Standardized Tests and Their Effect on the Community Carol Childs Prof. Moore / Saint Leo University SSC101 14 October 2012 There are many types of standardized tests used within schools to determine levels of intelligence and knowledge of subject matter. Teachers and the school board use these test results to determine areas that need improvement for the student and what subject areas they excel in. For students‚ many of them do not like taking tests especially when they hold a very high
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Standardized testing is losing its efficiency‚ and could be hurting the education and learning of all our students‚ from young to old. Standardized tests are state administered annual tests that all students must complete. Each state may have a different testing program‚ and each one is very different‚ but they all have the same basic gist. They were made to measure student’s knowledge‚ and measure the school’s achievement‚ but are they worth the hassle and time they use? The opinion of the usefulness
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Effects of Standardized Tests on Education Lawrence Jackson Armstrong Atlantic State University Standardized tests have been debated and argued for as many years as they have existed. It is worthwhile to look at some of the arguments for both sides and find out if there can be some middle ground. Two important factors of standardized tests are the way the tests are administered and how the results are handled. These two issues may be more important than the tests themselves
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I believe that we should have a standardized test for High School students to graduate. It is a way of measuring basic skills of students. It puts all the knowledge of what we have learned over the past 12 years to the test. It’s put in a test to see how much you’ve truly learned and to prepare you for your adult life. Another reason we should have this standardized test is because it will better prepare the students for college. Students are given this final test and are released into the real world
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Research project #2 Test Tube Meat Scientists have recently traveled to the Netherlands to check out different laboratories researching test tube meat. This is a recent study and may seem far-fetched but we could be eating this meat in the next couple of years. With a new study like this there will be many controversial Pros and Cons. The two articles I researched online were; Burgers From A Lab: The World Of In Vitro Meat and the other is from Beefmagazine.com: Test Tube Meat. Both of the
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Many students‚ teachers‚ and parents focus on stress that tests in academic life cause‚ while others strongly defend standardized tests because of their advantages. Apparently‚ there are a lot of counterarguments‚ that need to be considered‚ but in my view‚ that worth it‚ to have tests as obligation in school program. To begin with‚ everyone has benefit from tests‚ which evaluate effectively pupil’s knowledge in specific area. First of all‚ it facilitates work of teachers.Teachers can get clear
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world‚ there are hundreds of colleges that only look at standardized test scores for admission. College is an educational institution/establishment. It is a place where students go to get education after they have graduated. College opens doors for students that high school doesn’t. Despite these positive reasons to go to college‚ some colleges don’t accept students into their university due to their low test scores. Initially‚ standardized test scores do not predict a student’s success at college
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Pro & Cons of the FCAT X [pic] Alexis Writing Alexis Writing has many years of freelance writing experience. She has written for a variety of online destinations‚ including Peternity.com. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in communication from the University of Rochester. By Alexis Writing‚ eHow Contributor Learn about the pros and cons of the FCAT. The idea of standardized testing to gauge general knowledge and understanding in grade school students is not new. With the passage of the No
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The Wide Range Achievement Test: Fourth Edition (WRAT 4) is a test that measures basic academic skills‚ written by Gary S. Wilkinson and Gary J. Robertson. Psychological Assessment Resources‚ Inc. published this test in 2006. Administration time for this test takes about 15-25 minutes for younger children ages 5-7. Administration time for those eight years and older takes about 30-45 minutes. Description of Purpose and Nature of Test The WRAT 4 is an achievement test designed to measure individual
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time periods. The two stories both have their pros and cons of the society that is being portrayed in the text. The pros of the societies in the stories are found more in “The Voter” than in “Tribal Scars”. This mainly has to do with the fact that the society in Achebe’s story was based in a more recent time which allowed for the society to be more far and democratic and this would be the most noticeable pro throughout the stories. Another pro for “The Voter” would be that almost all of the
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