Students Should Not Take Standardized Tests Students should not take standardized tests because they are not a good predictor of whether students will prosper in life. These tests do not identify students as individuals‚ and they do not measure their personality (Ravitch). The character of a person is a great deal when determining how likely students will succeed because some people are optimistic and some are pessimistic (“Personality Tests”). Their personality traits can decide on their future
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Sweating palms‚ baggy eyes‚ and sleepless nights. This is what standardized testing is like for most students‚ teachers‚ and schools. Teachers and students spend an inordinate amount of time preparing for these tests while they should be teaching and learning new material to better prepare the students for their upcoming college classes. While standardized tests such as the ACT and SAT are designed to best represent students to potential colleges‚ they are only indicative of a student’s memory‚ not
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Essay Questions The essay questions below are worth 7 points each. 26. There are some very clear cut and distinct rights that all participants of psychological tests are privy to. Discuss the importance of adhering to these rights. It is important that assessors adhere to the rights of participants that include informed consent‚ treated with respect‚ debriefing‚ options‚ explanation‚ and confidentiality. It is the assessor’s responsibility to ensure the rights of those participating. When not
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Scale can be defined in several terms along with different meanings. It can be expressed as a way of measurement that compare two characteristics or values to each other in order to determine a constant pattern of results. Additionally‚ Scales can contain either quantitative or qualitative data. It can be used in multiple styles such as: size‚ weight‚ length‚ majority‚ minority‚ importance and temperature …etc. However‚ scales are created to make people understand each other easily. In other words
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The Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scale-II (VASB-II) was completed by Leyla’s mother to determine Leyla’s daily functioning skills. More specifically‚ these daily skills are necessary to get along with others and taking care of oneself. The VASB-II included domains in communication‚ daily living‚ and socialization. Leyla’s mother spoke with the evaluator about Leyla’s functioning skills at home‚ at school‚ and in the community. Leyla achieved a standard score of 113‚ which is in the Adequate adaptive
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A current policy issue that is plaguing our educational system is the emphasis put on student assessments. Teachers are at odds in their classrooms on whether to teach the necessities that students will need to be productive in our society‚ to simply teach what will be tested on state and federally mandated assessments‚ or both. Teachers are forced to find a balance within their instructions due to the time restraints that stand in their way. When teachers are able to find this balance and present
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This paper will analyze the results of the memory test. As a part of the analysis‚ the paper is addressing the following: working memory‚ short-term memory‚ and long-term memory‚ the paper will also describe the selected test and the results. The paper will also explain the role of encoding and retrieval in the memory process and it relates to the selected test and results. In this paper‚ I will evaluate variables associated with encoding information and ease of retrieval as they relate to
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Clinical Assessment Scenario Mr. and Mrs. Lawson brought their 4-year-old adopted daughter‚ Clara‚ to see Dr. Mason‚ a psychiatrist. Clara was polite in greeting Dr. Mason‚ but did not smile and kept her gaze down as she took a seat. Mr. and Mrs. Lawson sat next to Clara and began explaining their concerns. They described Clara as a quiet child who has recently begun throwing temper tantrums‚ during which she is inconsolable. Her sleep and eating patterns have changed‚ and she no longer wants to
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How smart are you? While this question may be seemingly simple to answer‚ it is an interesting question because it suggests someone’s level of mental competence can be measured. If there is an answer to this question‚ it suggests that a person’s level of smartness or intelligence can be found pretty straightforwardly by a score on a measurement of intelligence such as an IQ test. Find a pen or pencil‚ have a seat‚ and take an IQ test. Even better‚ look one up on the internet. Hours…or even minutes
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Test Reliability and Validity: Evaluation of the GRADE A+ Standardized Reading Assessment Assessment is the key to instruction and intervention‚ but according to Salvia‚ Ysseldyke and Bolt (2007)‚ “reliability is a major consideration in evaluating an assessment procedure” (p. 119). Reliability refers to the stability of a tests’ results over time and test reliability refers to the consistency of scores students would receive on alternate forms of the same test‚ for example Test form A and Test
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