Gov. Wolf announces plan to reduce test-taking time for Pa. students

[TexasTowelie]

HARRISBURG — Gov. Wolf and state education officials on Monday announced plans to reduce the amount of classroom time that students spend taking standardized tests known as the PSSAs.

The State Department of Education plans to reduce one math section and one English section in the Pennsylvania System for School Assessment exams, which students take in grades 3 through 8. That should reduce the amount of time students spend taking the test by an average of 20 percent to 25 percent, depending on their age, meaning 93 minutes less for math and reading exams, according to the department.

The changes are expected to happen next spring, and officials said they could also seek to push back the tests to later in the school year, allowing more time for instruction before the exams take place.

Wolf said he hopes this will allow teachers to focus on providing students with a “complete education rather than preparing for one exam.”

Read more: http://www.philly.com/philly/news/politics/state/gov-wolf-announces-plan-to-reduce-test-taking-time-for-pa-students-20170814.html

[MyOwnPeace]

1. It's a start!

[Freedomofspeech]

2. Thank you once again, Governor Wolf.

Let's get back to common sense and let the teachers do their job!!

[femmocrat]

3. Glad to hear it.

I used to have to proctor those PSSAs. They took an entire week out of the school year. Everyone hated them.