Should isasp test be issued at schools?
ISASP (Iowa Statewide Assessment of Student Progress) was developed in 1935 and has been given to 3-11 grade students in the category of mathematics, reading, and biology. ISASP was developed to meet the requirements federal every student Success Act (ESSA). Witch is a U.S law passed in December 2015 to hold students accountable for how students learn and achieve.
ISASP is a state standardized test that mostly everybody took here recently and most people did not like taking it. I have heard teachers say that they don't like giving the ISASP test. I personally don't like ISASP testing and think that it should not be given at school. Some people might argue this and say isasp is good and that it is a way for teachers to see what you know and what you don't. People might also say that it is good because if people score high the school gets more state funding. I completely agree but I feel that our knowledge can be tested besides something other than a large state standardized test.
ISASP is a test that a lot of people get stressed over, including teachers and other school staff. Isasp gets teachers stressed because they have to initiate a full online test and technology doesn't always work the best. Teachers also have to make sure that there are no posters, pictures, or lettering on the walls that could help any student in any way. Isasp also stresses out students because there are 3-5 important tests that are in a week and if they don't score proficient then they lose more privileges when they get further on in high school. Isasp also stresses out other school staff like computer techs because during the testing a lot of things can go wrong with the computer or the app that ISASP is on.
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Questions:
Do you think that ISASP should be administered?
What are some other ways the state can test our knowledge?
Do you think open campus should be based on ISASP?
Replies
I do not think that the ISASPS should be administrated because no kids really try on it. I think the state should just use are GPA because it shows what we actually know. I do not think open campus should be based on ISAPS because it's all luck.
I agree GPA would be more logical to go based on as a lot of people don't try
I think that the ISASP should be adminsiterd so that teachers know what they need to work on, but I also think that some of the score should come from the teachers. If you have a teacher who isn't good at teaching certain things, you are not going to be proficient in those areas.
I see where you come from that teachers can use this to see where we are at but i feel that they can see this based on periodic tests or semester tests instead of having to take a whole separate test also if this is for information for the teachers they should be able to look at the questions and take some that we have not learned out and added more that we have learned.
I feel that having ISASP tests help to show what kids know about certain subjects. However I feel that on a lot of the tests there is a lot of information that we don’t know the answers to. I feel that semester tests are a good way to test kids' knowledge. However 3rd-8th grade kids don’t take semester tests so they may need to take some type of test at the end of each semester to see what they remember. I feel that it should be based on GPA and if you are proficient one the ISASPS then you should be able to get open campus. Some kids that have a good GPA may not do very well on the ISASP tests. Still deserve to have open campus their senior year.
I agree semester tests would be a good way to see what students know and i is based on what you have learned based on ISASP where it is based off what you should have learned also teachers don't always get all standards done before testing.
I do think that they should HAVE to but I do think that the parents should be able to decide. I personally don't think that we shouldn't get open campus if we don't do proficiently. Actually, proficient means to have 41% or above, maybe the teachers, I think, should have to take it also, therefore they can test there knowledge, and if they aren't proficient, then the students shouldn't have been in fault and it should be waived
I strongly agree this will help with knowing what classes a teacher should teach also like if a math teacher is bad at geometry they shouldn't teach geometry they should just teach algebra 1 and 2.
I think that there are definetely better ways at seeing where students are at mentally that don't include tkaing an standandized testing. For example, you can just look at their overal scores from homework and quizzes rather than have them stress over a huge test.
Very true overall grades would be a better way to get an accurate score anyway because some people don't even try on ISASP.
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