Coconut36
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- Aug 19, 2011
My oldest (2nd grade) has a Reading Test, Vocabulary test and Spelling test weekly. Every other week or so (depends on when they finish a unit in math) he has a math test. Also every few weeks he has a science or social studies test depending on what they are focused on at the time. I fail to see an issue with them testing them to determine how well they are doing and if they are retaining the knowledge. I also know once a month they take a timed math test to skill build as well. You know..schools are darned if they do and darned if they don't. If they test it's too much, if they don't they are not monitoring progress. I don't find what my child is doing that horribly far off from what I remember. I remember regular spelling tests, math tests and reading/vocab tests as well
To me there is a distinct difference between a standardized test and a regular test to determine comprehension of a given unit/subject/topic (like math tests, spelling tests..etc) that was taught in class. Not a fan of standardized tests to determine how well a child is doing or how effective a teacher is but have no issue with a classwork content based test to determine retention/understanding.
And yes they assess regularly without tests but test are documented proof of how the child is doing that can be shown/discussed with a parent or the child as necessary/appropriate. Teachers are also often required to demonstrate a certain skillset in their students at a given time and can not do that without tests scores.
To me there is a distinct difference between a standardized test and a regular test to determine comprehension of a given unit/subject/topic (like math tests, spelling tests..etc) that was taught in class. Not a fan of standardized tests to determine how well a child is doing or how effective a teacher is but have no issue with a classwork content based test to determine retention/understanding.
And yes they assess regularly without tests but test are documented proof of how the child is doing that can be shown/discussed with a parent or the child as necessary/appropriate. Teachers are also often required to demonstrate a certain skillset in their students at a given time and can not do that without tests scores.