New England Common Assessment Program
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The New England Common Assessment Program (NECAP) is a plan developed by the departments of education in three U.S. states (New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont) in the New England area in response to the requirements of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001.
The program's primary goal is a standardized test based on uniform Grade-Level Expectations (GLEs) that will test all students in grades 3-8 and 11 in reading, writing, and mathematics, that will be taken in the fall of the 2005-2006 school year. Students in grades 5, 8, and 11 will also be tested in writing.
In a nutshell, NECAP testing is a cockwaving competition between schools. NECAP testing frequently utilizes limited views of academic, "standards" in order to judge whether students are competent enough and whether the material being taught is being absorbed in a proper way. NECAP has been heavily criticized by many students and even teachers that feel the testing does not reflect the myriad of ways of learning, such as through music, art, and, like many tests, the NECAP tests may not be able to measure a wholly accurate spectrum of student comprehension in a school.
[edit] External links
- Official website (New England Compact)
- Official website (New Hampshire)
- Official website (Rhode Island)
- Official website (Vermont)
- Measured Progress (NECAP Assessment Company)
[edit] Sources
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