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    you’re not alone. Many people are against standardized testing and hope for change in the future. Standardized tests puts kids‚ and teens under the stress of passing. Teachers sometimes even spend more time preparing for the test than actually studying for the test. These tests should not be part of our education system. They do not show a fair measure of one’s performance‚ and true abilities‚ therefore making a need for change in these tests. A Standardized tests is an examination that is created

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    Fulbright. Students should not take standardized tests. Testing takes up too much time‚ there are too many tests‚ and schools have to wait too long for results. To begin with‚ testing takes up too much time. According to an October edition magazine at newela.com it takes twenty to twenty-five hours of testing each year (not includig prep time). On average eighth graders (public school) spend about 2.3% of time taking tests. Others would claim that testing is good and does not take up a lot of

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    In standardized test it depends what subject of the test I’m taking is what determines if I will do good or bad. If it’s like an english section I usually get an okay score but I struggle a lot and sometimes I get bored and distracted. If it’s the math section I usually do really good because for some reason‚ math has always been easy to me and I hardly struggle in the math standardized test. I have really always been that way for some reason‚ and any other subjects I really haven’t took any standardized

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    requirements. These requirements may range from essay‚ extracurricular activities‚ GPA and standardized test scores. All these requirements are put together to have a better insight on a students capabilities and knowledge. In recent years‚ debates have been talked about the importance of standardized testing in college admissions such as the SAT (Scholastic Assessment Test) and the ACT (American College Testing). Many people advocate that college should prioritize the importance of this test toward

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    Standardized testing Standardized testing is good in theory but in reality it is causing many problems. The United States Government wants to keep the national school systems together but as a result it is making schools much more stressful for everyone and the point of being a teacher completely different than what it used to be. Children’s intelligence should not be determined by a test‚ nor should it determine a teacher’s skill. This problem has gotten much bigger over time and needs to be brought

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    I personally don’t think standardized tests should be as big of a part of our lives as they are. Other people may believe we have a good amount of test or that we may even need more. In this essay I will explain why I don’t believe we should have such a large amount of test‚ yet we still need test but not as much as we currently do. I think we shouldn’t have so many test because for one thing among others they don’t test schools equally but more on that later. We take so many test‚ don’t you

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    The No Child Left Behind Act has seen the spread of standardized testing and used for the wrong purposes. Schools have been pushed schools to use the standardized tests so learning‚ teacher and school quality can be measured and also determine sanctions based on scores. Not only are sanctions given‚ but also decide whether the student should go through school. The scores of children dictate if they should go to the next grade‚ stay in the same grade‚ or graduate. School systems use the tests as a

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    Standarized Testing Should Be Banned There are many questions concerning the education system. Everyone always seems to have an opinion on this certain topic‚ but no one is producing solutions to the problem. For example are standardized tests really helping the system? The “No Child Left Behind” act was established in the U.S in 2001. The law states that all children in public school have to be tested in reading and writing. This testing starts in grades third through eight‚ and also they have

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    What is standardized testing? It is a type of test that is used to signify objective tests that include questions such as fill in the blank‚ multiple-choice‚ true/false‚ or short essay. All students take the same tests with the same questions so that the scores can be compared. Computers score most parts of these tests. People that have rubrics with guidelines on how to score the answers grade questions like fill in the blank and short essay answers. The results of these tests deliver two types of

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    In this essay I will be discussing whether I think it is necessary to test chemicals on animals for the sake of humans. There are a countless number of pros and cons that I will be discussing in this essay. I will discuss with you some of the pros of testing on animals. Some people believe that it is necessary to test chemicals on living harmless animals; they trust that it is the right thing to do as it helps researchers to find drugs and treatments; this then helps researchers in finding drugs

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