Tag: standardized

Shapiro takes action to reduce reliance on standardized testing

Apr. 21—Gov. Josh Shapiro this week joined Secretary of Education Dr. Khalid N. Mumin to announce changes to the state’s system of school assessments that will reduce the amount of time students spend taking standardized tests, mitigate stress and anxiety around testing by adopting question types that match how students learn, help teachers spend more […]

Yale University reinstates standardized test requirement

By Gabriella Borter (Reuters) – Yale University said on Thursday it would reinstate a requirement that applicants submit standardized test scores after a four-year hiatus for the COVID-19 pandemic, and the admissions dean said the requirement would help disadvantaged students. Critics of standardized testing in college admissions have long pushed for schools to permanently drop […]

Yale to resume requiring standardized test scores for applicants

Yale University announced Thursday that it will resume requiring prospective students to the Ivy League institution to submit standardized test scores when applying for admission. The New Haven, Connecticut-based university said “research and reflections” have shown that testing can “highlight an applicant’s areas of academic strength” and can help add diversity in the classroom. It […]