A Critical Literature Review of Brady‚ L & Kennedy‚ K 2012‚ The national curriculum and NAPLAN: Chapter 8 in assessment and reporting‚ Celebrating Student Achievement‚ 4th Edition‚ Pearson‚ Australia‚ pp. 121-131. There is so much discussion in Australia today about the National Curriculum especially in the field of the test called NAPLAN (The National Assessment Program – Literacy and Numeracy) since it was established in 2008. Brady and Kennedy have provided the general concept of national
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Rough Draft Persuasive Paper Standardized testing: What’s wrong with this picture? The ACT: this particular standardized test has many connotations‚ and few of them are positive ones. When one thinks of the ACT‚ or American College Testing‚ feelings of nervousness‚ pressure to perform well‚ and the words “rigged‚” “biased‚” and “tricky” often come to mind. All across America‚ students and parents alike experience similar feelings
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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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Standardized Test Improving Education in America The use of standardized tests became very popular after the No Child Left behind Act (NCLB) was passed in 2001. The NCLB required yearly testing starting in the 3rd grade‚ in all 50 states. US students fell from 18th in the world in math in 2000 to 31st in 2009‚ with a similar drop in science and we haven’t had any changes in reading. One argument is that standardized tests are a fair and measure the ability of students‚ they make sure teachers
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Why are tests required to prove that someone is capable? Many tests have been used to check the knowledge of children for a very long time.. Although standardized testing is currently used to measure the skills of students‚ it should be eliminated; because it causes anxiety‚ teachers focus more on testing than the information needed throughout life‚ and it judges kids on skills instead of knowledge. Standardized testing causes kids to have high anxiety. In the Midwestern states‚ a study was
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A large issue with our educational system is standardized testing. Standardized tests are used to measure students academic achievement and gage teaching. While the intentions are good‚ the tests are flawed and often discriminate against students. Due to the weaknesses‚ standardized tests are an unreliable source of measuring student performance. Standardized tests are not only used to measure student achievement. They are frequently used to gage how well teachers are teaching. These tests measure
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When it comes to the topic of standardized testing‚ a number of students have recently suggested that it is an inadequate form of summing up a student’s intellect. In her book‚ The Tyranny of the Meritocracy: Democratizing Higher Education in America‚ Harvard Law Professor Lani Guinier writes that standardized testing "is not a fair indicator of a student’s overall success in higher education." The essence of Guinier’s argument is that some students may perform better than others during standardized
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Once students reach third grade they are introduced to the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR). These test are given to determine knowledge obtained in each grade level. These standardized test however‚ put too much pressure on educators and students and do not appropriately measure the knowledge of students. The main goal for teachers is to teach students certain skills needed for learning and life‚ however‚ these standardized test get in the way of teachers doing so. Educators
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Standardized testing is the scourge that plagues the classroom and renders immobile the wheels of thought in a quagmire of ineffectual batteries of questions unintentionally fashioned to inaccurately assess a student ’s mastery of subject material. I intend to research the validity of standardized tests in school. The standardized tests can include the Stanford 9‚ PSAT‚ SAT‚ CRCT‚ etc. I chose this topic because I feel that educators and political leaders place an undue amount of importance on
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Standardized Tests: Are they worth it? For years‚ children of all ages have been required to take standardized tests in order to assess their capabilities and theoretically prepare them for further education. These tests are often the main factor in acceptance into colleges and universities‚ used in grade advancement for younger ages‚ and an overall indicator of a person’s ability. However‚ because of the lack of variety in the subjects they evaluate‚ standardized tests are often under scrutiny
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