Cognitive Abilities Test

Divergent takes place in a post-apocalyptic version of Chicago. The story follows Beatrice Prior as she finds her identity in a society that defines its citizens by their social and personality-related affiliation with five factions by taking the aptitude test, which exposes divergents who are a threat to the society. The focused main plot is a romantic attraction between Tris and one of her instructors in the Dauntless faction, nicknamed Four. Beatrice (Tris) is a strong willed 16 year old…

have a difficult time catching back up. At times, Professors may request students to bring scantron sheets to class for a test, or quiz. If students fail to bring them, they may end up getting a zero unless they have a friend that will allow them to borrow one. Being unprepared for class has many downfalls, students forget when assignments are due, neglect studying for tests, and are often falling behind. Forgetting important materials for college, and being unprepared is a successful way to…

One of my many weaknesses is taking tests. Physically taking tests brings me anxiety, which ultimately doesn’t end in my favor. Yet, it gives me a sense of confidence while taking the actual test, leading me to believe that I actually might have passed. When getting the results back turmoil floods over me; I thought I could have achieved a higher score than I received. This has been/is a major issue for me through these past years. Anatomy was an easy class for many, and I would like to say so…

Should employers be able to fire employee for drug use on the job? Yes, I feel that employers should be allowed to fire employees who get caught dirty. Drug use is a choice. Using drug while at work affect your ability to perform the duties in which you were hired. If your contract says that their no drug allowed while at work you should respect the company policy. With this being said, there is a fair playing field if you were to get fired. Drug use at work never really leads to anything…

Free Sport is a proud partner of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) they are the nation’s leader in sports drug testing and they administer all of the NCAA championships all year round through their drug test program. They believe it is essentially to drug test the athletes to ensure a fair game in all of the season; offering educational resources for everyone not only the athletes, coaches, athletic trainers, administrators, sports dietitians, and parents can take advantage of…

a drop in standardized test scores. Pennsylvania has not adopted the common core standards and states that Pennsylvania has seen a decline in standardized test scores since the rigor has increased. “The number of Pennsylvania Students who scored proficient or advanced on state standardized tests in 2014-2015 has fallen precipitously compared with previous years,” (McCory, 2015). Although Pennsylvania has seen a decline in scores, legislatures agree that standardized tests need to follow the…

Should standardized tests be limited in schools or should other forms of assessment be used? Is the overall educational experience impacted? Educational experience becomes affected when students are taught basically from the test questions and not taught outside information that could be useful, but not present on the test. Also, external factors affect a student’s engagement in a test. Standardized tests should be limited because of a large tendency to hinder creativity and demonstration of…

grades. Grades prove an individual's ability to memorize information that they have copied from…

Standardized tests undermine education quality, consume valuable time and funds, and discourage higher level thinking and creativity. The bottom line? Standardized tests are doing our students more harm than good. The amount of emphasis put on standardized tests compromises the quality of a student’s education. The purpose of tests is not only to evaluate student performance, but also to assess teacher effectiveness. Because of this, teachers spend too much time ‘teaching to the test’. This…

In K-12 education there has always been too much emphasis on “test scores”, and not enough emphasis on the learning aspect of education. Most people that have ADHD, or an anxiety of tests, know everything before and after the text, but not during the actual test. Many people need and use special accommodations such as testing in a separate area, using extended time, or not even having a time limit. These accommodations help somewhat, but not very much. There needs to be a way for schools to…