EFFECTIVENESS OF CLOZE – TEST AS INTEGRATIVE ASSESSMENT IN READING COMPREHENSION AT LAGUNA STATE POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY SAN PABLO CITY CAMPUS ACADEMIC YEAR 2012-2013 For more details call the authors: 09103240206 & 09297447542 A Research Paper Presented to the Faculty of the College of Teacher Education Laguna State Polytechnic University San Pablo City Campus San Pablo City In Partial of Fulfillment Of the Requirements in Methods of Research for the Degree Bachelor of Secondary Education
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are being rewarded with cash for good grades or test scores on Advanced Placement and SAT exams. Though money is a good incentive for kids to try harder in school‚ it has more negative effects than positive. Based on the research by Richard Fryer‚ an economist at Harvard‚ has proven that in order for rewards to work they must be immediate and consistent. Compelled on solving if rewarding kids for grades could make a difference in standardized test scores‚ he created four reward schemes in four different
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Standardized tests are also used as an assessment to measure the progress that a student has made in one academic year. Of course‚ one test would not be sufficient for assessing the student’s academic capability but‚ the test results would be a fairly accurate indicator (Thompson). Educators can take advantage of standardized tests by assessing where the student falls in their grade level on a national scale. If the student is falling behind academically compared to his peers‚ his educators will
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2014 End to Standardized Testing Standardized testing was originally created to measure students’ performance and progress. In recent years‚ the public school system has relied heavily on the information this test provides‚ in doing so creating controversy. The debate over standardized testing has raised an inquiry question: What are the effects of standardized testing on the United States public education system? Students are taught only to pass tests‚ Standardized tests are not a true indicator
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When I take standard test I do ok because I get tired because you have to read this essays and then you have to answer questions. You have to do A LOT of them a it’s tiring. I consider myself as a good test taker if I know what I’m doing. If I don’t know what it is then I’m most likely going to score low on it. I have been like me that because how am I supposed to score good on a test if I haven’t learned it or understood it? That’s why I have always been that way no matter what. But somethings I
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Basic psychometric properties of these are also examined along with issues related to the use and interpretation of tests. Emphasis is on the use of tests by counselors‚ marriage & family therapists‚ and educators. Rationale The purpose of this course is to help counselors become aware of psychometric theories and the ways in which both individual and group psychological tests can be helpful in the process of counseling. I. Prerequisites COUN 500‚ 501‚ 502‚ 505‚ 510‚ 598‚ 646 II. Required
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Laurel Sira Formal Sentence Outline COMS 1030 Title of Speech: Standardized testing General Purpose: To persuade Specific Purpose: School and universities will no longer use standardized testing. Proposition: All schools and university should stop using standardized testing as a measure of intelligence and academic capability and success. Introduction I. Attention Getter Albert Einstein‚ Charles Dickens‚ John Rockefeller‚ and Bill Gates…what do all these people have in common? They were “bad
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Is Standardized Test Like Intelligence Quotient Test? Standardized tests‚ which by definition gives all test-takers the same test under the same (or reasonably equal) conditions‚ are also perceived as being more fair than assessments that use different questions or different conditions for students according to their race‚ socioeconomic status‚ or other considerations. Standardized tests are usually one of the requirements to apply to the higher level in education‚ for instance college‚ undergraduate
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brain-teasing‚ non-scoring test created to fail you‚ don’t you feel cheated? The should not be standardized test because the parents don’t want their kids taking the standardized test‚ it is a waste of time‚ and it cause stress for many kids. Parents don’t trust the people who have access to the SBAC test scores. Additionally kids take a high average of the day taking the test. As well as too much stress is building up on kids and damaging their self-esteem. The standardized test are well know for testing
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Samantha Clanton Instructor Jade Bittle ENG 112-452 23 March 2013 No Child Left Behind? Or all Children Left Behind? Standardized Testing has been a part of education since the mid-1800s. In 2002 the No Child Left behind Act was put into place‚ which requires all 50 states to have mandated annual testing. The use of standardized testing in a school can have harsh effects if the scores are too low. It could lead to students being held back‚ teachers being fired‚ or if it becomes a big issue
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