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    Standardized tests have haunted students across the country for the past decade. Students tremble as they walk into the test rooms to somehow prove that they have what it takes to make it in the world by filling in circles. Teachers reflect on how their schools prepared for the test, “The faculty shepherded the entire student body into the gym to cheer for the students to ‘Do your best’ and sing, to the tune of ‘Ghostbusters,’ that they were ‘test crushers,’” (William). Is this what schools have…

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    an educational setting and how successful a student is going to be (Popham, 1999, p. 8). How is this reliable in the grand scheme of things? There are students who are just bad test-takers, but are really smart and know their stuff. Then there are the students who do struggle in school, but get decent grades on the tests based on guessing. Standardized testing does not give an accurate representation of the academic knowledge of the student. Standardized testing started in the mid-1800s and…

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    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…

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    Drug Testing Effectiveness

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    screening for drugs banned by law such as cannabis, cocaine and heroin and police officers testing for the presence and concentration of alcohol ethanol in the -blood commonly referred to as BAC blood alcohol content.(alcoholism as a social problem) BAC tests are typically administered with a breathalyzer while urinalysis is…

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    “Good tests can help teachers determine how their students are performing and identify the areas in which their students need assistance. Like an X-ray, however, tests can diagnose, but they cannot cure.” - Randi Weingarten. With these types of scans doctors can tell their patients what problems they have and can tell them how they are going to fix the problem. In the quote it talks about how good test takers determine how well students perform. The scans show what type of shape the person is in…

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    There has been a major controversy about the relationship between standardized test scores and the availability of school funding. This heated debate has affected teachers, parents, students, and Congressman across the United States. With the new standardized test being placed in Oregon, called the Smarter Balanced test, this argument has been renewed close to home. In the past, the school’s standardized test scores reflected on how much funding money was given to them. However, some deem this…

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    Standardized tests are assessments mandated by the government that all students are required to take. These examinations are compulsory to graduate and attain your diploma. The scores students get on these tests are used to assess the level they are at in the particular areas in school, and mainly define a student as either a failure or a success. Standardized tests are extensively harmful to a student’s academic development. They contribute to the evident increase of students’ anxiety levels…

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    Standardized tests do not accurately measure a student’s intelligence and overall academic performance. There are many other things a student does during their school years that measure their intelligence, however, as a result of standardized testing they are put in a pass or fail category. A student who may have contributed or excelled on a one on one or hands on the test may have extreme test anxiety, or other various reasons for failure may fail a mandatory standardized test. Upon failure of…

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    pass standardized tests to graduate is not a good idea. It is not a good idea, because some students are not good testers. They might learn slower than other students in a way, than some students might catch on quicker than others so it can be a good or bad idea. Some students let standardized tests get to them to the point they are wanting to give up, without giving it another try. Yes, those state tests are very difficult but students have to realize that in a long run those tests are going to…

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    contingent on the specifics of the failed drug test. For example, is this the first drug test since being placed in the program and failure resulted from usage beforehand? Conversely, had the client passed a previous drug test and the failure is a result of a relapse? Neither reason demands an immediate expulsion from the program result, however, an adaptation of the conditions of the program are necessary to address the issue. First, if the initial drug test administered after starting the…

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