The Standards and Assessment proposal expands the statewide testing. How do you justify taking up so much of the students time with testing?
A. It is generally recognized that whatever is emphasized in testing is the material that will be emphasized in instruction. It is critical for New Jersey’s future that the level of learning in the state s public schools be academically rigorous and internationally competitive for all students. New Jersey’s Core Curriculum Content Standards set the content-specific goals for that learning, but it is the statewide assessment system that both encourages teachers and students to aim for those standards and also measures our progress in achieving them. Q. What is the purpose of the curriculum frameworks? A. The curriculum frameworks serve as a bridge between the general goals stated in the Core Curriculum Content Standards and the greater specificity required by district curricula. More specifically, the frameworks do the following: • Illustrate how to teach the content standards and indicators at various levels through high quality instructional activities that can also assist districts t
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