Are All These Elementary Assessments Necessary? Phenomenological Study of Standardized Assessments in the Elementary School Setting

<p>All children warrant a rich, meaningful public education that prepares them for the opportunities, responsibilities, and challenges that await them as contributing members of a democratic society and a global economy. Based on testing calendars, teacher testimonials, and applied research from other state and local mandated testing studies, this study found that the length of time students spend taking and preparing for the test is extensive. CBS News (2015) noted between 20-25 hours are spent by each student taking standardized assessments, according to a comprehensive report of 66 of the nation’s large-city school districts by the Council of the Great City Schools. Standardized assessments measure about 2.3% of the classroom period for the regular eighth-grader in public school. Between pre-K and 12^th grade, administrators removed 112 mandatory standardized exams.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Ed.D. Doctor of Education

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation - Public Access

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Curriculum, Advocacy, and Policy

Year dc:date.available

2021

Author dc:creator

• Wright, Cathy

Contributors dc:contributor

• Dr. Efron
• Dr. Rashid
• Dr. Elkordy

• Assessments
• Curriculum and Instruction
• Education
• Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research

Repository record dc:identifier

https://digitalcommons.nl.edu/diss/596

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:digitalcommons.nl.edu:diss-1642