The document discusses student learning standards and their role in education. It defines standards as being similar to traditional educational objectives and outcomes, with an emphasis on high expectations. There are different types of standards, including content, performance, lifelong learning, and opportunity to learn standards. Standards can provide a blueprint to ensure all students learn necessary knowledge and skills. However, attempting to teach all existing standards would require students to spend five more years in school. The document examines reasons for standards and how they can be used, such as synthesizing goals and targeting student achievement.

1. Student Learning Objectives:
Textbook #1:
Chapter 1, Learning
Standards
Students will be able to:
Recognize what Learning
Standards are
Explain National Standards
Examine why there is a
need for standards
Identify how Standards can
be used

2. Chapter 1: Student Learning
Standards
ED 450 Assessment & Evaluation

3. What are Student Learning
Standards
Standards is the same as objectives
Standards are parallel to
traditional goals and objectives as
well as outcomes.
It has an implication of high levels
of expectations and monitoring
that were not commonly connected
to the widely used educational
objectives

4. National Standards
Some are very general
Other standards are more specific

5. Format of Standards
Lack of uniformity in national
standards makes it difficult for
school districts to adopt the subject-
specific national documents
(Standards & Benchmarks)
Some standards deal with content,
while others address curriculum,
performance or lifelong learning
skills

6. Management Issues
If teachers attempt to teach ALL
the standards now in place, the
average student would need to add
FIVE more years to his/her school
career.

7. Types of Standards
***There are 4 types of Standards, they are:
1.Content Standards
2.Performance Standards
3.Lifelong Learning Standards
4.Opportunity to learn
In your group, discuss, and be ready to
explain your standard(s)

8. Why Do We Need
Standards?
Standards can be a blueprint to
ensure that all students are
learning the necessary knowledge
and skills.
Effective instructional practices
can be designed to teach the
standards, and appropriate
multiple measures can be
developed which is reliable, valid,

9. Four reasons that standards
represent the most powerful options
for school reform
1. Erosion of the Carnegie unit and
the common curriculum
2. Variation in current grading
practices
3. Lack of attention to educational
outputs
4. Competing countries do it

10. How can we use
Standards?
Standards as Guideposts:
S Synthesize educational goals
T Target student achievement
A Align curriculum systematically
N Notify the public of results
D Determine criteria for quality work
A Analyze data
R Refocus instructional methodology
D Dedicate resources for professional
development
S Serve the needs of a diverse population