Alternatives to Standardized Testing Standardized testing has a detrimental and counterproductive effect on kids in the traditional education setting. It objectifies kids and ranks them according to an arbitrary scale that is not customized to fit individual students and their disparities in learning styles. There is significant evidence and numerous studies that show standardized testing’s negative effects on grade school level students. Other methods should be investigated and pursued instead
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concept of standardized testing. Standardized testing has been around a long time and is used in many other ways besides in schools. Standardized testing can be used when getting a drivers license‚ or even to get a job. It first came about in 1917‚ when it was used as a mean of assessing militant recruits. During this time it was able to test young men quickly and enter them into the military based on their level of intelligence. Standardized testing was important in testing the objectives quickly
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Aim: The objective is to identify specific chemical substances within a cell and to be able to verify the presence or absence of each one in a cell or food substance for future testing. Hypothesis: The identification of each biomolecular chemical substance should be verified successfully‚ as well as determining if it is present or absent in the cell(s). Theoretical Base: A biomolecule is a substance that naturally occurs in living organisms. Biomolecules consist primarily of carbon and hydrogen
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Essay Concerning Genetic Testing and Engineering Many people have something they don’t practically like about themselves. Although some people have strong opinions against this type of improvement‚ I believe it is a good thing. Genetic testing and engineering provide benefits for people who want to eliminate their “unfavorable” traits. For this reason‚ I think that genetic engineering can improve certain things such as; it makes humans happier‚ and can drastically increase the lifespan of others
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student‚ such as high school graduation or grade promotion. Tests are called "standardized" when all students answer the same questions under similar conditions and their responses are scored in the same way. Research has shown that high-stakes testing causes damage to individual students and education. It is not a reasonable method for improving schools. Test-taking anxiety is common among high school and college students. The anxiety can be quite stressful and
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Drug Testing before receiving financial aid from the government to support your family. Lately the media has been following the legislatures and their bills involving mandatory drug tests before receiving government assistance. “According to the Survey of Income and Program Participation conducted by the U.S. Census‚ well over 100 million Americans are enrolled in at least one welfare program run by the federal government. Many are enrolled in more than one. That is about a third of the entire
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Animal testing has many advantages. Medical research involving animals has dramatically improved the health of the human race. Without animal testing‚ the cure for polio would not exist and diabetics would suffer or die from their disease. Despite these benefits‚ some people believe that animals should be not be used for testing medical techniques and drugs. This essay will outline the advantages of animal testing. Animal testing allows scientists to test and create new drugs. Animals such as
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Animal testing Aristotle and Erasistratus were the first two early Greek physician-scientist performed experiments on living animals. In 1859‚ Charles Darwin’s evolutionary theory reinforced the conception that animals could serve as models for humans in the study of biology and physiology. Animal testing plays a large important role in pharmaceutical and medical advances‚ but many question the mortality of such use of the animal’s life. More than 100 million aninals are used for testing every single
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English I CPE/period 9 15 January 2013 Standardized testing should not be required to graduate high school Sitting in a classroom for forty-five minutes feels long and stressful. During the standardized tests students have to sit in a classroom for hours at a time‚ knowing that their future dreams of being a doctor‚ teacher‚ or lawyer could come to an end if they mess up one exam. Standardized tests should not be required for students to graduate high school. They cause students
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Hypothesis Testing I Pat Obi What is a “Hypothesis?” A statement or claim about the value of a population parameter: μ‚ σ2‚ p Pat Obi‚ Purdue University Calumet 2 Decision Rule 1. x 0 Z s n Compare calculated Z value to Z value from Table (critical Z value) Reject H0 if calculated Z value lies in the rejection/significance region (i.e. region) ALTERNATIVELY: 2. Compare p-value to Reject H0 if p-value < Pat Obi‚ Purdue University Calumet 3 Two-Tail Test Ex: H0: 0
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