How to Test Homeschooling Students

Video Transcript

"Hi, I'm Linda Wooldridge, and I'm a home-school mom, and every year I faced the same dilemma. At the end of the year my daughter has to be evaluated, but let's face it, the one they're really evaluating is me. Depending on the state that you live in, you will need to decide what kind of testing or evaluation is required, some states don't require any at all. We live in Florida, and they require that every year I turn in an evaluation. So every year I take my daughter to a tester, he administers one of the standardized tests, and I go home with her test scores to mail in to the school district. You can use several different kinds of tests. There actually are standardized tests which you can purchase on-line and mail them back in. Many school systems won't take the test though that you've administered yourself, after all, you might have helped your student with the test results. You can also, in many states, use test such as the SAT or the CAT, and here in Florida we can even send our children in to take the state standardized tests, although even the state doesn't recommend that one, because they've been teaching kids about the test and how to take it all year long, and I haven't. There are also things called evaluations, where someone actually interviews your child, and questions them about what they've learned during the year, and all they're telling you is, either they have made progress or they haven't for that school year. But whichever method you choose, whether you used a standardized test that you ordered on-line, or you take your child to an evaluater or tester, or you take them to some central location where they're administering a standardized test and mass, no matter how you do that, you will have results that will show how well, not only your child has done this year, but you have done this year. Really, as long as you've been schooling the way you should, it's nothing to fear. I'm Linda Wooldridge, have a great homeschooling day."