Imagine one day you’re at school taking a standardized test. You pass by a question that asks: “ Which word best completes the sentence--She put the dirty dishes in the: sink‚ dishwasher‚ table‚ or chair?” You are a minority student and you live in a middle or lower-class home in which the income isn’t very high. You decide to pick “sink” as your answer because that’s where you put your dirty dishes. Turns out the right answer was dishwasher. How can you possibly pick something that you don’t even
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I feel that the author is trying to say some students aren’t motivated enough when it comes to standardized test. Walberg and Brown think that if you motivate students enough they will do better on standardized test. One of the things I notice when reading this article is they motivated the students right before the test. So they are testing the effect of a little bit of motivation. I think the author did a logical study. I feel that the author she have also mention academic levels of each school
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to conjure up another plan for the not-so distant future. ACT‚ SAT‚ and other standardized tests ultimately decide every student’s educational future. As humans age and mature‚ we come to realise that tests such as these are becoming over used. However‚ many schools and colleges use standardised testing to demonstrate how brilliant their students are. Consequently‚ there are many factors that cause standardized testing to not only show false views on students intelligence‚ but some of the factors
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Standardized Tests: Helpful or Hurtful? The major tests that have quickly taken over high school juniors’ and seniors’ lives: The ACT and SAT. Countless hours of studying spent all to obtain a score that is going to determine what colleges you get accepted to and if you are even going to qualify for scholarships. Standardized tests in today’s society have become a very significant factor that most colleges look at for admissions‚ even though it is not a true assessment of student’s knowledge. The
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he or she will be subjected to taking standardized tests. Whether in elementary‚ middle‚ or high school‚ these test are known by all students. Many students dread everyday leading up to the day of the test. Standardized tests are not efficient in improving the performance of students. Some students may have decent grades but fall short when it comes to test taking. These students could have a difficult time achieving the scores they strive to get. Standardized tests take up an enormous amount of
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Ever since the standardized test was first introduced‚ it began to suck out the creativity from school and forced all teachers to teach the same material to every students nationwide. It has long been theorized that no two minds are the same and if you ask parent with more than one children they will confirm it. So why teach the same thing to every student when even siblings don’t have the same mindset and learning patterns? President Obama said himself “Teachers should not be forced to spend the
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Some people such as Herbert J. Walberg believe that standardized testing is a benefit and that people should not complain about it. That even though it may stress students out and there are tons of other people who work harder than them‚ the outcome is what is most important. Walberg believes that students shouldn’t stress out since American teenagers only spend about half the total study time that Asian students do‚ and that the real world is much more demanding. However‚ there are some students
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Standardized testing is a terrible thing that is forced on students. These tests are‚ no doubt‚ a big part of life‚ you have to take one if you want to even consider college. There are multiple reasons why this is not the best way to measure aptitude in students. These standardized tests do not account for factors such as poor test takers‚ the stress they cause‚ and external factors that may be affecting the student. Really smart students have the ability to fail standardized testing‚ simply because
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Arguments for Grading * Standardized testing prepares students for college (but if there is not testing at any level then there is no need for standardized testing.) * It is practical- strict directions and easy to give and time efficient and easy to grade * Standardized testing offsets grade inflation ( consistently compares student knowledge) * Standardized testing is objective bc a machine grade it and the mood biases do not affect the grade. * Without grading how can u judge
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Stop Standardized Testing Do you think standardized testing is helpful or harmful? In my opinion standardized testing is harmful. Even though I think it is harmful other people might think that standardized testing is helpful. Standardized testing is harmful because it stresses kids out to much‚ an obsession with testing robs children of their childhoods‚ and standardized testing doesn’t improve student achievement. First of why standardized testing is harmful is because it stresses kids out
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