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    A tensile test was conducted on an Instron tensile machine using a 3/16 inch copper rod. Using data acquired stress and strain was calculated and plotted on Excel to analyze stress strain curve. Modulus of elasticity‚ 0.2% yield stress‚ ultimate tensile stress and % elongation were also calculated. Introduction A tension test is probably the most fundamental type of mechanical test you can perform on material. Tensile tests are simple‚ relatively inexpensive‚ and fully standardized. By pulling

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    Behind Act has seen the spread of standardized testing and used for the wrong purposes. Schools have been pushed schools to use the standardized tests so learning‚ teacher and school quality can be measured and also determine sanctions based on scores. Not only are sanctions given‚ but also decide whether the student should go through school. The scores of children dictate if they should go to the next grade‚ stay in the same grade‚ or graduate. School systems use the tests as a way to have control on

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    This paper explores two published books that touched on pros and cons of standardized testing in schools. Popham‚ (2001) and Sacks‚ (1999) suggest that through pros a student will have to pass certain tests to determine that he or she has acquired proficiency in various fields of study. According to the two authors‚ in cons the students who have mastery of the content‚ don’t show in the test; it mostly promotes teachers to teach tests and evaluate individual performance of a student instead of the

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    on this certain topic‚ but no one is producing solutions to the problem. For example are standardized tests really helping the system? The “No Child Left Behind” act was established in the U.S in 2001. The law states that all children in public school have to be tested in reading and writing. This testing starts in grades third through eight‚ and also they have to be tested throughout high school. Are these test really necessary though? Most people would answer that question saying of course how else

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    What is standardized testing? It is a type of test that is used to signify objective tests that include questions such as fill in the blank‚ multiple-choice‚ true/false‚ or short essay. All students take the same tests with the same questions so that the scores can be compared. Computers score most parts of these tests. People that have rubrics with guidelines on how to score the answers grade questions like fill in the blank and short essay answers. The results of these tests deliver two types of

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    educational system once asked a headmaster why so little standardized testing took place in British schools. "My dear fellow‚" came the reply‚ "In Britain we are of the belief that‚ when a child is hungry‚ he should be fed‚ not weighed" (Bowers 1). Even though this quote can be construed as being comical and light-hearted‚ the anecdote suggests the obvious question: "Why do we do so much standardized testing in the United States?" Standardized testing places incredible amounts of stress on teachers

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    Since the 1870’s‚ standardized testing has been around in the United States‚ and almost one hundred years later‚ the American College Testing Program (commonly referred to as the ACT) was created in 1959. The Bush administration of 2001 established today’s standardized testing methods with No Child Left Behind. Now in today’s society and learning environment this form of testing is hurting our students more than ever. Teachers and students alike are carrying the burden of these tests‚ ruining the educational

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