Standardized and Assessment Testing Standardized and Assessment Testing Children come to school to learn. All children in grades 2 to 8 in the Lumberton School District are administered one of several examinations each school year. Standardized and assessment tests provide important information on curriculum strengths and grade-level learning that help school districts revise curriculum and prepare students to advance to the next grade level.
Standardized tests are simply a way of identifying a method of testing all students universally.
It provides objective input from all students at any grade level to measure students progress as accurately as possible. Their results are compared with those of children at the same grade level nationwide. An assessment test is a state exam that measures whether or not a child is mastering the skills required through New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, a document that defines state educators expectations for learning. Assessment tests are statewide and not national. Schools may use the scores to see what areas of the curriculum may need to be strengthened or revised.