Questions - Common Core and Standardized Testing - June 21-22, 2014
54% Say There’s Too Much Emphasis on Standardized Testing in Schools
Common Core Support Among Those with School-Age Kids Plummets
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National Survey of
1,000 American Adults
Conducted June 21-22, 2014
By Rasmussen Reports
1*
How closely have you followed recent news reports
about the Common Core national education standards?
2*
Do you favor or oppose requiring that all schools
nationwide meet the same Common Core education standards?
3*
How likely is it that the new Common Core national
education standards will improve student achievement throughout the country?
4*
Who should set the education standards for schools - local
government, state government or the federal government?
5*
What's the biggest problem in schools today - poor
teachers, bad curriculum, not enough funding, lack of discipline, not enough
parent involvement, something else, not sure?
6*
Is there too much emphasis or not enough emphasis
placed on standardized tests in schools these days, or is the balance
about right?
7*
Should all students in elementary and secondary school be
required to take standardized tests every year?
8* In many states, a school’s
performance rating is based on how well students do on statewide standardized
testing. Should student scores on standardized tests be the major factor in
determining how well a school is doing?
NOTE: Margin
of Sampling Error, +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence