IBOPE Zogby Back-to-School Poll: 57% Want National Standard for Advancement
54% Say Test Score Cheating by School Officials Is Widespread
UTICA, NY--A majority of adults nationwide (57%) say there should be a national standard level of learning in the nation’s public schools before students can move from one grade to another, and, 54% believe test score cheating by school officials to improve standardized test scores is widespread, a new IBOPE Zogby Interactive survey finds
In regard to the best way to evaluate teachers, 64% prefer an even mix of standardized test scores and classroom observation.
The survey was conducted from Aug. 25-29, with results below.
Do you believe there should be a national standard level of learning for students in our nation’s public schools before they can move from one grade to another?
|
Response |
% |
|
Yes |
57% |
|
No |
29% |
|
Not sure |
14% |
Do you believe cheating by school officials to improve student standardized test scores is widespread, or does it happen only rarely?
|
Response |
% |
|
Widespread |
54% |
|
Rare |
22% |
|
Not sure |
24% |
How much influence should standardized tests have in evaluating teachers?
|
Response |
% |
|
Great deal |
20% |
|
Some |
46% |
|
Very little |
22% |
|
None at all |
7% |
|
Not sure |
5% |
Which of these do you believe is the best way to evaluate teachers?
|
Response |
% |
|
An even mix of standardized test scores and classroom observation |
64% |
|
Primarily through classroom observation |
24% |
|
Primarily through standardized test scores |
5% |
|
Not sure |
7% |
How reliable of an indicator of learning do you believe standardized tests are?
|
Response |
% |
|
Very reliable |
9% |
|
Somewhat reliable |
51% |
|
Not very reliable |
29% |
|
Not reliable at all |
7% |
|
Not sure |
4% |
IBOPE Zogby International conducted an online survey of 2,366 U.S. adults. A sampling of IBOPE Zogby International's online panel, which is representative of the adult population of the U.S., was invited to participate. Slight weights were added to region, party, age, race, religion, gender and education to more accurately reflect the population. The margin of error is +/- 2.1 percentage points. Margins of error are higher in sub-groups. The MOE calculation is for sampling error only.
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