Achievement test

It was a Monday afternoon,when I received the scores from my eighth grade state mandated standardized test. I was new to the Georgia educational system and I had just become accustomed to it. As the teacher passed out the scores, I was suddenly struck with a wave of anxiety. I began to analyze the results of the math section of the standardized test. and that when my enthusiasm for the results began to diminish. Life was peaceful and smooth, when I was raised in…

The counselor began to mention the aptitude tests and with new light shed on the subject the client was more than willing to continue with the test in order to build her packet together for new employment. The counselor used active listening strategies and was empathizing with the client in the midst of her irrational thoughts. The counselor also…

objectives of the assessment are threefold. First and from an achievement perspective, is to determine to what degree the student has mastered the material studied. Next and from a placement perspective, is to determine the general placement of the student for future classes and for groupings for future assignments. Last and from a diagnostic perspective, is to determine specifically what the student needs to work on in the future. Type of…

Standardized Testing is to test student achievement and provide a good measurement on the education on the state or country. Most would say that there is no reason to take these tests because they don't even count as a grade and don't help at all but i'm here to say otherwise. Standardized tests are good for American education because The tests are not narrowing the curriculum but instead they are focusing it on important basic skills all students need to get better at, standardized tests are…

High stake tests have turned many classrooms into stressful environments rather than offering rich, engaging, and well-rounded surroundings. The debate over standardized testing in public schools has become more controversial on whether or not it is negatively impacting students and educators in America. Every year teachers are forced to give their students test after test on information that they are expected to know, because of these exams students are becoming less successful in the classroom…

College admittance standardized test have always been used as indicators of ability and achievement. For many college undergraduate and graduate students the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) and the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) are two of the most commonly used for admission, hence, they do not necessarily indicate how well a student will perform academically. Most admissions department are using the SAT & GRE test scores in addition to Grade Point Average (GPA) and extra-curricular,…

Standardized Testing is a Global Issue “If the purpose of learning was to score well on a test, we lost sight of the real reason of learning.” A quote by Jennie Fullbright. Standardized testing has been a part of the educational system since the beginning of the twentieth century and it was created by a psychologist named Alfred Binet. The test developed a love-hate relationship through all students in Universities. These tests were to improve efficiency and managing the student’s population…

visualization. This theory is related to both the Basic Achievement Skills Inventory and the Test of Academic Performance. The Basic Achievement Skills Inventory and the Test of Academic Performance are both comprehensive tests that are based on several levels of specific academic skills including reading, writing and mathematics. Obviously each assessment has its own unique qualities, or there would be no need for it in the professional world. The ACER Test of Reasoning Ability is designed for…

testing in the state of Texas has been around since 1980 starting with TABS and has since evolved into the STAAR test (STAAR stands for “State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness.”) The STAAR test is supposed to test students over reading, writing, math social studies, science etc. Over the years that STAAR has been around, there have been several incidents with scoring results, and test in general such not having the right answer or testing malfunctions. Supporters for standardized…

cannot be equated with higher test scores. In his article he elaborates on six key flaws of using testing like VAM to evaluate teachers. When using a test to measure teacher effectiveness, there is a statistical error rate of 35 percent when using one year’s worth of data, which would cause many to be misevaluated. Naturally, the test scores of students depend ultimately upon the students themselves, so year after year as students go through a teacher’s classroom the test scores can fluctuate…