Problem Statement: We all want this massive standardized testing to come to a close. We all want it to stop causing stress‚ depression‚ also anxiety. We all stress ourselves out over this test. Today in the world‚ this one test has caused rises in mental illness like stress‚ depression‚ also anxiety. They are teaching kids how to pass the test but they did not genuinely learn anything. Students do not learn critical along with creative thinking skills. Also‚ people are starting to feel the need
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“A June 2006 Public Agenda survey of 1‚342 public school students in grades 6-12 found that 71% of students think the number of tests they have is ‘about right.’” Some people support standardized test and some don’t. I believe in standardized test because they cost a low amount of money‚ most parents‚ teachers‚ and administrators approve these tests also. Test don’t cost a lot of money. Since they don’t cost a lot of money the school can use the money for other things like better food‚ more equipment
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Students have been taking standardized testing and people are starting to question if students are taking too much standardized testing. There is too much standardized testing because it is taking up too much class time and many districts are taking more tests then required. Standardized testing is taking up too much class time. Testing takes about 2.3 percent of class time for an average eighth grader in a public school. So‚ between pre-k through 12th grade the students in a public school
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Imagine one day you’re at school taking a standardized test. You pass by a question that asks: “ Which word best completes the sentence--She put the dirty dishes in the: sink‚ dishwasher‚ table‚ or chair?” You are a minority student and you live in a middle or lower-class home in which the income isn’t very high. You decide to pick “sink” as your answer because that’s where you put your dirty dishes. Turns out the right answer was dishwasher. How can you possibly pick something that you don’t even
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Standardized tests is a common way of measuring a student ’s progress and performance in school. The tests may vary by different schools and grades and it usually takes up a large portion of a student ’s total mark. Although it is purposely designed to be a consistent and accurate tool. However‚ many questions the effectiveness of standardized testing. Standardized testing is an inaccurate assessment because it does not effectively judge the student ’s ability to learn or understand‚ it can not always
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think critically. Intelligence plus character - that is the goal of true education.” (Martin Luther King Junior) DISCUSS Although some argue standardized testing is the best measure of a student’s knowledge and academic skills‚ it poorly judges what a student has learned and should be eradicated from schools. Educators and administrators look to standardized testing to provide a measurement of a student’s learning. However‚ measuring all students in the same way provides inaccurate results. Each student
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According to the California Board of Registered Nurses; An Explanation of the Scope of RN Practice Including Standardized Procedures (2011)‚ if the licensed health facility‚ BRN and the Medical Board of California considers intubation a “Standardized Procedure” then the RN may be capable of performing the procedure (Example intubation) after all guidelines were completed. The RN must follow these guidelines in accordance to the CA BRN; Specify standard procedure‚ special requirements‚ specific training
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"It is the supreme art of the teacher to awaken joy in creative expression and knowledge." How‚ though‚ may teachers follow these wise words‚ when they must constantly worry about educating their students so they can pass just one of the many standardized tests thrust upon them? John Dewey‚ an American philosopher‚ also said‚ "The real process of education should be the process of learning to think through the application of real problems." How‚ though‚ can students possibly learn critical thinking
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needed on a standardized test. For example‚ a seventh grade teacher will try to perfect students’ ability to use the Pythagorean Theorem in order to obtain the measurement of sides and angles of a right triangle. But on the other hand‚ real life applications and word problems of how the Pythagorean Theorem can be used to find unknown distances and heights‚ as well as angles of elevation‚ will be less of a focus because there is less of a focus on longer and wordy problems on standardized tests. An
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Portfolios are useful tool for identifying the strengths and weaknesses‚ whereas the current standardized tests are provides limited feedback. While the standardized tests are‚ by design‚ suitable for punishing or rewarding purpose‚ the portfolio approach provides insights necessary to improve teaching-learning environment thus‚ serves as a learning tool. Using standardized tests as the evaluation technique for identifying educational gaps in schools with different economical and social background
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