Criterion-referenced test

work on papers and take multiple tests throughout the year, or, to take a major test that applies for more than all of your average grades combined? A test that covers everything over a 36 week period is obviously going to be harder and more stressful than a test that covers curriculum that a student has just retained. Should we really be putting this kind of pressure on high school students? Myself, having already taken 3 of the 5 necessary STAAR tests in order to graduate high…

Some schools that use Standardized tests have been closed or fired their teachers. They are doing that because they are having either too many failing students or the teachers aren't teaching their students. Schools do not need to close down, but the teachers do need to get fired and replaced with a teacher that does their job. Low scores on the tests can also lead to a student not progressing to the next grade level if they fail. If the student fails, the teacher fails at her job. The teacher…

High schools with 400 to 900 students tend to have more student academic success than the larger schools that house over 900 students (Irmsher, 1997). Also High schools with 400 to 900 students have lower dropout rates and a higher participation rate in extracurricular activities (Irmsher, 1997; Gewertz, 2001). Sampson and Marshall (2008) found the success of the small schools in their study was due to the strong relationships between the school board, community members, teachers, students, and…

should be abolished. Many officials debate whether we can remove these tests completely. While some experts urge the SAT and ACT as necessary requirements, they can remove to increase academic performance. Because these tests require extensive preparation, college admissions are a hectic process. Since, a student’s future disappears from college reality we should consider alternative results. Both the ACT and SAT tests pose a wide variety of academic issues. While, these should…

bubbling answers for extensive hours. Standardized testing is an identical nation or statewide test given to students to assess knowledge and ability. Some tests that are handed out to assess the capability of students are the SATs and ACTs. Those two tests are dispersed to see how capable the test takers are for college and other after high school education. Speaking of how important the scores of the test are on a person’s life, standardized testing promotes anxiety and cheating. While…

article, “Standardized Tests: Purpose is the Point,” was written by W. James Popham, a graduate school professor at the University of California in Los Angeles. In his article, Popham described the current prevailing issues concerning standardized tests. He explained that the reason why these tests are controversial is that they are oftentimes used incorrectly and for the wrong motives. According to Popham’s article, there are three primary purposes of tests: (1) comparisons among test takers,…

“The USADA bans sprinter Justin Gatlin for eight years after he tests positive for banned substances a second time. Gatlin is also forced to forfeit his 100-meter world record.” He had used performance-enhancing drugs. Student-athletes that start doing drugs at a young age, and get counseling, have a good chance of not becoming involved again. The athletes that are already getting help will not have to be worried about their teammates pressuring them to start using drugs again. There should be…

“Hey dad, I got a B- on my math test.” “Hmm, not bad, but you can do better.” This is just one of the reasons why I don’t voluntarily tell my parents when I have a test or quiz, or how I did on it. Kids today are under too much pressure to succeed in school from their parents. It is a changing the way kids view school. Parents are putting too much pressure on their children to do well in school. Kids already know they need to do well and don’t need parents putting more pressure on them.…

schools suffer from high stress levels when their futures rest on the outcome of these tests. The parents who have the know-how, and can afford it, will find some way to get their kids into a better school while parents who do not have the will or the way to get their kids into better schools are stuck with what they got. Emphasis on high stakes testing has pressured teachers into teaching curriculum to pass the test rather than exposing students to new ideas and experiences. When a teacher’s…

Illinois) nation mandated standardized test. Number two pencils are being sharpened, erasers collected, teachers are passing out booklets and answer keys, anxiety is a built up emotion that surges throughout the air. The teachers are beginning to read the instructions in the booklet that they are provided, stating “you may not open the answer booklet until I say so.” Kids are feeling anxious and tapping their pencils on their desks as they await the beginning of the test. The teachers write the…