HighStakesAreforTomatoesstakeHighstakeapunBackgroundinformationWhatdoyouthinkofexams?Isitanefficientwaytoevaluatestudents’abilities?Advantagesofexams:Testsstimulatestudentstoworkharder,andhelpthemtoseewhattheyhavelearnedandwhattheyhaven’t.Andtheyalsohelpteacherstofindtheeffectoftheirteaching…Disadvantagesofexams:Thetestsmaymisleadteachersintotest-driventeachingandstudentsintotest-orientedlearning,whichmayintheendstifletheirinnovativeness.Toomanytestsoverstressthestudentsanddoharmtotheirhealth…Whoisfor“highstakestests”,andwhoisagainst“it”?politiciansandbusinessleadersingeneralsomeparents,teachers,students(educationliberals/conservatives)Whatdoes“highstakestests”mainlymeantostudentsandteachersorschools?Tests’scorewilldecidetheirgraduationortheirpromotioningrade;Individualschoolsandteachers’andprincipals’salaries(funding)Whatarethecomplaintsaboutthe“high-stakestesting”?Obsessivepreparation;killcreativity;vaguestandards;testsnotbasedonmaterialtaught;unfairtopoorandminoritystudents;overstressyoungchildren;toolongortootoughorsimplynotgoodenough.Accordingtotheauthor,whatshouldthegovernmentandtheadvocatesof“highstakestests”do?providemorethanonestandardforgraduation;bolsterpublic’sunderstandingofthereformsoastomakethesystemwork.AssignmentTranslationPractice