There are many State Test Prep Software tools on the market today. There are many differences with the tools Backbone provides schools. We have the ability to customize assessments and lesson prescription to mirror your school’s objectives. For example, Arizona has the AIMS Test (Arizona’s Instrument to Measure Standards - AIMS Test Prep Software), Utah has the UBSCT (Utah Basic Skills Competency Test) and Nevada has the HSPE (High School Proficiency Exam).
Now with A+Learning Link, an online formative assessment, placement, prediction, prescription and progress is possible with ONE solution. Power standards or core standards focus might be the answer in preparing your students for the state test. Every student will need a different lesson plan…more lessons on one topic and less on another. Only with the use of technology can this be achieved in a timely manner while allowing teaching to be an enjoyable profession.
Teaching to the Test?
Jeff Weinstock (2008) of T.H.E. Journal provides an interesting perspective on critics of standardized testing. “When the system works the way it should, teaching to the test is a misnomer. It’s not the test that teachers are teaching to, but the state learning standards embedded in the test. Has the student learned this, that, and the other?…Count me among those who think introducing some accountability into math instruction is an idea whose time has come. I can’t suffer another generation of supermarket cashiers who become disoriented when I hand over $8.07 for a $7.82 bill” (p. 8).
Read Dr. Patricia Deubel’s full commentary, Accountability, Yes. Teaching to the Test, No featured April 10, 2008, in T.H.E. Journal SmartClassroom.
We continue to help schools evaluate their Curriculum Map and determine their specifics needed (i.e. standards covered, frequency, computer time available) to customize a State Test Prep Software plan.
Contact us for an onsite evaluation and demonstration.
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