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Gender roles play a big part in my family and community. For example, for events that a person hosts the children always eat first then the men, and the women are last. This has been going on my whole life. I was not trying to test my experiment on this but it just happened to go along with my experiment. I defiantly wanted to see what people’s reactions were when I would take their food off their plates. I have known these people I whole life, some better than others. Before the events start,…

Is Standardized Testing Still Effective In College Admissions? Michelle Obama once said, “If my future were determined just by my performance on a standardized test, I wouldn 't be here. I guarantee you that”. A standardized test is any form of test that requires all test takers to answer the same questions, is on a time limit, or is scored in a “standard” manner. The problem is, is that all students aren’t the same and colleges want diverse, critical-thinking students. Standardized tests…

A wise man by the name of Albert Einstein once said, “Everyone is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid” As a junior in high school who has taken numerous standardized tests since elementary school, I am very perturbed in how fair or just standardized testing is. With all the controversy going on today about standardized testing, what society fails to realize is that standardized tests are neither fair nor…

“And now…you may begin”. Isn’t this saying really familiar? Nervous feeling permeates the air, and all students start to sweat. Why are they all here anyways? Well, if one replies back that he is here to get a good score and go to an Ivy League university, is it not obvious? Standardized testing, of course. Is this really necessary? In recent years, statistics has shown that not only is the test unproductive, but also wastes time. Can you honestly tell me that those tests are fair to everyone?…

The assessment is used to decide whether a program accomplishes the goals of the program and ensures stakeholders stay on task producing constantly improving results by examining all areas of the program, including needs assessments, cost analysis, staffing roles and responsibilities, efficiency audits, direct professional results and next steps. The article presented two different viewpoints regarding the Common Core State Standards (CCSS). An article printed in the American Educator stated…

Standardized testing is a major issue that limits students’ ability to succeed. Standardized testing is unsuccessful in grasping the actual capabilities of a student’s potential, due to the difference in the way students minds work. A good example of this theory, is the quote by Edward de Bono, “Many highly intelligent people are poor thinkers. Many people of average intelligence are skilled thinkers. The power of a car is separate from the way the car is driven.” Standardized tests are geared…

prepare for the test has only made things harder on kids. It is complained that, “Their use encourages a narrowed curriculum, outdated methods of instruction, and harmful practices such as grade retention and tracking" (“What’s Wrong With”). The preparation for standardized tests is brutal, and it uses harmful methods that affect students in negative ways. The “outdated instruction” and other harmful ideas that standardized testing brings to the classroom only makes things harder…

Analysis of “Standardized Tests Effectively Measure Student Achievement” Herbert J. Walberg, a former teacher at Harvard University and the University of Illinois at Chicago, exhibits his professional views on standardized testing. In the article, “Standardized Tests Effectively Measure Student Achievement” Walberg exhibits his views on the benefits of standardized testing. Walberg says, “Standardized tests fairly and comprehensively measure student performance, thus directly benefiting…

STANDARDIZED TESTING: Is It Effective? Do you remember the excitement you experienced when you rushed home from elementary school, just to make sure you wouldn't miss the latest episode of your favorite TV show? Our whole life seemed to depend on whether or not Hannah Montana wrote her new song about Jake or Jesse. Likewise, this is how standardized testing appears to most high school kids; exciting and/or life-defining. Standardized tests are required for most students, but are they even…

Certain schools allot over a quarter of the entire year for test preparation. The scores of New York City's reading and math sections had reached a low in 2010 and the schools were forced to increase to longer amounts of test prep time, in order to avoid being shut down. A school located in Texas was not even able to discuss an anniversary of terrorist attacks because they needed to get in their test preparation time (Is the Use). The more standardized tests which are given, the more time…