Associated with Common Core are a series of tests. Idaho has choosen the SBAC test. This is a long test that requires keyboarding skills in order to input the data. I find this test is not appropriate for elementary students. Schools are taking time to teach keyboarding skills in the second grade. Is this the best use of time? If we use the SBAC, it should only be used for 7th grade and older grades.
Also, the data being generated by these test is of marginal value to the teacher. The data will be used primarily by policymakers. I find this backward. Any test being given should, first, benefit the teacher in crafting classroom instruction; and, secondly, benefit statisticitians.
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