Norm-referenced test

in school, not just on test scores. The very first step is to understand the data. Anyone can look at data, but to actually use it to improve anything, that person must understand what he or she is reviewing. To understand the data, determining “what additional information is necessary to understand student performance” (IRIS Center for Training Enhancements, 2014, pg. 2) is key. Also, in reviewing the data, it is important to understand the students who are taking the test and what disabilities…

Throughout the United States today, standardized testing stands as an assessment that every child dreads beginning at the third grade and continuing until they are seniors in high school. Nonetheless, what does this test bring for those students? Does it bring unlimited wealth, a respectable future, a hidden treasure? Unfortunately, standardized testing does not bring any of those items, however, it does show teachers what their students are both succeeding in and failing at. When it comes to…

over taking a test? If not change how we take tests. Other people like how the testing is, but the other people want to change it. Reasons why Standardized test should be cut down are because the tests are unfair, the test only measure a small portion of education, and also each school makes their own test. Standardized test are unfair. The tests are unfair because in some stats the english language learners take the test in english before they have mastered the language. Taking a test in a…

narrowed curriculum, teaching to the test, and emotional impact are a few of the aspects I am looking into. The research question I am attempting to answer is: What are the effects of standardized testing, and what can be done to combat this issue? Thesis: In an educational system where curriculum revolves around teaching to the test, stressful environments affect student and teacher satisfaction, and creativity is being silenced by mandated high stakes tests, alternatives for standardized…

necessary time or preparation required to fully master the language before moving on to studying subjects in the language, thus they fail to be successful in the subject classes and are at a disadvantage of learning the material. This accounts for lower test scores in comparison to those A program that holds back a student’s progress and academic success should not be continued to be widely implemented in schools, as it fails to achieve its primary purpose of transforming monolingual students…

future. Has this new law reduced the numbers of drop out students, increased graduation readiness and improved strategies to main stream students into either college or career? The answer is yes. Under the federal act, every student was supposed to test on grade level in reading and math by 2014 at 100 percent proficiency. Did this happen? The answer is no because this was an unrealistic goal. Keep in mind that technically states do not have to participate in this program; however, to receive…

to take numerous tests to get into a good high school. Adolescents in the United States have the privilege of getting an education unlike students who study through long hours to get an education. Students do not study for their grades, but to get into a quality high school. One country that makes students take numerous test before entering a high school is Japan. Japan’s school system is different than the United States through tests, school attendance and student’s attire. Tests are used…

Chuck Grassley once said, "What makes a child gifted and talented may not always be good grades in school, but a different way of looking at the world and learning." (brainy quote.com). Growing up in an atmosphere where education is strictly based on getting good grades takes away from the actual learning experience that people are supposed to receive while in a classroom. It starts from youth where the fear of not getting a grade that is considered suitable can be very daunting to youth while…

can't a student be based on the grades they have made in high school and not just on a single test? What is even the purpose for the ACT and SAT, students stress over these tests knowing that they have to get a certain score. What about people who are bad test takers or they are dyslexic? I think standardized testing is unfair, and not reliable. In addition to that, what is the purpose of a standardized test? "Research and experience show that standardized…

In the editorial “ Opting Out of Standardized Tests Isn’t the Answer” The editorial board argues how opting out is not the best option to take towards standardized test. The editorial board develops the ir argument by giving examples that talk negatively about the idea of opting out of standardized tests. Their purpose is to persuade people into having a negative view towards standardized test, in order to get the audience to have a similar reaction towards the opt-out activists as the…