Assessment in Schools

School assessment, Types of Assessment ,No Child Left Behind(NCLB), Average Year Progress (AYP)


  1. Are you familiar with the No Child Left Behind Act?
    Yes
    No


  1. Please briefly explain your understanding of the No Child Left Behind Act. Please skip if this question if you answered no to question #1.


  1. Are you familiar with the term Average Yearly Progress(AYP)?
    Yes
    No


  1. Briefly Explain your perception of how Average Yearly Progress or AYP is used to determine the success or failure of a school. If you answered no to question #3, please skip this question.


  1. Which of the following items are forms of assessment commonly used by classroom teachers?
    oral responses
    classroom discussions
    standardized tests
    multiple choice tests
    research papers
    group projects
    homework assignments


  1. Is standardized test data the best way to judge student learning?
    Yes
    No


  1. Do you have any other feelings you wish to share about standardized tests?


  1. What sorts of preparation should students have before taking tests or assessments?


  1. How much class time should be spent preparing students to take standardized tests?
    Several weeks before the testing dates.
    No additional time. Classroom teachers should constantly preparing their students to take standardized tests, like the ISTEP.
    A few days before the test dates.


  1. Are you aware the state has set standards that teachers are to use to guide what things are taught in each grade and subject area?
    Yes
    No


  1. To what degree should tested standards or objectives be given emphasis at the expense of objectives that are not test?


  1. Is the way that students are assessed or tested today better then when you were in school?
    Yes
    No


  1. Do you have any additional feelings about the way or ways that students are assessed?





Mr. P
8th Grade U. S. History
Benjamin Rush Middle School
IN