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    Standardized Tests We all know how stressful tests can be. Standardized tests take the normal stress levels from test and multiplies it infinitely. The only things standardized tests accomplish are limiting the results of students’ grades‚ not testing their full potential‚ and thieving students of their opportunity to learn more. Schools shouldn’t require kids to complete standardized tests. The first reason schools shouldn’t have standardized tests is that the tests only track a student’s performance

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    Advantages and Disadvantages of Biometrics Let us now examine the advantages and disadvantages of biometrics in two groups of applications: the commercial positive recognition applications that may work either in the verification or the identification modes‚ and the government and forensic negative recognition applications that require identification. Advantages and Disadvantages of DNA Testing in Biometrics Solutions The ongoing project to map the human genome affects all of us in several

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    Michelle Obama once said‚ “If my future were determined by my performance on a standardized test‚ I wouldn’t be here. I guarantee you that.” Standardized testing is‚ “any form of test that requires all test takers to answer the same questions‚ in the same way‚ and that is scored in a “standard” or consistent manner” (“Standardized Test Definition”). Standardized testing is used in most schools and is used to determine the futures of many students’ educations. These tests usually have sets of

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    someone is capable? Many tests have been used to check the knowledge of children for a very long time.. Although standardized testing is currently used to measure the skills of students‚ it should be eliminated; because it causes anxiety‚ teachers focus more on testing than the information needed throughout life‚ and it judges kids on skills instead of knowledge. Standardized testing causes kids to have high anxiety. In the Midwestern states‚ a study was conducted using three elementary schools

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    Standardized tests originated in 7th century Imperial China‚ though they were formatted much differently then. Since the mid 1800’s standardized has been apart of American education. Although since the No Child Left Behind Act passed in 2002 the amount of standardized tests in the 50 states has increased drastically. Supporters of standardized tests say that they are a fair and objective way to measure students knowledge. However‚ many are against standardized testing as well. People looking at from

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    Standardized testing has been a growing controversial topic in America for several years. Should students be forced to take standardized test? Should teachers’ pay be based on those test results? How much preparation should be done for the test? Are students taking to many standardized tests? These are only some of the questions that have come up with standardized testing and I hope to answer throughout this paper. In the world of education standardized testing has become one of the most talked about

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    Standardized Testing Education is extremely important in today’s society. Knowledge is power. According to Christine Armario from the associated press‚ “United States’ students are continuing to trail behind their peers in a pack of higher performing nations‚ according to results from a key international assessment.” (XXX) Out of 34 countries‚ the U.S. ranked 14th in reading‚ 17th in science and 25th in math. (XXX)It is obvious that something in the education system in America is not working out

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    Reflection: When the topic of standardized testing arises are there typically two types of people. Those who are for standardized testing and those who are against standardized testing. In this article it talks about how both sides affect the minority races. On one hand Sonja Brookins Santelises states that standardized tests can benefit from these tests. She goes on to saying these tests gives parents a way to view if their children are not being served well by the teachers and the school district

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    the kids through‚ and that’s unacceptable. It’s unacceptable to quit on a kid early and just say‚ ’Move through‚ and hope you learn.’” Researchers and data analysts at the S.E.E.A.L.L University have noticed that standardized testing is a very controversial topic to many people. Standardized tests are a test that students have to take every year in order to determine whether a student is at a standard or level of knowledge and skill that they are supposed be at. There are some people who say it helps

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    Standardized tests in school Standardized tests are very common in our schools today. Many school require that we take tests in some form and there is a big debate on whether these tests are actually helping students. There are many people that say that standardized testing is good for our schools and students‚ while others believe that standardized tests shouldn’t be used and are not necessary in our schools. My stand on the issue‚ is that standardized tests should not be used in school. Standardized

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