5 - Five
In Arkansas, students must be 5 on or before August 1st to start Kindergarten. That means many Kindergarteners are only 5 years old when they take the state-required computer-based, standardized tests. This kind of test is not developmentally appropriate, nor are the results reliably accurate in kids this young. Here are 5 facts on the matter -
* Standardized test results only have a 50% chance of being accurate at this age (Miller, 2009), making the data ineffective for guiding instruction.
*In Finland (where formal assessments aren't given until age 7), 100% of 2nd and 3rd-grade students achieve at least a minimum proficiency in reading
International Quality of Education Data
*In the US (where standardized testing begins at age 5), only 35% of 4th-grade students performed at or above the Proficient level in reading
National Center for Education Statistics
*Learning for children this age is best done through hands-on interactions and asking a lot of questions (Anthony, 2021)
Academic Learning in 3-5 Year Olds
* Recognizing the importance of social development for students at this age, the NAEYC recommends against "relying only on assessments of children working by themselves" (NAEYC, 2022, p.176)
NAEYC Developmentally Appropriate Practice
#ChangeKinderTesting
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