answer the same questions, or a selection of questions from common bank of questions, in the same way, and that (2) is scored in a “standard” or consistent manner, which makes it possible to compare the relative performance of individual students or groups of students. These tests usually have multiple choice and true or false fill in the circle test questions and are required to be taken within a certain amount of time. Standardized test, in the US, take place in most schools and institutions…
behaviors are behaviors that are not innate or instinctual, they are learned from experience, gained through observation, or taught. Seligman’s theory of learned helpless reasons that a person who feels helpless, hopeless, or like they are constantly failing, begins to expect failure and blame others as a coping mechanism. On the other hand, learned optimism is the ability to observe, criticize, and correct negative thoughts and behaviors. Of the two learned behaviors, learned optimism is ideal…
entered by students. Eleven of the 178 teachers were convicted on racketeering charges, resulting in jail time, community service, and a lot of fines. This was a result of the increasing pressure on schools to meet the high test score requirements set by the No Child Left Behind federal law (NCLB). NCLB, one of the biggest social engineering projects of our time, is an educational reform bill passed by the George Bush administration in 2002. This is significant because NCLB dictates how students…
is a new law called the Carry Campus Law. “… the most deadly being the 2007 shooting at Virginia Tech University, states are considering legislation about whether or not to permit guns on college campuses”(Guns on Campus). This new law will permit students to bring…
benefit them. For example, say kids put in place a rule that they don't have to go to classes if they don't want to or aren't mentally able to. Many kids might abuse this new rule, even if they are mentally okay to go to class, which would cause a perfectly sane student to miss an important lesson. Kids' mental health would not be improved by making decisions. And what I mean by this is, if a majority of kids' decisions get put in action and the other options don't,…
teamwork skills advice and development help. Along with lectures and workshops on how to succeed in Lasell and after leaving Lasell in the course Life After Lasell. As an academic advisor, he helps students stay on track with advice, reports on grades, and official documents that directly go to the student. He also works in the field of communications and advertisement, formally lived in Texas, and speaks Spanish…
The Year It’s STAAR Testing season and students nor teachers are happy. The thought of sitting in a chair for 4 hours doesn’t send a feeling of gaiety through your body. The teachers also are at unease when the STAAR comes rolling around. To most teachers, watching kids taking a STAAR test for 4 hours isn’t the most enjoyable way to past time. Many bad things also come with the STAAR and it’s not just the frustrating and time-consuming experience for students and teachers. Worth it? On…
which cause cardiovascular diseases. Even though kids can bring their lunch to school, lunch should be healthy and cheaper because kids are forced to buy junk food due to the high prices and healthier food in the lunchroom would result in better students in the classroom and less visits to the nurse. Healthy food in schools is something that has been argued about for a long time. Currently, schools are failing to encourage healthy eating (Bornstein 1). One of the reasons schools are failing at…
A student goes to his room to complete a homework assignment assigned by his math teacher. But when he begins to dig through his backpack to find this homework assignment, he finds the other assignment from his math teacher and the other four assignments he had also forgotten about. The student is immediately overcome with a surge of anger due to stress and never seeing an ending to the long tunnel of homework. Just then his father walks in and the child snaps at him. Excessive amounts of…
who overall made me into a better student. It was already tough trying to learn a new language but my teacher Mr. Farnelli made it even worst. Mr. Farnelli was an old Italian man who spoke about six or seven different languages. His accent was thick as can be, and it made it harder to understand anything he was saying. Coming to high school I was anxious, and I was very excited to be learned a language that wasn’t my own. Being in a class full of honor students there was a little discomfort for…