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No Educator Left Behind:
Purpose of Testing



What is gained by frequent student testing?

U.S. Department of Education:

The purpose of assessment is to measure student learning. A key principle of quality assessment is to measure what is valued. In the business world, measuring production rates and costs of materials enables an organization to identify where and how operations might be improved. If schools and school systems are to improve, they must measure student achievement. Teaching and learning are at the core of all activities in schools and school systems; the question that must be asked and answered frequently, therefore, is: Are students learning?
