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    not been added. I will add those in the end. Conclusion is not there either. I would appreciate as much feedback on this paper as possible. Thank you. Standardized Testing Testing has changed in many ways since it first appeared with the beginning of public education led by Horace Mann in the 1800s. Horace Mann created‚ what we call standardized today‚ to measure progress‚ student achievement‚ and growth in students. It was created as an equalizer to help administrators and teachers focus on the

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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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    generation? Are children getting the education they deserve? The stakes are too high when it comes to tests. Often times students put all their efforts into a class yet fall short on the standardize test that grade the level they should be placed. Teachers have to cater to these tests creating a stressful classroom environment‚ instead of an environment of creativity and expressive learning. These tests don’t take into account that students have different learning styles. Sadly‚ unreliable standardize

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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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    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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    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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    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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    Standardized tests are given to determine knowledge in a fair‚ equal way‚ and they should be used as the main benchmark of knowledge. Every high school student will take a standardized test before they graduate. These tests are designed for the sole purpose of determining how much knowledge a student has in a given subject. There have been countless studies done to learn how to make these tests as accurate as possible‚ and the data shows that these tests really do what they are supposed to do. Standardized

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    well-rounded education and one that’s based on memorization. Standardized Tests. In schools across North America‚ there are two types of testing: standardized and everyday regular tests and exams. Standardized tests are administered

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