Students nationwide take standardized tests which are supposed to measure their competencies compared to other students. Standardized tests feature the same questions for everyone who is taking them. Popular standardized tests in America feature the CRT’s, the SAT’s and the ACT’s. Standardized testing is taking over the grading system when it comes to university acceptance as well as global rankings. Standardized tests are categorized as being of “high-stakes” which presents the idea that their scores will affect the students. Personal factors, intrinsic factors, extrinsic factors, and miscellaneous factors can all come into play when testing an individual. Personal factors pertain to the individual and their life. Intrinsic factors refer to factors that are directly related to the test. Extrinsic factors refer to factors that happen inside or outside of the classroom and that are not directly related to the test. Miscellaneous factors are factors that are present and affect test scores but are not classified in any of the above categories. An individual’s score is not valid on a
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According to Jacqueline Howard (2016), researchers “found students were more alert and scored higher on their tests when they were in a classroom with 6500K lighting” (para. 7). Light can affect a student’s ability to learn. Some lightings are too dark for students to focus and will cause them to feel sleepy during the test. Some lightings are too bright for students to focus and will have them rubbing their eyes the entire test. Having the 6500K lighting will provide the students will the environment they need to focus and to do better on their test. 6500K lighting helps students do better when they are doing difficult tests or critical thinking exams. However, since most schools do not have this form of lighting students are unable to focus on their tests in their own comfortable testing
According to Jacqueline Howard (2016), researchers “found students were more alert and scored higher on their tests when they were in a classroom with 6500K lighting” (para. 7). Light can affect a student’s ability to learn. Some lightings are too dark for students to focus and will cause them to feel sleepy during the test. Some lightings are too bright for students to focus and will have them rubbing their eyes the entire test. Having the 6500K lighting will provide the students will the environment they need to focus and to do better on their test. 6500K lighting helps students do better when they are doing difficult tests or critical thinking exams. However, since most schools do not have this form of lighting students are unable to focus on their tests in their own comfortable testing