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    Standardized Testing Should Not Be The Standard Standardized testing can be deemed as unfair and should not be solely be used to judge a student’s academic performance. Once quoted‚ “If my future were determined just by my performance on a standardized test‚ I wouldn’t be here. I guarantee you that” (Obama). Standardized testing has been the go-to way to test a student’s intellectual ability since before World War II. Most tests consist of several hours filled with tedious multiple choice questions

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    heart. Standardized testing was even worse for me‚ all the practice for the essay model made no sense to me so I was never good at following it. I have always felt that all those years of writing FCAT essays never improved my writing in any way. I was never a bad student by any means and always did well in all standardized tests‚ but I always felt that my writing was always lacking even if I never really had to show it. Even though I excelled in any math given to me‚ especially on standardized tests

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    homework‚ take tests‚ and quizzes. They need to have standardized test. They shouldn’t take away standardized test because standardized test gives the students a lot of information‚ it can see what the students are learning and what the teacher is teaching them‚ and it tests the students on many skills that they have learned over the years. A standardized test gives a lot of information not only to the kids‚ but also to the teachers. Standardized test is teaching the teachers at the same time because

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    Standardized testing is only for data it doesn’t help students it doesn’t help anyone but the district and unfortunately students are forced to take it every year. Standardized testing only evaluate the student’s performance that day. There are so many factors that could hinder the performance. If a student has an argument with their parents on the morning of a test‚ chances are the focus is going to be somewhere else. Standardized testing only allows teachers to teach

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    Cultural Bias in Assessment and Counseling Psychological assessments and testing tools are an important asset to counselors in order to help counselors have a deeper understanding of client issues. However‚ there are many issues that come about with certain tests and minorities like African Americans‚ Hispanics‚ Asian Americans‚ etc. Some of the issues with testing and assessment techniques today are cognitive‚ educational‚ cultural‚ and social biases. I believe what needs to be addressed in regards

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    Freire also argues that the use of the banking method makes teachers more concerned with getting information out to the students than worrying if they understand it or not. Instead of “educating through the practice of freedom” (Freire 327)‚ standardized tests like the Regents in New York and the MCAS in Massachusetts‚ “educates [students] as the practice of domination” (Freire‚ 327)‚ limiting them to a strict‚ inanimate curriculum. Starting with the class of 2003‚ a high school graduation requirement

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    Bias Indiana Wesleyan University School of Business and Leadership MGMT- 515: Business Communication Dr. Jeff Boyce Cognitive Bias The cognitive bias that affects my critical decision making processes is the Hindsight and Curse of Knowledge bias. I predict outcomes without acknowledging the correct outcome. I often use this bias when I watch sports. I am an avid fan of basketball‚ and I typically like to predict the outcome of games and even the entire season. Cognitive bias is processing

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    COLLEGES: WELCOME‚ NOW GIVE US ALL YOUR MONEY Standardized tests have a similar purpose for colleges as there was for students‚ but there are also more benefits for colleges using standardized tests. Tests like the SAT and ACT are the most common college “entrance” exams where colleges choose what ranges of scores they are willing to accept. The only way for a college to know what kind of potential a student has‚ and if he will excel is by using standardized test scores. Without access to many records

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    Literature Review Judicial bias pertaining to race and ethnicity is a controversial phenomenon that has been researched historically‚ and continues in contemporary society. One of the first criminologists to analyse this was Beccaria (1764) in Dei delitti e delle penne (an essay on crime and punishments)‚ he argued that judicial process favoured the wealthy and powerful to the detriment of the less fortunate‚ his research had a profound impact on historical judicial process and reformation of

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    are making progress within the school year. A significant fact to consider about standardized testing‚ is that it often causes severe stress and anxiety in students. In addition to stress‚ standardized testing does not accommodate to all students.

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