Re: SPRING ISTEP

Posted by IL Spring Testing on 3/02/08

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I teach in IL and we have given our state test in the Spring
for many years (March). You spend all school year focusing
upon the test. From Jan. on, you refer to State sponsored
practice lessons to prepare. Very few field trips, recesses,
etc. I will be interested to see if IN has as many 1 and 2
hour delays (some weeks missing as much as 8 hours of
instructional time) when they are preparing for Spring
testing.

On 10/08/07, Madeline wrote:
> If the point is to use assessment to drive instruction, this
> is way off, as they will be leaving us not long after we
> receive the results, and I don't believe after summer break
> the info. would be too helpful to the next year's teacher.
> Interesting that this is just taking things back to the way
> they used to be...when do we get off this wheel and move
> forward in educating our children?
>

Posts on this thread, including this one

• SPRING ISTEP, 10/07/07, by Jane.
• Re: SPRING ISTEP, 10/08/07, by Madeline.
• Re: SPRING ISTEP, 3/02/08, by IL Spring Testing.