Standardized Testing In Kindergarten

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A 19 page paper. This paper discusses the trend to use standardized tests with younger and younger children. The paper reports nine articles, six of which report empirical data related to kindergarten children's achievement. The focus assessment instrument is the Stanford Early School Achievement-2 (SESAT-2) test. However, the paper discusses the general issue of gender differences in terms of brain development as a reason for boys and girls do perform differently on different tests and in learning different subjects. The paper includes a discussion that comments and analyzes the articles reported. Bibliography lists 11 sources. Additional annotated bibliography is part of the page count.