Questions - Common Core and Standardized Testing - November 8-9, 2013
56% Oppose Use of Standardized Tests as Chief Measure of School Performance
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National Survey of
1,000 Adults
Conducted November 8-9, 2013
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