Introduction Standardized testing is one of the most controversial topics discussed in American schools today. According to The Glossary of Education Reform‚ there are several different forms of standardized test: achievement test‚ aptitude test‚ college-admission test‚ international-comparison test and psychological test. These test are used to measure student’s academic progress‚ a teacher’s effectiveness on his or her students and the school’s overall performance. Standardized testing affects the
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Standardized Intelligence has been a monumental breakthrough in Psychology. This instrument of psychology has been one of the most practiced inventions in the field. Alfred Binet is considered the father of standardized intelligence testing. In the early 1900’s‚ he conducted these tests on young children to identify learning disabilities. It has assisted the U.S. military place new recruits in their positions with the ASVAB‚ and since the SAT was enacted in 1926‚ millions of aptitude tests have been
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Standardized Testing Should Not Be The Standard Standardized testing can be deemed as unfair and should not be solely 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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Issues in Multicultural Education Several educational issues occur here in Los Angeles. Numerous students come from communities of immigrant families. These families generally have low-incomes and have limited resources. Additionally‚ the majority of these students derive from families that are unfamiliar with the American education structure. These neighborhoods commonly have high rates of illiteracy and crime. These are some of the major issues that surround students in these communities. There
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allow standardized testing for students K-12. The state government should allow students not to take any form of state testing to insure more hands on activities. When students go to take the standardized test most students do not take their time due to stress. Also students may not always be able to answer the questions asked on the test‚ and there is unfairness with IEP students‚ and non IEP students. With this in mind‚ the state government should take away standardized testing. State testing causes
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Lydia Hennesay EDU-230 Oct. 27‚ 2013 Emil Cicogna Issues in Multicultural Education The El Centro Elementary School District is made up of 8 elementary schools‚ one kinder-eighth‚ and two junior high schools (7-8). (Local Ed. Agency Plan 2012) This diverse school district is located in the city of El Centro‚ California in the Imperial County. Through my research I have discovered that at this time the El Centro Elementary School District does not have any type of citizenship character education
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students have two things on their minds- summer and‚ sadly‚ standardized tests. Annually‚ around one million students take the ACT and SAT- even if they do not plan on attending college. Although the SAT and ACT are required‚ recently some colleges are saying they are not looking at the tests scores as much as they are looking at everything else. The tests should not be able to determine the student’s academic abilities. Standardized testing should be abolished because a lot of money is wasted‚ a lot
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J. (2006) Psychology (7th ed). Boston‚ MA: Houghton Mifflin Company Childs‚ E.C. (2004) Race and society: Families on the color-line. Retrieved February 1‚ 2008 from linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S109095240400 Cillo‚ L. (1998). Multicultural issues. Retrieved February 18‚ 2008 from members.aol.com/lacillo/multicultural.html Cruz‚ C.‚ Aberle‚ C
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The Positive Effects of Standardized Testing Schools should use standardized tests as a measure to compare how schools are achieving and what students know. Standardized tests accurately evaluate students’ learning‚ verify educators’ skills at teaching‚ and increase the students’ likelihood of achieving a higher education. The first reason that standardized testing should be used in schools is that they display how well each student is understanding different concepts and they determine students’
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In many schools today‚ standardized testing is becoming more of a problem. It is now said‚ from a survey conducted by George Washington University‚ that eighty one percent of public school teachers believe that their students spend too much time taking tests required by the state or district. Students‚ on average‚ spend around 10 days taking district required tests and nine days for state required tests. These numbers are outrageous and the tests are just a waste of time and learning. Students need
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