Standardized testing has been a heavily debated topic for many years because it is not evident if testing is more beneficial or detrimental for children or schools. There are many pros and cons associated with the use of standardized testing. Most educators agree that there needs to be a method of accountability for schools and school districts. However‚ the question remains‚ are students tested too much? Additionally‚ to what extent can a standardize test assess students achievement? Some states
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The Benefits of High-Stakes Testing Testing has become a standard practice used in our education system. Not only have tests become a standard practice in our education system‚ they are being used in employment‚ economy‚ and military as well. “It is estimated that Americans take anywhere from 143 million to nearly 400 million standardized tests yearly for education alone‚ 50 million to nearly 200 million job tests for business and industry‚ and several million more for government and military jobs”
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UIC Writing Center is open to every UIC students who need help with their writing papers; at the same time‚ UIC also has lots of ESL students who view English writing paper as the most challenging task. How can Writing Center become more effective for ESL students? Mandy‚ Duong‚ and I would like to give some suggestions for Writing Center tutors from the perspectives of ESL students. We used a power point and brochures to help us express our voice. Before starting the power point‚ we went to the writing
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Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB) signed into law by President George W. Bush on January 8‚ 2002‚ is a comprehensive overhaul of the federal governments requirements of state and local education systems (www.nclb.gov). It reauthorizes the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 and replaces the 1994 Improving Americas Schools Act. 2. General Background Information President Bush has made education his number one domestic priority (www.ed.gov). On January 23‚ 2001 he sent his NCLB plan for comprehensive
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is an ESL Learner?English as a Second Language* students are those whose primary language(s) of the home is/are other than English‚ and who therefore require additional services in order to develop their individual potential within British Columbia’s school system. Some students speak variations of English that differ significantly from the English used in broader Canadian Society and in school.* In some literature‚ this is referred to as English as an Additional Language (EAL).Goal of ESL Education What
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RUNNINGHEAD: FALLING THROUGH THE CRACKS Falling Through the Cracks: Low Student Achievement in Urban High Schools By Ashelley Wilder‚ BS Coppin State University/University of Baltimore Dr. Bridal Pearson‚ Ph.D December 8‚ 2010 Abstract Retention and the decision to dropout are two of the many pervasive attitudes that undermine the success of students in urban high schools. The achievement gap between urban and suburban students has been an issue of growing concern among researchers
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recess. Almost‚“62 percent of elementary schools and 20 percent of middle schools...(Trost‚ van der Mars) have canceled their time for PE or recess to make time for English and Math classes. They are saying that NCLB has had a hand in the pattern of schools starting to get rid of gym. NCLB is a law that says students must be tested in English and Math. This is pushing schools to cancel PE or recess classes to allow more time for English and Math classes.
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This article shows just how many students are dropping out of schools all across the nation‚ from small rural schools to big suburban schools. They focus on a town called Shelbyville‚ IN to show us about students who dropout and why it happens. They also talk about how America is very oblivious to the dropout rates because many schools cover up the actual dropout rate using the GED trick. They talk about how at this high school in Shelbyville they had what they call “push-out” students rather than
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will be addressing some of the flaws that this law has by not addressing some of the theories of psychological developments discussed in our text. Introduction Part I Active Learning Approach "A cornerstone to the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) is that educators should engage classroom practices that work". The law specifically implies that there is a great importance in choosing instructional approaches that are "based on scientific research and have a proven track record of success".
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two reforms were brought to American schools with a long-term plan on how to better our education system. With these plans to do so‚ it faced many critics and controversies with many people throughout America. The first reform‚ No Child Left Behind (NCLB) was brought up by President George W. Bush in 2002. This plan focused primarily on the testing and test participation of students in the third grade up until the eighth grade. By testing throughout those grades‚ there was a report called‚ the adequate
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