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    and vocabulary because of a major test. The word (or well‚ words) of the day is standardized testing‚ which means this test gives scholastic officials the idea of how well a student is doing and if the school is successful in meeting their requirements as an educational institution. Schools require students to take standardized tests to receive their rightful credentials‚ however‚ such a highly-participated test are known to receive low test scores. Standardized testing can cause stress on the teachers

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    way people look at these test. Now this test are the nightmare of every senior ‚ they have to be prepared‚ even if they do not have the resources ” In some states even the most severely disabled students are being forced to take standardized tests. In Florida‚ for example‚ one boy who was born without the cognitive portion of his brain has been required to take an alternative version of the state’s standardized exams.” To conclude the reasons of the reform where standardized testing does not exist

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    Standardized terminologies are structured and controlled languages that have been developed according to terminology developed guidelines and have been approved by an authoritative body. Informatics nurse specialists have documented current efforts toward meeting the demand for a reference terminology of nursing concepts. These specialists are building on the foundation of existing interface and administrative terminologies‚ and are collaborating with efforts to develop terminology across the spectrum

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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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    important. ACT tests are unfair and should not be required to get into a college. Some students struggle with standardized testing or test anxiety. Also‚ not every student shows their full potential on just one test. Colleges and people who make these decisions should look more into these things. Students should be treated equally especially when being admitted into a college‚ which will determine their future. A numerous amount people struggle with standardized testing therefore‚ ACT tests should not

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    Standardized tests are playing a detrimental role in American public schools. Many students who prepare to take a standardized test worry about the strategies other than using what they’ve learned in class to come to a conclusion on an answer. The Standardized tests that are given to students are unethical because they alienate students whose family has a low income and kids who are of ethnicity. They are also unethical because they rely heavily on false data brought in by students test scores. Schools

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    Alexandra Montenegro Professor Anderson English 100 June 8‚ 2013 Standardized Testing is Equal for All? Standardized testing had been made mandatory for each state in the United States since the early 1900’s. It was said that these multiple choice exams were a fair way to measure the student’s general knowledge gained during the school year and to confirm that the schools and teachers are teaching their students the adequate information required. Although this may sound as if it were a positive

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    that standardized test results are often inaccurate. As Michelle Obama once said‚ Mrs. Obama is living proof that standardized tests are not an accurate form of measurement for student’s intelligence and performance. Even though Mrs. Obama did not do well on standardized tests‚ she is one of the most intelligent and powerful women today. It takes a lot more than a high score on a multiple choice test to determine the level of one’s intelligence. A students performance on a standardized test can

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    Jun Lee Extra Credit Standardized Testing In the argument between the affirmative and negative side of whether or not the use of standardized tests improve education‚ both sides clearly presented the history and status quo of how standardized tests have been a part of American education since the mid 1800s. Each side touched upon their own opinions about No Child Left Behind Act‚ and how the US students slipped from 18th in the world in math in 200 to 31st place in 2009‚ with a similar decline

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    Have you ever sat down and thought about college and how one test can determine what college you can/will get accepted to. Everyone knows that colleges place so much stock into these standardized test scores. Knowing this makes students worried and develop anxiety about test taking. Colleges use these standardized tests to predict how well we do in college to succeed.Colleges shouldn’t be allowed to put that much pressure on us for our test scores on SAT’s or Act’s. “We all have different

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