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The Michigan Educational Assessment Program, commonly known as MEAP, is a standardized test. The test is taken by all public school students in the U.S. state of Michigan from elementary school to middle/junior high school. For high school students the MEAP test was replaced in 2007 by the Michigan Merit Exam.3, 5.
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History
The program was started by the State Board of Education and supported by then Governor William G. Millken. The MEAP tests were first administered during the 1969-70 school year for the purpose of determining at various points in a student's career, their progress compared to standards set by the State Board of Education.
Criticism
Many of the criticisms of the test are common to all standardized tests. Opponents feel that standardized tests cannot correctly measure student knowledge, performance, or learning. Others feel that Michigan should not waste so much money on developing their own test and instead should use national tests, that would conform better to the standards of the rest of the country.
In October 2007, a Jackson newspaper reporter published an article containing the topics of the 5th and 6th grade MEAP test, jeopardizing the integrity of later sections of the test yet to be completed by students in many districts. These compromised portions of the test were retaken by all students, levying a cost of hundreds of thousands of dollars to the Michigan Department of Education.[1]
References
- 1. Michigan department of education. Michigan Educational Assessment Program. Retrieved April 26, 2005
- 2. The State of Michigan. Michigan Merit Award. Retrieved June 22, 2005
- ^3 The State of Michigan. Michigan Merit Exam. Retrieved April 26, 2005
- 4. Michigan Department of Education. Design and Validity of the MEAP Test. Retrieved April 26, 2005
- ^5 The Office of the Governor, Jennifer Granholm. (2005) Governor Granholm Signs Legislation to Better Prepare High School Students for Success
- 6. The Detroit News, [2]
External links
- Michigan Department of Education
- Michigan Educational Assessment Program from the Michigan Department of Education website
- Michigan Merit Award from the Michigan government Financial Aid website
Categories:- Education in Michigan
- Standardized tests in the United States
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