http://community.greatschools.net/q-and-a/266298/How-should-student-progress-be-measured Queserasera brought up whether or not it's fair to correlate a teacher's pay with his or her students' progress. My question is what is an appropriate way to judge students progress? Is standardized testing enough? GreatSchools en-us wmcochrane1 I totally agree with you! Standardized testing is not enough! http://community.greatschools.net/q-and-a/266298/How-should-student-progress-be-measured?cpage=1#comment_273037 5100.273037 Wed, 22 Oct 2008 09:19:00 -0700 USstudent I really don't think standardized testing is enough. All it does is encourage teachers to "teach to the test" and drill facts into the students heads over and over. This ... http://community.greatschools.net/q-and-a/266298/How-should-student-progress-be-measured?cpage=1#comment_269411 5100.269411 Wed, 15 Oct 2008 21:07:56 -0700 Jsillymom Honestly I don't think standardized test do anything. You have to take in that some of these students didn't sleep well the night before, is having a bad day, don't ... http://community.greatschools.net/q-and-a/266298/How-should-student-progress-be-measured?cpage=1#comment_266702 5100.266702 Fri, 10 Oct 2008 18:39:03 -0700 healthy11 I do NOT believe standardized testing is enough to determine if a child is making progress, and it should definitely not be a large factor in teacher's pay. EVERY child ... http://community.greatschools.net/q-and-a/266298/How-should-student-progress-be-measured?cpage=1#comment_266534 5100.266534 Fri, 10 Oct 2008 12:55:24 -0700 1seremen Anonymous:The appropriate way to judge students progress is when most students in a class learn and "mastered" more than ninety percent of the materials and the grade level concepts. Yes, ... http://community.greatschools.net/q-and-a/266298/How-should-student-progress-be-measured?cpage=1#comment_266353 5100.266353 Fri, 10 Oct 2008 06:46:48 -0700