Neutral and Primary Sources
Below are neutral and primary sources. A summary of the source and a link is provided.
Primary
Summary: TCAP technical report. Describes how the questions are generated, linked to standards, and tested for consistency. This article includes SEM.
Link: http://www.cde.state.co.us/assessment/2014tcaptechrep
Academic Articles
Summary: This article focuses on the No Child Left Behind act, and shows what the costs need to be and what everyone's accountability of the testing. Also tells us what their mandates and what the student assessment is like and how many tests that they are giving out to students a year.
Link: http://standardizedtests.procon.org/sourcefiles/exploring-the-costs-of-accountability.pdf
Summary: A student research paper conducted by Molly Black. A highly recommended read.
Link: http://ahshumanities12.weebly.com/uploads/3/7/7/3/37738925/molly_black_senior_project.pdf
Op-Ed
Summary: Letter from CDE regarding district waivers and a clause to not hold schools responsible for parent refusals.
Link: http://www.cde.state.co.us/cdecomm/hammond-stateboardwaiveraction
Feature Articles
Summary: Pro-con overview with links to more articles.
Link: http://standardizedtests.procon.org/#background
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Research
Summary: This Wiki page explains the history of standardized testing. Standardized testing originated in China during the Han Dynasty (206 BC - 220 AD) and eventually began to inspire political theorists in the West. Western standardized testing truly took off after Great Britain implemented a systematic, open and competitive examination in India.
Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imperial_examination
Philosophical, or other..._
Summary: Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance excerpt about ungraded schools. The story is thoughtful and radical.
Link: http://xroads.virginia.edu/~hyper/Zen/Zen%20and%20the%20Art%20of%20Motorcycle%20Maintenance%20Part%20III.htm
Primary
Summary: TCAP technical report. Describes how the questions are generated, linked to standards, and tested for consistency. This article includes SEM.
Link: http://www.cde.state.co.us/assessment/2014tcaptechrep
Academic Articles
Summary: This article focuses on the No Child Left Behind act, and shows what the costs need to be and what everyone's accountability of the testing. Also tells us what their mandates and what the student assessment is like and how many tests that they are giving out to students a year.
Link: http://standardizedtests.procon.org/sourcefiles/exploring-the-costs-of-accountability.pdf
Summary: A student research paper conducted by Molly Black. A highly recommended read.
Link: http://ahshumanities12.weebly.com/uploads/3/7/7/3/37738925/molly_black_senior_project.pdf
Op-Ed
Summary: Letter from CDE regarding district waivers and a clause to not hold schools responsible for parent refusals.
Link: http://www.cde.state.co.us/cdecomm/hammond-stateboardwaiveraction
Feature Articles
Summary: Pro-con overview with links to more articles.
Link: http://standardizedtests.procon.org/#background
Summary:
Link:
Research
Summary: This Wiki page explains the history of standardized testing. Standardized testing originated in China during the Han Dynasty (206 BC - 220 AD) and eventually began to inspire political theorists in the West. Western standardized testing truly took off after Great Britain implemented a systematic, open and competitive examination in India.
Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imperial_examination
Philosophical, or other..._
Summary: Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance excerpt about ungraded schools. The story is thoughtful and radical.
Link: http://xroads.virginia.edu/~hyper/Zen/Zen%20and%20the%20Art%20of%20Motorcycle%20Maintenance%20Part%20III.htm