Sixty-six percent of parents in America are opposed to standardized testing because test scores are being used to evaluate teachers’ teaching ability. Also‚ sixty seven percent of parents in the United States think there is too much emphasis on standardized tests (Walker). The tests are unfair to non-English speakers and kids with special needs because they still have to take the same exact tests (Ravitch). Tests creators should ask themselves is it really necessary to put kids that are in kindergarten
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Loisirc Go Temporary Working Bibliography Guterson‚ D. (1992). Family matters: Why homeschooling makes sense. New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich. Stevens‚ M. (2003). Kingdom of children: culture and controversy in the homeschooling movement. Princeton University Press‚ Princeton‚ New Jersey. Retrieved from: http://books.google.com.ph/books Angelis‚ K. (2008‚ December). Home schooling: Are partnerships possible (Doctoral Dissertation). Retrieved from ProQuest Dissertations and Theses
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Book Report In English (Reading) Title : A Rooster in the Sun Story by : Becky Bravo Illustrations by : Lyra Abueg Garcellano Characters : 1.)Tik Tilaok –Leader of the roosters 2.)Tayog –Leader of the eagles 3.)Dakila –Young eagle 4.)Pak Pakak –A rooster with more feather than sense Settings : In the Sun Summary : A very long time ago‚roosters
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A large issue with our educational system is standardized testing. Standardized tests are used to measure students academic achievement and gage teaching. While the intentions are good‚ the tests are flawed and often discriminate against students. Due to the weaknesses‚ standardized tests are an unreliable source of measuring student performance. Standardized tests are not only used to measure student achievement. They are frequently used to gage how well teachers are teaching. These tests measure
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students all over the country hear before they take mandatory standardized test. Standardized testing has been in the United States for about 150 years‚ but the tests have grown in use in the 21st century. Students of grades 3-12 take standardized tests each year to compare the students to each other‚ and to evaluate teaching. These tests have both pros and cons‚ which causes adults and students to have mixed views about them. Forms of standardized testing have been in America since before the civil war
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Standardized tests are defined by W. James Popham‚ former president of the American Educational Research Association‚ as "Any test that’s administered‚ scored‚ and interpreted in a standard‚ predetermined manner." Standardized tests have been part of school systems since the 1800`s.(Standardized) Their use skyrocketed after 2002’s No Child Left Behind (NCLB) mandated annual testing in all 50 states. Standardized testing confuses some students and the amount of testing can stress them out‚ leaving
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Standardized testing has become the focus of modern school reform since the implementation of the No Child Left Behind law in 2002 (Evans 1). The act was designed to hold all public schools to a high standard of education‚ measured by the results of students’ test scores on statewide standardized tests. Not all students are good test takers‚ and not all careers require the ability to take traditional tests in order to be successful on the job. A significant number of students nowadays would care
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others who pass all the tests? Students are forced to memorize information quickly for standardized tests rather than take the time to fully understand concepts. What we call learning is slowly diminishing as more standardized tests make their way into the schools. Students are pressured to cram the night before big tests and once they receive their grade‚ they forget what they memorized soon after. Standardized tests should be abolished because there are many other ways in the classroom to evaluate
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so much pressure on them because they have to focus their teaching on literacy skills measured on the standardized test. Since reading is more important than writing‚ teachers spend more time on reading. Usually focusing on comprehensions skills‚ not on the critical reading skills. Even if the teachers want to teach more‚ they can’t go beyond the test-based curriculum. James argued that standardized testing also limits the type of writing students so. Many tests consist of multiple choice and short
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PORK BARBECUE SERVING SIZE: 70 g NO. OF SERVINGS: 20 INGREDIENTS: 1400 g. Pork Loin‚ cut in small pieces For the Marinade: 2 cup soy sauce Lemon juice from 1 piece lemon 2 cup banana ketchup 2 onion‚ minced 4 teaspoons salt 2 teaspoon ground black pepper 6 tablespoons brown sugar 15 cloves garlic‚ crushed and chopped PROCEDURE: 1. Combine pork‚ soy sauce‚ lemon juice‚ ketchup‚ salt‚ ground black pepper‚ brown sugar‚ onion and chopped garlic in a mixing bowl then mix the ingredients
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