an elementary school teacher there is a great deal that I already know and believe to be true regarding how the use of standardized assessments facilitate and impede learning in elementary schools. Firstly‚ standardized assessments tests are constructed to measure how well students are performing when given a predetermined set of standards to meet. The type of standardized test used most in a school setting are aptitude tests and achievement tests. When utilized correctly standardized assessments can
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101 Professor Jenkins 2‚ December 2012 Should all U.S. States Require High School Students to Pass Standardized Exit Exams in Order to Graduate? On September 21‚ 2011 60‚000 students were denied their diplomas due to their failure of the Standardized Exit Exams (Standardized High School Exit Exams). Advocates say schools are diminishing the importance of acquiring a diploma and awarding them to students who have not earned them (Standardized High School Exit Exams). Critics believe that the exams
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completion and student motivation among students within one particular alternative education high school program. Exiting students of the program are expected to have done so within 65 days. Based on the most recent student exit date prior to this study‚ only 18 of 29 students successfully completed the program within 65 days. Surveys were given to determine the motivational levels of the students failing to exit within the expected timeframe. A low level of motivation was determined for students failing
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those are the things people think of when they hear the word "actor". For a high school theatre student‚ however‚ they see "budget"‚ "time"‚ and "reuse". These are things athletes don’t have to worry about‚ because a majority of the equipment and outfits are purchased by the high school. It doesn’t cost much to make a high-quality theatre set as long as you have the right people‚ so why not fund it? The problem with high schools is the fact that people want to see their children compete against other
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all kinds of different things on the spooky holiday. Many high school kids were discouraged to go out and have fun with crazy costumes since lately it is commonly mention that there is an age limit for trick or treating. Many people argue that high school students shouldn’t go trick or treating anymore since candy is mainly bought for little and young kids. Many students also believe that we are too old for it as well‚ but is this true? Well‚ true or not many Huskies left the comments and restrictions
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Introduction Students in high school are forced to take Math classes and they are not allowed to completely skip them just because they dislike the subject‚ as the other students are not allowed to skip some classes like English. This paper will explore the reasons of Math being required in high school. In almost every organization and workplace‚ people are divided based on their math skill to high skill math and low skill math; the paper will also explore the differences between these two
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As a high school student who worries about his curriculum in school‚ it is easy to recognize that many of the students who are in a class push themselves to their limits. In order to achieve the different standards imposed by the government and the different educators. On the other hand there is also high school students that stop trying‚ the reason why is because as they come from a different country ‚ they have difficulties with the language ‚ so as a matter of fact his classes could not probably
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waking up early and going to sleep early is difficult. Being a high school student is an extremely hard job to have‚ but could it benefit teenagers that classes begin and end later in the day? It most defiantly does benefit the teenager‚ but you cannot forget about the afterschool activities. If high school classes begin and end later in the day‚ students will be more focused and successful. It is very difficult for a student to wake up early and be expected to stay focused. For example
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Homework- schoolwork that a student is required to do at home‚ work or study done in preparation for a certain event or situation.” Most students understand why they get homework at school‚ but not why they get homework in every class every day. The purpose of homework is “helping to prepare students for national and statewide exams and tests. It helps to reinforce what’s being taught in the classroom” (Raychelle Cassada Lohmann- teen angst). High school students now-a-days get way too much homework
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amount that teens sleep. Lack of teenage sleep could be caused by a number of things‚ however‚ early school start times undeniably play an enormous role in teens’ sleep. Adolescents spend most of their days in school and the majority of students have homework‚ jobs and extracurricular activities after school‚ leaving them with just enough hours left in the day for sleep. It is imperative that schools start later in the day because sleep is important for teenagers’ health and development‚ adolescent
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