1. At a town hall meeting, a legislator who has been a strong…

1. At a town hall meeting, a legislator who has been a strong proponent of high-stakes testing
asks you to explain and elaborate on the concerns over this type of assessment. How would
you respond?
2. During a parent-teacher conference, you are asked to explain the results of a student’s
standardized test scores. How would you explain terminologies such as norms, percentile
scores, stanine scores, and grade-equivalent scores to these parents? Explain, too, how the
standardized test results fit within the context of other types of assessment tools used in your
classroom.
3. You are asked by the Board of Education to compare and contrast the two broad types of
assessment (formal and informal) to a group of concerned citizens who have raised questions
about the district’s standardized test scores. Discuss the type of information that you would
share with these citizens.
4. How would you incorporate portfolios into your content area class? Be sure to address the
issues of how, why, what, when, who, and where in your answer.