Title: What's the purpose of a state test? ... And why is it important? – Sylvan Learning Blog
Headings: What’s the purpose of a state test? … And why is it important?
What’s the purpose of a state test? … And why is it important?
Jan
Middle School
Worth noting …
What’s the purpose of a state test?
Why is the state test important? How will it affect my child?
Does my child have to take the state test?
Which grade levels are tested?
Do homeschoolers have to take the state test?
When is the state test given?
What’s the format of a state test?
Which subjects get tested?
Can you give me an example of a “grade-level skill” that may be tested?
Let’s say you have a 3rd grader …
Does the ACT or SAT count as a state test?
Should we be doing anything to prepare for the state test?
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Content: They’re simply testing whether your child understands and can use the skills needed for that grade level. Why is the state test important? How will it affect my child? State tests are intended to objectively: Evaluate whether your child on track for his or her grade level
Hold schools accountable for student performance
As a parent, you should know that a state test does not affect your child’s grades in school. Depending on the state where you live, though, it may affect whether your child can move to the next grade level or graduate from school. It also can affect how your child is taught in school and where your child may be placed within a class. State tests give schools and school districts information that is intended to help them: Improve how students are taught
Coach teachers
Provide additional support for students
Every day, teachers are assessing whether your child understands skills, so they can offer the right support. The test is intended to give them an objective measure of how your child is doing.