Quiz: How Well Do You Know The History Of Standardized Testing?
Quiz: How Well Do You Know The History Of Standardized Testing?
Earlier this week, President Obama signed a bipartisan bill to replace the widely unpopular requirements of No Child Left Behind. The new bill, known as The Every Student Succeeds Act, aims to change the federal government's role in education, with likely implications for standardized testing. In honor of this, test your knowledge on the history of standardized testing below:
Earlier this week, President Obama signed a bipartisan bill to replace the widely unpopular requirements of No Child Left Behind. The new bill, known as The Every Student Succeeds Act, aims to change the federal government's role in education, with likely implications for standardized testing. In honor of this, test your knowledge on the history of standardized testing below:
Where does the earliest record of standardized testing come from?
In 1905 French psychologist Alfred Binet developed a standardized test of intelligence that would later be incorporated into the modern IQ test. What was this called?
True or False: During WWI, aptitude quizzes were required of U.S. servicemen to determine what job they were best suited for.
What did SAT originally stand for?
When was the ACT created?
In 1965, the first federal law was passed requiring the use of standardized tests. What was it called?
The standardized testing movement has been influenced by the social theory of ______
Which policy mandated testing in reading and math (and later science) in Grades 3 through 8 and again in 10th Grade?
Which of these is not a test that students might take before reaching college?
Which President instituted Race to the Top, where states compete for $4.35 billion in extra funding based on the strength of their student test scores?