Demonstrated student achievement
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Demonstrated student achievement is the desired end result of education. Constant growth and increasing knowledge are two elements that all schools strive towards, but as standardized approaches emerge, it becomes increasingly vital to establish clear end goals of the educational system. Therefore, the student is challenged to demonstrate the level of his or her knowledge and achievement to illustrate the relative effectiveness of his or her respective school. Demands for measurable student achievement have increased since the passage of 2001's No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB), and have only increased in light of the Common Core State Standards Initiative.[1]
The complex nature of measuring achievement in education makes demonstrations difficult, however. A popular concern, specifically regarding NCLB, is that schools can design assessments that are easier, with the intent to show a higher level of student achievement. Other concerns are that when adhering to national or state standards of measuring achievement, students may not be able to demonstrate knowledge of other concepts or subjects. This leads to an incomplete measure of student ability. Demonstrated student achievement is a highly sought-after goal that education professionals rely on in order to better understand the state of national education, but concerns in the validity of some assessments makes such measurements difficult.[1][2]
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