The Usefulness of Standardized Tests When one is employed at a school‚ and starts noticing loads of confidential boxes being delivered‚ “Smarties” candies and “Smart Pencils” being distributed to students‚ and last but not least; witnessing that the stress of the school is rising…You know it’s testing time. This all happens at the beginning‚ middle‚ and end of the school year. Many tests take 1 to 2 days when others‚ have a duration of 2-3 weeks. As an employee of an elementary school‚
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Downfalls of Standardized Testing In January of 2002‚ President George W. Bush signed the No Child Left Behind Act into law. This act required that each state develop standardized tests for basic skills and administer the tests to all students in order to receive federal funding for their school. Each state was required to set progress goals‚ and each school in the state must make adequate yearly progress‚ meaning that each year‚ the current students must perform better on the test than the
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in standardized test scores‚ he created four reward schemes in four different cities for a one year period. The four cities were: New York City‚ Chicago‚ Washington DC‚ and Dallas. According to the research by Richard Fryer‚ this is what he did and what he found out: “ New York City: Students were paid for higher standardized test scores. There was no effect on performance. Chicago: Students were paid for higher grades. Interestingly‚ attendance records and grades improved‚ but standardized test
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University of Reading Business School Department of Management ~~~~~~~~~~~~ GLOBAL MARKETING MANAGEMENT MMM006-07-8A Can Advertising Be Standardized or Not? [pic] Student: Tran Phuong Nhung Student Number: 16024551 Submitted: Friday 7th December 2007‚ 17:00 Introduction “Doing business without advertising is like winking at a girl in the dark. You know what you are doing‚ but nobody else does.”(anonymous)
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reference: A belief agreed the significance of standardized testing was explained by Evers(2005)‚ the number of people who can master “language‚ business‚ academic‚ technological‚ and workplace skills”‚ are the milestones of (achieving) country’s persistent development‚ which is to compete globally‚ increase productivity and standards of living (as cited in Norris‚ 2009). Write the end-of-text reference here: Norris‚ R. (2009). The Issues of Standardized Testing. Education Assessment‚ 4‚ 123-124.
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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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Nicole Capuano Nicole Castle ENGL-1210 Final Essay November 28‚ 2007 Inefficiency of Standardized Testing Preparing for college takes four years in the making. Students spend their high school career building up their eligibility for their desired college or university. In these four years‚ there are nights of non-stop studying for final exams‚ part time jobs‚ and countless numbers of extracurricular activities. Unfortunately‚ this still is not enough for colleges. Today‚ either the American
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most brilliant and intelligent students do not shine in standardized test because they do not have standardized minds”. Diane Ravitch’s quote presents a major flaw in our education system today‚ Standardized testing. It simply interferes with the learning process. Eliminate Standardized Testing because it places pressure on students‚ impacts instruction time and limits student’s opportunities due to their performance. Furthermore‚ Standardized Testing cultivates a culture of anxiety and it must cease
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Despite the 2012 decrease in the amount of standardized testing to be administered across the state of Texas‚ the use of this particular testing has gained extreme momentum in the academic arena‚ weighing heavily on students‚ parents and teachers. There are increasing efforts to now alleviate the use of tests in elementary and middle schools. Currently for high school students‚ standardized testing is the end-all for some students upon matriculation and they are being over-tested‚ taking multiple
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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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