Thursday, September 13, 2012

Evers Announces New State Test Plans

Tony Evers, state superintendent of public instruction announced a new approach for testing Wisconsin high school students.  He is requesting $7million from the state to fund  ....
  • all 11th graders to the the ACT standardized college admissions exam
  • a separate career skills test startin ghe the 2014-15 school year
  • all 9th and 10th graders would take a pre-ACT test starting that year - also....EXPLORE test in 9th grade, PLAN test in 10th grade, and WorkKeys skills test in 11th grade.
WorkKeys measures skills such as reading, math, listening, locating information and teamwork to help students understand how they can improve their skills for better-paying jobs, according to ACT.

There will be new computer-adaptive standardized tests for elementary and middle-school students to be fully implemented in 2014-15.

We'll just have to wait to see how these plans work out.  We live in interesting times, don't we?  Question is, how prepared are we as Title I teachers?  Is Wisconsin on the right track?

Cluster of new exams proposed for all high schoolers – Wisconsin would use ACT, pre-ACT tests to gauge progress.  Erin Richards 9.12.12. Journal Sentinel.


 

1 comment:

  1. I think the Maps testing that we are incorporating is a good step in more authentic testing in that it will pre-test at the student's level and, therefore, show growth on the posttest. However, I agree more with the first article of interest. Kids need a lot more than academics to be successful in life. To base the entire success of a teacher, school and/or student on a single high stakes test, is unconcienable. But I know I'm preaching to the choir here. :-)

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