James Popham notes that educators today are facing intense pressure to show their effectiveness. This is because their outcome is now measured by the outcomes of their standardized tests. When a school scores highly on the standardized test, it is seen that the staff are working efficiently. If the results are low then the school’s staffs are not effective. This system, the author says, is the wrong yardstick to use to measure the quality of education (Popham n.p.). The author explains how the two kinds of standardized tests, the aptitude tests and achievement tests. The aptitude tests attempt to predict how well a student will perform in the following education level while the achievement tests evaluate the effectiveness of a school. Popham states that five tests that are commonly used in the United States are namely: California Achievement tests, Comprehensive Tests of Basic skills, Metropolitan Achievement tests and Stanford achievement
James Popham notes that educators today are facing intense pressure to show their effectiveness. This is because their outcome is now measured by the outcomes of their standardized tests. When a school scores highly on the standardized test, it is seen that the staff are working efficiently. If the results are low then the school’s staffs are not effective. This system, the author says, is the wrong yardstick to use to measure the quality of education (Popham n.p.). The author explains how the two kinds of standardized tests, the aptitude tests and achievement tests. The aptitude tests attempt to predict how well a student will perform in the following education level while the achievement tests evaluate the effectiveness of a school. Popham states that five tests that are commonly used in the United States are namely: California Achievement tests, Comprehensive Tests of Basic skills, Metropolitan Achievement tests and Stanford achievement