Standardized testing is something you’re bound to come across in public schools as soon as first grade. I remember taking test after test as a public school student‚ and I can’t really say I ever got anything out of it. These tests are putting so much pressure on teachers and students a like. A bunch of old men sitting around a table who’ve never even stepped foot in my school can make a test and say that it evaluates what students have learned as a whole. The problem with standardized testing‚ its
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Becca Papineau Amanda Hararch English 102 Research Paper 15 April 2013 Standardized Testing: False Interpretation Do you hate staring at a computer/ piece of paper for more than two hours and answering questions? I am sure most people would answer “no”‚ and that is why standardized testing puts more harm than good in today’s world. Standardized testing causes a lot more problems than usual. It used to be a part of life‚ but now it’s causing kids not to go to college‚ and it’s causing kids
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Is standardized testing the way to go? You wake up in the morning belated for the bus because of sleeping late. You arrive in school‚ forgetting to brush your teeth and comb your hair. When you are confronted with the test‚ you are so tired and you get a pink eye. The next event you know is that you fail the test. Do you want to fail for just having an inadequate day? Standardized testing may cause you to stay in the same grade just for having an inadequate day‚ not getting enough sleep‚ etc
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“The Art of Cheating” How this cheating in the electoral system could be minimized if not totally eradicated? In Philippine politics‚ it has been a conventional wisdom that no one loses – they just get cheated. Cheating in the Philippine elections has been so common that they have mastered the so-called “The Art of Cheating.” Charges of fraud and cheating have characterized the past elections in the country often citing irregularities in the manual counting of votes. This so-called “art of cheating”
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me that cheating in its standard form and definition is wrong. However‚ my sense of reality tells me that I do it‚ and have done it‚ knowingly many times and many ways through out my life. Cheating is an ugly fact of life‚ we all know it‚ but how do we harness it and when do we use it appropriately? Cheating can be good and it can be evil‚ what mechanisms do we use in our rationality to tell when the timing is right to cheat or lie? In our everyday lives we are all guilty of cheating in one way
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Cheating is wrong. There’s no way of justifying cheating whether it’s plagiarizing‚ being unfaithful to your partner‚ or just finding a loophole to win an event. You can get caught cheating and have serious consequences. Not only is it morally wrong‚ cheating is simply a poor excuse not to work hard at achieving your ultimate goals. First off‚ plagiarism is a highly common way of cheating. If you study at a college or university‚ expulsion can be a form of reprimanding in terms of this offense
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Should the Standardized Test be the only Measurement for Students’ Ability in Learning? Part of our future is determined by how good we are in a test. Over the past decade‚ schools use standardized test for several purposes. For example‚ to pass students from the schools‚ to know their learning progress in schools‚ to place them in a class suited their abilities‚ or to measure their worthiness to enroll to a university. “A standardized test is a test that is administered and scored in a consistent
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Evidence 1. “There is too much competition between students‚ which leads to increased pressure to do well. Cheating becomes a way to get the edge over the other students in the class. In addition‚ the penalties for getting caught are mild.” 2. “Today there is more pressure placed on students to do well. They are expected to receive good grades‚ play a sport‚ and volunteer if they are to be looked at by a good college. With a B tainting your transcript‚ a college might not look at you.”
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What is cheating? There is a fine line between flirting and cheating. What counts as cheating differs from person to person. In the majority of people’s eyes engaging in sexual intercourse with a person other than your partner is considered being unfaithful. Sleeping with someone other than your partner is a betrayal of trust and commitment that you have made to your other half. It hurts the person being cheated on emotionally and makes them feel worthless. Other sexual behaviours such as cybersex
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“Cheating has become so common‚ experts say‚ That it often goes unreported and unpunished‚” said by Zernike in the Article‚”With Students Cheating on the Rise‚ More Colleges are Turning to Honor Codes.” Without a doubt cheating has become more prevalent is both colleges and high schools. However‚ some people may question if certain types of cheating are okay and not dishonest and others dishonest. For example‚ some people may think copying a homework assignment is not a big deal and dishonest while
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