The Usefulness of Standardized Tests When one is employed at a school‚ and starts noticing loads of confidential boxes being delivered‚ “Smarties” candies and “Smart Pencils” being distributed to students‚ and last but not least; witnessing that the stress of the school is rising…You know it’s testing time. This all happens at the beginning‚ middle‚ and end of the school year. Many tests take 1 to 2 days when others‚ have a duration of 2-3 weeks. As an employee of an elementary school‚
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to our text book‚ primary sources of secondary research include audio‚ video‚ or written transcripts of original research speeches in entirety‚ and raw data that has not been interpreted. Primary sources serve as the best sources as they have not been diluted with thoughts or interpretations of another source. Laws‚ court documents‚ census‚ human resource records‚ are primary sources. Primary sources are most trustworthy and valuable sources of data. Secondary sources are the interpretation of
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Big Data Management: Possibilities and Challenges The term big data describes the volumes of data generated by an enterprise‚ including Web-browsing trails‚ point-of-sale data‚ ATM records‚ and other customer information generated within an organization (Levine‚ 2013). These data sets can be so large and complex that they become difficult to process using traditional database management tools and data processing applications. Big data creates numerous exciting possibilities for organizations‚
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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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Standardized terminologies are structured and controlled languages that have been developed according to terminology developed guidelines and have been approved by an authoritative body. Informatics nurse specialists have documented current efforts toward meeting the demand for a reference terminology of nursing concepts. These specialists are building on the foundation of existing interface and administrative terminologies‚ and are collaborating with efforts to develop terminology across the spectrum
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Dangers of Using Standardized Testing as the Only Measure of Student Achievement The measurement of student achievement is complex; one must ask themselves‚ what is student achievement and how is it measured? Standardized testing is often used as a measurement of student achievement. This form of testing serves an important role in education. While using standardized testing is not purposed to be a negative form of assessment its misuse as the only measurement of student achievement can be detrimental
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Standardized Tests: Crushing Students’ Dreams Since 2001 Have you ever taken a standardized test? All students in the American public education system have or will take these tests. Standardized tests measure test taking abilities of students‚ not how smart they are and waste valuable class time. This can decrease the overall intelligence of the students because they are being prepared to take tests not to learn or better their education. Lastly‚ a lot of the data from tests can be skewed for many
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Standardized testing is not the best way to measure how well a teacher teaches or how much a student has learned. Schools throughout the United States put their main focus on standardized tests; these examinations put too much stress on the teachers and students and cause traumatizing events. Standardized testing is believed to be the best way to evaluate how much a child has learned‚ however most students only score average on the tests. George W. Bush strived to create a school environment for
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The chief problem with U.S. schools apparently isn’t high dropout rates or underqualified teachers but standardized testing. This is the only conclusion that can be drawn from the push by parents and teachers in Buffalo‚ Philadelphia‚ Seattle and elsewhere to help students opt out of taking standardized tests. Members of this burgeoning anti-test movement fail to grasp testing’s valuable role in motivating and guiding students and teachers. Preparing young Americans for success in the global economy
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Next Generation Mobile Analytical Instruments Palm Nuclear Magnetic Resonance System (PNMR) University Research & Entrepreneurship Symposium April 1‚ 2010 Dr. Marcus Semones WaveGuide Corporation WaveGuide is an early stage mobile analytical instrument company building a suite of next generation handheld (i) infrared and (ii) nuclear magnetic resonance spectrometers for portable use in multiple untapped markets. WaveGuide’s business model: •Acquire exclusive worldwide licensing for existing
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