Faculty Members Are Discussing the Value of State-Mandated Testing

Multiple Choice

Faculty members are discussing the value of state-mandated testing. Which member is stating a valid criticism of such testing?

A) "We should use such testing; then we will know which students to really concentrate our attention on."
B) "We should use such testing; it will make all of us spend more time teaching those subjects the test measures."
C) "We should not use such tests; they result in teachers spending less time on tasks that require higher-order cognitive processing."
D) "We should not use such tests, as they will lead to a lower student achievement."