Thesis statement: Standardized tests in the public school system have become biased and they are becoming costly to the school systems. Introduction: According to Dr. Hoffman‚ it is the multiple-choice format that is to blame. “Multiple choice tests penalize the deep student‚ dampen creativity‚ foster intellectual dishonesty‚ and undermine the very foundations of education” he remarked in a 1977 interview. A standardized test is a test that uses uniform procedures for administration and scoring
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Synthesis Essay on Standardized Testing Standardized testing in the United States started in the mid- 1800’s (Standardized Tests - ProCon.org). This kind of testing was originally created to measure students’ performance and progress in school (Standardized Tests - ProCon.org). In recent years‚ the public school system has relied heavily on the information this test provides‚ in doing so creating controversy. Other than being a student myself‚ and participating in multiple standardized exams such as
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Lainey Sullivan Evaluation Paper Standardized Testing Standardized tests are a common and popular way to evaluate the academic achievements of students‚ teachers and school districts. They are used in many areas such as the army‚ civil service‚ medicine and so on. Standardized tests are most widely used in the field of education to assess the academic performance of students. Two commonly known types of standardized tests in the United States are the SAT and the ACT. The SAT evaluates skills
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Learning Objectives Upon completion of this lab‚ you will be able to: • Cable a network according to the Topology Diagram. • Erase the startup configuration and reload a router to the default state. • Perform basic configuration tasks on a router. • Configure and activate Serial and Ethernet interfaces. • Test connectivity. • Gather information to discover causes for lack of connectivity
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Problems with Standardized Testing Do standardized test scores accurately describe the achievements of a student? Regardless of what reports and newspapers suggest‚ scores on standardized tests do not reflect a student’s achievements or abilities. Standardized tests such as the SAT and ACT are the focus of argument not only among teachers and educational reformers‚ but also among students. Opponents agree that the standardized tests are weighted too heavily‚ and that test anxiety obstructs learning
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English I CPE/period 9 15 January 2013 Standardized testing should not be required to graduate high school Sitting in a classroom for forty-five minutes feels long and stressful. During the standardized tests students have to sit in a classroom for hours at a time‚ knowing that their future dreams of being a doctor‚ teacher‚ or lawyer could come to an end if they mess up one exam. Standardized tests should not be required for students to graduate high school. They cause students
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Alternatives to Standardized Testing Standardized testing has a detrimental and counterproductive effect on kids in the traditional education setting. It objectifies kids and ranks them according to an arbitrary scale that is not customized to fit individual students and their disparities in learning styles. There is significant evidence and numerous studies that show standardized testing’s negative effects on grade school level students. Other methods should be investigated and pursued instead
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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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Device and Security Configuration Kevin Kormylo‚ Okoma Mita‚ Dan O’Donnell CIT/249 January 12‚ 2015 Steve Acklin Basic Device and Security Configuration When designing a network there are basic network and security configurations that one needs to consider. Choosing a hostname for each device is very important‚ this allows the user to know what device they are working on. Configuring interfaces with a proper IP‚ subnet‚ and descriptions are part of the basic configuration of a network device. One needs
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from user point of view in the context of local area network. 2. Explain the basic concepts of communications within Local Area Network with emphasis on access techniques and basic protocol. 3. Providing user services Assignment Overview: * This is an individual assignment * The student must produce a written report and must be submitted on the dateline * The student expected to present the assignment Question: You are a network engineer at a private office. You are required to
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