education standards
Academic achievement criteria
Education standards are benchmarks specifying what students should know and be able to do at each grade level.
They guide curriculum development, assessment, and teaching practices: The state adopted new math standards, Common Core standards sparked controversy.
Standards vary by jurisdiction and subject, with debates often centering on rigor, local control, and how achievement should be measured.
- standardized testingIdentical assessments across populations
- bubble sheetsScannable test response forms
- rubricsScoring standards for evaluation
- core competenciesOrganization's distinguishing capabilities
- learning objectivesIntended outcomes of instruction
No Child Left Behind · Common Core · state mandates · legislation · proficiency levels · performance metrics · diagnostic tools · federal guidelines · numeracy · funding allocations · literacy · reading level · test · grade · outcomes · achievement · college readiness · classroom
- education historypublic schooling, school reform, educational reforms, one-room school, medieval universities
- Education Policycurriculum reform, K-12, school reform, school funding, federal funding
- educationschool, schools, teachers, students, learning
- education rightsequal access, student rights, appeal rights, nondiscrimination, anti-discrimination
- regulationsrules, rule, regulations, regulation, law
- state lawsstate statutes, state code, state constitution, criminal code, WAC
education standardslow expectations
Anticipating poor outcomes
grade inflation · social promotion · dumbing down · credential inflation
education standardsunschooling
Self-directed home education
self-directed learning · deschooling · personalized education
education standardsautodidacticism
Practice of self-instruction
street smarts · learning by doing · apprenticeship · life experience · practical knowledge