Learning standards

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Learning standards is a term used to describe standards applied to education content, particularly in the US K-12 education system. Part of the standards-based education reform movement, learning standards are used to create rubrics for assessment in many schools; standardized tests are often used for grade-level evaluations, and; standardized exams are used to graduate students in many US schools.

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Learning standards themselves are developed by state boards of education and enforced by state education agencies across the US.^[1], in curriculum published by school districts where they often take the form of guidelines by grade of what a student can or should be able to do, or possibly even activity level learning objectives.

Learning standards can also take the form of content-specific standards and controlled vocabulary^[2], as well as metadata about content.^[3] There are technical standards for encoding these standards that deal with K-12 learning environments,^[4] which are separate from those in higher education^[5] and corporate space.^[6].

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v • d • e Standards-based education reform Theorists John Dewey • William Spady • Jean Piaget • Benjamin Bloom • Marc Tucker • Maria Montessori Theories Outcome-based education • Cognitive load • Standards-based education reform • Outcomes-based education • Developmentally Appropriate Practice • Holism • Constructivism (learning theory) • Block scheduling • Holistic grading • Active learning • Problem-based learning • Discovery learning • Inquiry-based science • Inventive spelling • Open-space school • Small schools movement • Inclusion Values Excellence and equity • Meaningful high school diploma • Achievement gap Learning standards National Science Education Standards • National Reading Panel • Standards-based mathematics • No Child Left Behind Act • Adequate Yearly Progress • Goals 2000 • School-to-work transition • Principles and Standards for School Mathematics • National Skill Standards Board Standards-based assessment Authentic assessment • Criterion-referenced test • Norm-referenced test • Standards-based assessment • High school graduation examination Standardized tests List of standardized tests in the United States • Standardized testing and public policy Standardized curriculum Decodable text • Guided reading • Phonics • Whole language • Traditional education • Traditional mathematics • Direct instruction • Rote learning • Grades • Lecture • Tracking (education) • Standard algorithms