Should They Be Outlawed In Favor Of Another Form Of Assessment
1. State-mandated exams often do little more than measure a person’s ability to take exams. Should they be outlawed in favor of another form of assessment?
2. Should there be laws put in place to offset the impeding overpopulation crisis that may occur in the next century?
3. Are renewable energy sources, with the exception of hydroelectric power, practical enough to be put into use around the world?
4. Should academic achievement be a primary consideration for college admission?
5. Does living in a technologically advanced society have a positive or negative effect on humanity?
Standardized testing has been a large part of education in America and many other countries. Exams like the ACT, PSAT/NMSQT, SAT, ISAEE, and SSAT are but a few that a person may take throughout their lifetime. However, why are standardized tests such as these used to rank where students are at? For any one of these tests, students often study arduously, and on test day, are only examined on how well they can handle the stress of test day, rather than more important ideas. These exams provide only a small snapshot into how a student may fare, rather than judging a student based …show more content…
It has been about four decades since then, and we have become very dependent upon the technology that people have developed. It has changed the way we purchase products, live, communicate, travel, and learn. As the peoples’ demands and lifestyles change, the demand for advancing these technologies is high. However, with all of these changes, have they had a positive or negative impact on humanity as a whole? We have had advancements in medicine and healthcare, communication, agriculture, and education due to technology. Conversely, many humans have become nearly too reliant on technology, becoming lazy as a result of that. I want to research the ways that technology has influenced humanity since the 1980’s when the internet was created, both positively and
2. Should there be laws put in place to offset the impeding overpopulation crisis that may occur in the next century?
3. Are renewable energy sources, with the exception of hydroelectric power, practical enough to be put into use around the world?
4. Should academic achievement be a primary consideration for college admission?
5. Does living in a technologically advanced society have a positive or negative effect on humanity?
Standardized testing has been a large part of education in America and many other countries. Exams like the ACT, PSAT/NMSQT, SAT, ISAEE, and SSAT are but a few that a person may take throughout their lifetime. However, why are standardized tests such as these used to rank where students are at? For any one of these tests, students often study arduously, and on test day, are only examined on how well they can handle the stress of test day, rather than more important ideas. These exams provide only a small snapshot into how a student may fare, rather than judging a student based …show more content…
It has been about four decades since then, and we have become very dependent upon the technology that people have developed. It has changed the way we purchase products, live, communicate, travel, and learn. As the peoples’ demands and lifestyles change, the demand for advancing these technologies is high. However, with all of these changes, have they had a positive or negative impact on humanity as a whole? We have had advancements in medicine and healthcare, communication, agriculture, and education due to technology. Conversely, many humans have become nearly too reliant on technology, becoming lazy as a result of that. I want to research the ways that technology has influenced humanity since the 1980’s when the internet was created, both positively and