Cognitive Abilities Test

Do Standardized Tests Improve or Hinder Education throughout the World? Standardized tests have a very long history back to around 206 BC. It is known by China’s imperial examination. Nowadays, they are widely used in education around the world. They are one of the most frequent methods to check the knowledge of students. However, some people claim that using standardized tests in education system may have a negative effect on students. Nevertheless, standardized tests also have several…

Tarr English 9/2y 23 April 2015 Tests should not be allowed! “Students, parents, and educators know there is much more to a sound education than picking the right answer on a multiple- choice question (Duncan).” Standardized tests are general tests and aren’t meant or allow students to think creatively or deeply about the topic. Although, some believe that tests are an effective way to show students’ knowledge, it is important to understand that in most cases tests are not effective because…

have access to such resources. Some research supports the theory that low SES “manifest poor cognitive performance” (Kaplan et al., 2001). In addition, past research has evidenced that there is a correlation between low socioeconomic status and low achievement in school. Achievement is a broad yet complex product of the interaction between cognition and brain development (Noble et al., 2015). Poor cognitive development may promote developmental delays that makes it hard for some students to…

Deese-Roedieger- McDermott Paradigm The Deese-Roedieger-McDermott (DRM) paradigm represents a strategy used to implant false memories even when information is not directly exposed to an individual (Watson, Poole, Bunting, & Conway, 2005). Roediger and McDermott (1995) adopted an experimental procedure originally developed by Deese (1959) who revealed that adults who studied a list of words were more likely to report a related word that was not presented. Deese was interested in testing…

Test and Dot Counting Test) on which he obtained scores indicating he was not feigning memory impairment or exhibiting motivational difficulties, which lends to the validity of the testing results and information disclosed during the clinical interview. There does not appear to be a cause for concern for Mr. Moreno’s learning or memory abilities at this time. Mr. Moreno was administered the WTAR. Mr. Moreno’s cognitive outcomes were stable and average in performance. The estimate of Mr.…

The human brain is designed in a way that it is able to coordinate two actions and achieve the set goals of the actions simultaneously. This particular ability enables the brain to multitask two activities, both which require attention. It is able to do so without confusing either of these activities. The brain is able to switch in between these two activities without compromising its behavior. Research have been conducted to find out which part of the brain is responsible for task switching.…

A factor that ties into ill-funded schools and LEP students is race and socioeconomic status. The bottom line is “children who are given opportunities for more and better education tend to do better on the standardized tests that measure the learning that such education produces” (Sternberg). It’s obvious that students who come from low-income backgrounds are not able to afford the extra support that these exams offer such as textbooks, classes, apps, and tutors that are all geared towards the…

The cognitive connectionism theory can be used to describe Amanda’s language development. In this theory “language is learned, not innate. It relies on generic cognitive information-processing and pattern-recognition mechanisms” (Wolf-Nelson, 2010, p.61). In this theory children use cognitive abilities such as attention, perception, working memory and retrieval to receive information form their environment and construct language competence by using information processes and language. In this…

According to WHO (World Health Organization) adolescence is the period that happens between the ages of 10 to 19 in which human growth and development occurs. Throughout the life span, adolescence signifies an important transition from childhood, as it is a period of ‘newness’ and change, which can be seen in the person, the dyad and the environment’. Linda P Spear supports this as she defines adolescence as ‘a period of physical, psychological and social transition between childhood and…

Perception Imagine driving down the road and what seems to be coming towards you is a giant black puddle. The puddle keeps transforming in to different shapes as the sun reflects different levels of brightness on the road. You look around and see that it is not raining and you wonder why you would be seeing a puddle. As your car gets even nearer to the puddle suddenly the puddle disappears and all you see is the hot black pavement. This is when you realize that you were not seeing a puddle at…