Essay 17 February 2012 Standardized Testing and Students Standardized testing can be stressful for high school students. The outcome of the test determines whether the student passes or fails. The test is useful when diagnosing a problem or trying to determine if a student has learned what the teacher has taught them. Standardized test results are used as a large factor to make decisions regarding graduation and grade promotion. When standardized tests become high stakes tests is when they become
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Goals of American Public Education TJC National University Foundations of Education/TED 602 January 13‚ 2012 Professor KL Goals of American Public Education Public education in America began in the early to mid-19th century with the simple goal of “uniting the American population by instilling common moral and political values” (Spring‚ 2012‚ p. 5). Our country was founded by men who designed the constitution so that it could be amended to accommodate changing political and social climates
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tested for each grade level. Match readiness and supporting standards set up on the TEA blueprint to meet weekly assessments given in class. Provide training for teachers based on best practices and test taking strategies to be used by students. Goals: (See Figure 1.1) The results of the 2014 STAAR test demonstrates a need for improvement in 4th grade writing‚ 3rd grade reading and math‚ and 5th grade reading and math subjects. Resources: Journeys Reading Program (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt)‚ Empowering
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a college entrance exam is a standardized aptitude test. Aptitude tests measure your collective knowledge in various skill areas such as verbal‚ math‚ analytical and writing skills. These tests are not designed to measure what you have learned in school; rather‚ they measure your potential to perform well in the future. Your high school courses will help you prepare for these exams. However‚ taking practice exams is an additional way to study for these types of tests‚ as they will help you become
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at Applicants’ SAT Scores “Why did they reject me? I thought I could get in since I have lots of awards and projects related to my major. I just did not do well in my SAT test. But how could they reject me simply because SAT score was not high? That’s so unfair!” As a tutor working in New Oriental‚ an agency that provides SAT test preparation services‚ I hear this sort of complain all the time. I have seen tons and tons of my students cannot get into their dream schools simply because of their SAT
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*ACT composite score; SAT sum of critical reading and math; writing portions of both tests are required‚ but not used in determining assured admission. We combine the highest SAT critical reading and math scores from multiple test dates. Some academic colleges and departments at Texas Tech only accept students who meet assured admission requirements: Rawls College of Business – All majors College of Engineering We will grant assured admission to all students who hold competitive scholarships
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and debate team. The topic was standardized testing originally‚ but I quickly realized that testing was not the problem; the American public education system is fundamentally flawed. I had falsely assumed that standardized tests were the reason others my age lacked curiosity when it is so much more involved than that.
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At the end of the school year‚ students have to take giant exams called standardized tests. These tests are hyped up for the duration of the school year which makes some students nervous on test day. This will affect the student’s performance‚ therefore decreasing the accuracy of the test by it’s own hand. This is just one of many reasons why students should not have to take standardized tests. To name a few‚ standardized tests are inaccurate‚ very stressful to the student‚ and overall are not worth
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Should High Stakes Tests Be a Requirement to Graduate? Most students don’t really want to take state tests‚ but they have no choice. These tests‚ such as AIR‚ determine if students graduate. While what will determine if a kid graduates is the big question mostly asked‚ the tests determine if kids graduate because there is not enough time in the school year to teach all of the curriculum‚ it is not helping the kids with learning disabilities‚ and the tests do not line up with the standards. I believe
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The AHSGE test was instituted in 2001 to test the preparedness and qualification of high school students to face further education and the outside society with a high school diploma. The AHSGE test is now mandatory before students can be awarded a high school diploma in Alabama. Research shows that standardized tests are racially bias; these tests do not determine a student’s level of knowledge and some school administration do not effectively enforce the necessary skills for the test. Students
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