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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“John took many standardized tests in high school that helped him succeed in his science career.” Basic skills tests might be dull and may feel like a waste of time‚ but it can help in many ways. Basic skills test‚ also known as “standardized tests‚" are tests students must pass in order to graduate. According to scholar Richard P. Phelps‚ “93% of studies of student testing‚ including the use of large-scale and high- stakes standardized tests‚ has found a ‘positive effect’ on student achievement”(Phelps)
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Everyone who has attended school has taken at least one standardized test in their life. A standardized test is any examination that’s given and scored in a standard manner. There are two major types of standardized tests. Aptitude tests‚ such as the SAT and ACT‚ and achievement tests‚ which school board members rely on when they evaluate the effectiveness of a school (Popham). A typical student takes about 112 mandated standardized tests between pre-kindergarten classes and 12th grade (Layton)
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Animal Rights- Ban Testing Ally Torres English 10 April 25‚ 2012 Mr. Bannon Animals are unique creatures placed all around the world‚ each with their own genuine‚ exotic‚ and weird personalities. Unfortunately‚ every year‚ “scientists” use them to test potentially dangerous products that most people use in our everyday lives. Although scientists claim that there is no other way to test them‚ and that their work ethics are a necessity to keep the society safe‚ they are wrong. There are many
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Imagine a world where students are replacing their opportunity to prepare for college and think for themselves with cram sessions for state standardized tests. In the United States‚ this is an everyday problem. Unfortunately‚ educators keep ignoring the warning signs that show that something needs to change. State standardized tests are state issued tests that measure a student’s ability to recall and apply knowledge. America has recently placed extra emphasis on these tests‚ and by doing that‚ the
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Davis 1 Ericka Davis Nishi Shah-Williams English 100 4 December 2013 Standardized Testing: Helpful or Harmful for American Youth I would like to discuss the benefits and disadvantages of standardized testing for primary school children. I support standardized tests that are created based on each school or districts standards. Not all students learn at the same rate or in the same manner. I do feel that testing is one of the easiest methods of tracking how teachers are doing in the classrooms
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Standardized tests are given to determine knowledge in a fair‚ equal way‚ and they should be used as the main benchmark of knowledge. Every high school student will take a standardized test before they graduate. These tests are designed for the sole purpose of determining how much knowledge a student has in a given subject. There have been countless studies done to learn how to make these tests as accurate as possible‚ and the data shows that these tests really do what they are supposed to do. Standardized
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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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in standardized tests measuring someone’s wisdom‚ is they only test over a limited amount of material rather than what someone excels or specializes in. Throughout the course of a child’s education‚ they acquire knowledge from various subjects. The core subjects that students are required to take are math‚ reading‚ English‚ math‚ and history. In addition to core subjects‚ students must select elective credits which are classes that can range from art to music to engineering. Most standardized tests
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Jeannie 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
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