Standardized tests is a common way of measuring a student ’s progress and performance in school. The tests may vary by different schools and grades and it usually takes up a large portion of a student ’s total mark. Although it is purposely designed to be a consistent and accurate tool. However‚ many questions the effectiveness of standardized testing. Standardized testing is an inaccurate assessment because it does not effectively judge the student ’s ability to learn or understand‚ it can not always
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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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Standardized testing is what many schools use to test the abilities of students nation wide. This system of testing pronounces itself in a way to help evaluate the students‚ teachers‚ and the school itself. Throughout the many positative outcomes‚ there have been many negative ones as well. Although‚ many of the people supporting the standardized test need to understand that not everything that seems good is actually what it is. The elimination of the standardized student test is supported by impersonal
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“A June 2006 Public Agenda survey of 1‚342 public school students in grades 6-12 found that 71% of students think the number of tests they have is ‘about right.’” Some people support standardized test and some don’t. I believe in standardized test because they cost a low amount of money‚ most parents‚ teachers‚ and administrators approve these tests also. Test don’t cost a lot of money. Since they don’t cost a lot of money the school can use the money for other things like better food‚ more equipment
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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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Portfolios are useful tool for identifying the strengths and weaknesses‚ whereas the current standardized tests are provides limited feedback. While the standardized tests are‚ by design‚ suitable for punishing or rewarding purpose‚ the portfolio approach provides insights necessary to improve teaching-learning environment thus‚ serves as a learning tool. Using standardized tests as the evaluation technique for identifying educational gaps in schools with different economical and social background
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What Makes A Just Society? Throughout history‚ people have been trying to create an improved‚ fair‚ and equal system of justice‚ not only to better society in which one lives‚ but to also find a sense of meaning in what responsibilities people should hold within their civilizations in order to create this just way of living. As early as the Old Testament within the Bible‚ we see examples of how the Hebrews formed their own justice. This can be seen in the in text of the Ten Commandments
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that change frequently. Standardized testing is an open ended problem that plagues the future of education in this country. Optimally‚ standardized testing could be used as a powerful tool to monitor student growth and achievement‚ as well as provide valuable data to educators‚ administrators and policy makers about educational gaps and deficiencies. This information could be used to help allocate necessary resources to schools and students in need. This is what standardized test were designed to do
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needed on a standardized test. For example‚ a seventh grade teacher will try to perfect students’ ability to use the Pythagorean Theorem in order to obtain the measurement of sides and angles of a right triangle. But on the other hand‚ real life applications and word problems of how the Pythagorean Theorem can be used to find unknown distances and heights‚ as well as angles of elevation‚ will be less of a focus because there is less of a focus on longer and wordy problems on standardized tests. An
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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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