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Introduction High-stakes testing has consistently been a hot topic in education for decades. These tests are used to hold students, teachers, and school districts accountable for academic growth. But, what exactly is a high-stakes test? How did it evolve in education? Why does it matter? What are some of the intended and unintended consequences of high-stakes testing? Also, what arguments do the proponents and critics have about high-stakes testing? High-Stakes Tests Defined A high-stakes test…

Wednesday July 8th, I engaged in something that I never necessarily would have done before, I purposely brought attention to myself. I engaged in breaking a social norm and called attention to my behavior, and by extension my appearance. I allowed myself to become the focus of someone’s attention because of my blatant disregard of the social norms that have been set up within our society. Alongside with my partner, Andrea Armengol, we quietly and stealthily entered an elevator in the Miami…

is developmental norms are based on normative data gathered from speech development research studies. Clinicians use developmental norms the most due to the clinically wise decision of treating the child to what is appropriate for his/her age. A clinician may use developmental norms because the norms of the research serves as a representation of where the child falls in and can ultimately be useful in the school setting or for insurance requirements. Although developmental norms can serve as a…

For countless years, students have had the experience of taking at least one standardized test. Standardized tests have been in use a long time to measure a student’s progress in core subjects. Standardized testing has changed the purpose of school. Going to school each day only to be educated the test. Not only does the students miss out on what they should learn to prepare for themselves for when they become adults, but also the teachers. The teachers do not have the time to teach their…

Norms influence behavior conformity among group members. What factors will influence group members to conform to a group’s norms, and when will members remain independent Group size is a factor, Losh (2011) noted “If a group is cohesive and its norms align with the larger organization, that group tends to be productive” (p. 124). Personnel are more likely to agree to group decisions when the group’s response is unanimous. Allowing groups to participate in organizational goals and become…

When a criminal commits an offense, one of their primary goals is to avoid being caught by authorities. This motivation will drive criminal offenders to take precautionary measures. Precautionary acts can be described as behavior displayed by an offender (before, during, or after the commission of a crime) with the intention to confuse or hamper forensic efforts with the sole purpose of concealing a crime, their involvement, or their identity. Philip Chism is an example of a case in which…

Breaking The Norms Norms are created by a society. According to Conley, norms is how values tell us to behave; it means if it is something is not appropriate or unnatural and something that we never done before, we refuse instantly. Therefore, breaking social norms was not easy and that is why this paper was turning late because it is not something I would like to do; it is contradict with me because it is kind of embarrassing and I am a shy person. But I tried to collect my guts as much as I…

classes. During the enlightenment if you happened to fall in the middle class you were often looked down upon and viewed as less than everyone else. The lives and actions of the characters Ellena Rosalba and Vincientio di Vivaldi challenge the social norms that were evident during the Enlightenment in the book The Italian by Ann Radcliff. The actions of the characters, Ellena and Vincientio, illustrate the reform that took place…

When it comes to crimes, people look at it in different ways. Is it socially acceptable, is it a social norm or is it written that it is indeed a crime? The problem with social definitions of a crime is there are many grey areas and how a crime may or may not be interrupted; also crimes and their definitions vary from state to state. One example is in Oklahoma title 21, chapter 36, section 905 states that “Every person guilty of profane swearing is punishable by a fine of One Dollar ($1.00)…

According to Distracted Driving (n.d.), motor vehicle crashes resulted in 3,179 people killed and over 431,000 injured in the year of 2014 alone in the United States as a result of distracted driving. This type of behavior is similar to the social norms involving driving while intoxicated offenses. The statistics for fatality and injury collisions resulting from driving while intoxicated are spread nationwide through public campaigns, public service announcements, and through general…