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Students Promoted Despite Test Failure |
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| Authors: | Dara V. Wakefield |
| Affiliation: | Education Department , Berry College , Mount Berry , Georgia , USA |
| Abstract: | No Child Left Behind (NCLB) dictates students in Grades 3, 5, and 8 pass state tests to be promoted. Accordingly, most state education codes require students to pass reading and math exams for promotion. The majority of those who fail, however, appear to be promoted anyway. This article addresses core questions concerning the paradigm under which NCLB operates, what it means to promote or retain a student, and the consequences of these actions. |
| Keywords: | administration/supervision assessment curriculum and instruction evaluation/measurement legal issues NCLB No Child Left Behind political aspects/governmental influence remedial education student failure student promotion testing |