Teachers: Test monitoring made test taking harder

Image by Flickr user doviendeImage by 20081013watch.jpg It's certainly plausible: People get uncomfortable when they're being watched.

The story just got thicker for the suspiciously high drop in standardized test scores at Sanders-Clyde Elementary. Teachers are supporting former Principal MiShawna Moore's statements that the test monitoring did just what it shouldn't have: Affected the outcome.

Read more stories on this subject in our Sanders-Clyde Elementary topic page.Many teachers sited an uncomfortable atmosphere, interruptions, and fewer snack breaks, the teacher's generally supported Moore's statement.

Still no explanation on why there were so many eraser marks on the tests.

Hop over to The Post and Courier for the story.