to be consumed by American children taking tests each year?

  • 25 million
  • 10 million
  • 15 million
  • 20 million (correct)

What does the cartoon depict?

<p>A mother reading a bedtime story to her daughter (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What happens to the two pigs with lower scores in the cartoon?

<p>They are swallowed up by the wolf (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: The accountability movement in America uses standardized test scores to assess the performance of local school teachers and administrators.

<p>True (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: The United States has been more affected by the testing movement than any other country in the world.

<p>True (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: The National Commission on Testing and Public Policy estimates that American children spend the equivalent of twenty million school days taking tests each year.

<p>True (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: In the cartoon, the pig with the higher math and verbal scores is the one who lives happily ever after.

<p>True (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: The purpose of standardized test scores in the accountability movement is to reward and motivate teachers and administrators.

<p>False (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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