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VOA慢速英语--许多美国学生决定不参加标准化考试

时间:2021-06-01 02:52来源:互联网 提供网友:nan   字体: [ ]
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Standardized1 tests are tests that aim to measure a student's progress in a subject. The tests are returning to America's schools this spring after the year-long pandemic.

But millions of students will face shorter exams that carry less importance. And most families are being given the choice to not do testing at all.

New guidelines2

With new guidelines from the Biden administration3, states are using different testing plans. These plans aim to reduce the stress of tests while still getting some data on student learning4.

However, large numbers of students will go untested, meaning it will be unclear how much learning has been set back by the pandemic.

Robin5 Lake is director of the Center on Reinventing Public Education at the University of Washington.

"We will end up with a highly6 imperfect set of data," Lake said.

Lake added that the U.S. will have to follow and learn about the issue "for at least the next few years, and maybe the next decade."

The current debate is the latest in a series of battles over school testing among American parents and education leaders.

As in the past, parents are divided. Some are demanding tests to get an idea of their children's progress. Others see no need to put their children through the stress of a test.

As a teacher, Jay Wamsted believes there is value in testing. But when his sixth-grade daughter Kira asked to not be tested this year, he saw no reason to object. He already knows she needs to catch up on math after months of online learning. And as a teacher at her school, he knew that many other students were not taking the tests either.

"I know she's a little behind, and I don't need that data," said Wamsted.

Parent Abby Norman found her third-grade daughter crying in her bedroom the morning tests were set to begin at her school near Atlanta, Georgia. Priscilla, 9, had just returned to the classroom after learning from home. She was worried that she was not prepared. But she did well on the test.

"She was so nervous about this test that I don't care about at all, that does not matter to me," said Norman.

Critics and supporters

Those who oppose testing say it is the last thing students need after such a difficult year. Schools have other ways to study students' progress, they say, and testing only takes away from classroom time.

Testing supporters say that there is still value in collecting as much data as possible. Lake, at the University of Washington, said even imperfect results can be used to help students recover.

In normal years, the federally7 required tests are used to study a school's performance and its student's progress. In some states, students must pass certain tests to move to the next grade or graduate from high school. But this year, most states are measuring student growth and not making schools and students responsible for the results.

After last year's tests were canceled, there was hope that this year's exams would give information about the pandemic's effect on education. But different testing between states now makes a comparative8 study impossible, said Scott Marion, the executive9 director of the nonprofit Center for Assessment10. The group helps states design and evaluate tests.

Still, he believes the results will have value. As schools begin the long process to help students recover, he said, this year's data will provide a starting point to measure against.

Words in This Story

stress – n. a state of mental tension11 and worry caused by problems in your life, work, etc

decade -- n. a period of 10 years

grade -- n. the students in the same year of study at a school

graduate -- v. to earn a degree or diploma from a school, college, or university

evaluate – v. to judge the value or condition of (someone or something) in a careful and thoughtful way


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1 standardized 8hHzgs     
adj.标准化的
参考例句:
  • We use standardized tests to measure scholastic achievement. 我们用标准化考试来衡量学生的学业成绩。
  • The parts of an automobile are standardized. 汽车零件是标准化了的。
2 guidelines 0rtzk5     
n.指导方针,准则
参考例句:
  • The government has drawn up guidelines on the treatment of the mentally ill. 政府制订了对待精神病人的指导方针。
  • Planners seem a little uncomfortable with the current government guidelines. 规划师似乎不太接受现行的政府指道方针。
3 administration mJLyZ     
n.经营,管理;行政,行政机关,管理部门
参考例句:
  • Who is in charge of the administration of your company?你们公司的行政工作由谁负责?
  • The teachers are responsible to the school administration.教师向学校行政负责。
4 learning wpSzFe     
n.学问,学识,学习;动词learn的现在分词
参考例句:
  • When you are learning to ride a bicycle,you often fall off.初学骑自行车时,常会从车上掉下来。
  • Learning languages isn't just a matter of remembering words.学习语言不仅仅是记些单词的事。
5 robin Oj7zme     
n.知更鸟,红襟鸟
参考例句:
  • The robin is the messenger of spring.知更鸟是报春的使者。
  • We knew spring was coming as we had seen a robin.我们看见了一只知更鸟,知道春天要到了。
6 highly XdFxR     
adv.高度地,极,非常;非常赞许地
参考例句:
  • It is highly important to provide for the future.预先做好准备非常重要。
  • The teacher speaks very highly of the boy's behaviour.老师称赞这个男孩的表现。
7 federally 792452fe7598512ec7fef62b909154e0     
同盟地; 联邦地; 联邦政府地; 在联邦政府一级
参考例句:
  • This development is federally funded. 这一发展项目是由联邦政府资助的。
  • As new federally sponsored highways created better access to the suburbs, business patterns began to change. 由于联邦政府出资修筑的公路使城郊的交通更加方便,商业的模式开始变化。 来自英汉非文学 - 政府文件
8 comparative gXwyd     
adj.比较的;相比较而言的;相对的
参考例句:
  • After many hardships,he now lives in comparative ease.经过许多困难之后,他现在的生活相对舒适。
  • Let's make a comparative study of the two languages.让我们将这两种语言作一下比较研究。
9 executive Ymlxs     
adj.执行的,行政的;n.执行者,行政官,经理
参考例句:
  • A good executive usually gets on well with people.一个好的高级管理人员通常与人们相处得很好。
  • He is a man of great executive ability.他是个具有极高管理能力的人。
10 assessment vO7yu     
n.评价;评估;对财产的估价,被估定的金额
参考例句:
  • This is a very perceptive assessment of the situation.这是一个对该情况的极富洞察力的评价。
  • What is your assessment of the situation?你对时局的看法如何?
11 tension zpUw6     
n.(紧张)状态;拉(绷)紧;张力,拉力
参考例句:
  • I could feel the tension in the room. 我可以感觉到房间里的紧张气氛。
  • Relaxaion is better than tension. 缓和比紧张好。
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