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level, while only 8 percent of U.S. students do. So this goes to show how even if the goal of our education system was the create students who would do well on a standardized test and trying to accomplish this by having a standardized education system and class format. These test scores obviously show that on a pure standardized test basis the german system is better, the most likely cause for this disparity between the two nations academic success would be that the American system subdues and…

greatest method of determining the student’s intelligence. Test taking is hard, especially when it is something as big as the MCA tests. The stress of trying to take one of these tests can impact the success of the student. Instead of basing the personalized learning plans of inaccurate tests, they should be based off of assignment scores. Assignments are far less stressful to the student, and more likely to be completed well.…

been a controversy over standardized testing about whether or not they are effective. Standardized tests are made by the state and are given to children as early as second grade. There are many reasons to how they are effective. This includes the diagnostic information given to teachers, borderline issues of the students, and the student’s intellectual growth. By administering standardized tests, the school as well as the teacher will receive diagnostic information regarding what each child…

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…

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…

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…

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…

“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…

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…

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…