Acronyms
NECAP
New England Common Assessment Program
Math and English Language Arts
This non profit responsible for the development and distribution of various standardized tests brought in $1.1 billion in revenue in 2019
College Board
Progressive education focuses on child-centered learning and is more flexible, while this type of education uses standards and accountability to ensure student progress
Essentialism or Traditionalism
ACT
American College Test
In this grade, students work on:
1) Multi-digit multiplication/division
2)Adding/subtracting fractions with like denominators
3)Classifying figures based on their properties
Grade 4
The typical cost of tutoring for this standardized test can be between $45-100 per hour*
*According to tutors.com
This educational theorist is credited for the idea of teaching by empowering children, and similarly "learning by doing"
John Dewey
SAT
Scholastic Assessment Test
The Common Core Standards have been adopted in all states except these* (name one)
*According to corestandards.org
Minnesota, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Texas, Alaska, Indiana, Virginia, South Carolina, Florida
This is the cost to take one Advanced Placement Exam in the US
$96
Author of "Cultural Literacy" and early supporter of the 'core knowledge' idea, an educational theory mirrored by Common Core
E.D. Hirsch Jr.
What are some of the pros and cons to a standardized education?
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