Standardized Tests and Their Effect on the Community Carol Childs Prof. Moore / Saint Leo University SSC101 14 October 2012 There are many types of standardized tests used within schools to determine levels of intelligence and knowledge of subject matter. Teachers and the school board use these test results to determine areas that need improvement for the student and what subject areas they excel in. For students‚ many of them do not like taking tests especially when they hold a very high
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Standardized Test I think I do almost good on standardized test‚ I don’t prepare at all for big test even if I know I should. I would consider myself not as a bad test taker because I know how to do the work but I always think I get the answers wrong. I think I am a good test taker that doesn’t study for any test if that makes sense I don’t know. I don’t know I can’t really pick if I am a good or bad test taker because I honestly don’t know. When I know I have a test I don’t study a lot I just
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Should Standardized Tests be Abolished from the School Educational System in America? The standardized test issues have always been one of the most important issues in the educational system of a country. Standardized test is a test for which norms on a reference group‚ ordinarily drawn from many schools or communities‚ are provided (Van Kollenburg‚ Susan E.‚ 2002). In simpler terms‚ standardized tests are designed to give a common measure of students’ performance. A very large amount of students
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Mathematics in the National Curriculum Introduction This report will focus on the mathematical theme of counting. Also exploring how children can learn the concepts related to counting through everyday activities at home or in the school. The report will also discuss theories of learning and how they have been applied to the design and planning of the lesson. The curriculum The national curriculum states that a child must be able to: “Count on and back in tens or hundreds from any two- or
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Department of Mathematics The MASTER OF SCIENCE in MATHEMATICS Program OBJECTIVES OF M.S. (MATHEMATICS) PROGRAM The M.S. (Mathematics) Program is designed primarily for those seeking advanced mathematical training in preparing for doctoral studies (whether it be in mathematics‚ statistics or some related field)‚ for research‚ for teaching (senior level undergraduate mathematics courses.) ADMINISTRATION OF THE M.S. (MATHEMATICS) The M.S. (Mathematics) Program shall be administered by the Graduate Committee
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Although there are few benefits of standardized tests‚ it does offer important data. One benefit is how it measures students’ and teachers’ strengths and weaknesses. Standardized tests are given out to measure teacher’s effectiveness in the classroom and a student’s success. The results are then compared amongst others who took the same test. If a student got a higher or lower score than the “standard” score on the test‚ then that is considered his or her strength or weakness. A teacher can then
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Standardized Tests: Crushing Students’ Dreams Since 2001 Have you ever taken a standardized test? All students in the American public education system have or will take these tests. Standardized tests measure test taking abilities of students‚ not how smart they are and waste valuable class time. This can decrease the overall intelligence of the students because they are being prepared to take tests not to learn or better their education. Lastly‚ a lot of the data from tests can be skewed for many
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Effects of Standardized Tests on Education Lawrence Jackson Armstrong Atlantic State University Standardized tests have been debated and argued for as many years as they have existed. It is worthwhile to look at some of the arguments for both sides and find out if there can be some middle ground. Two important factors of standardized tests are the way the tests are administered and how the results are handled. These two issues may be more important than the tests themselves
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How Different Genres of Music Effect Test Scores Kathryn E. Baker Bowling Green High School Table of Contents Introduction pg. 3-7 Procedure pg. 7 Results pg. 8 Discussion pg. 8-9 Conclusion pg. 9-10 Acknowledgements pg. 10 References pg. 10-11 Introduction Although many research findings can be confusing or contradictory (Yehuda‚ 2011)‚ it has been shown many ways and in many times that music affects the brain psychologically. Elliot‚ Polman‚ & McGregor (2011) found that music only
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Argumentative Essay: Standardized Tests Standardized tests have caused plenty of disagreements for years. From parents‚ to even teachers. The parents are worried about all of the stress that the test causes their children‚ The teachers disagree with the tests for the fact that they are used to evaluate them inaccurately. Some students also move at a slower pace than others and the test has its unfair advantages. These tests make some students feel like a failure when they don’t pass. The whole
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