Penetration test

filled standardized tests like the ACT and SAT. These tests have been a burden to students in America for more than 50 years, but now they are far more competitive and the stakes are much higher than ever before. The ACT and SAT have become one of the largest deciding factors in the college admissions process, and the inability to score high on the test could mean getting denied by your “dream college” or not being admitted into college at all. Students are taking more standardized tests than…

Standardized test plays a very important role in children’s education. Students take a standardized test at least once or twice a year. A standardized test is “a test (as of intelligence, achievement or personality) whose reliability has been established by obtaining an average score of a significantly large number of individuals for use as a standard of comparison (Webster Dictionary).” Throughout the year teacher(s) prepare the students the best way they can in order for students to become…

completely, but can we lessen the rates of cheating? Students feel the need to cheat because they aren’t comfortable with what they are learning or they’re scared to fail. If you take your time trying to teach students rather than preparing them for tests, they may not feel the need to cheat as much. Some may believe that the students don’t fully understand that cheating is wrong, they don’t know what counts as cheating, or they just don’t care anymore, but it’s actually the opposite. When faced…

I do not support the year-round school system. While there are good reasons for implementing this system, the reasons not to implement it out weigh the reasons to implement it. Test scores and curriculum taught in school is a very important thing for students, but so are things learned and experienced outside of school. Too much school could be a bad thing in the long run. There are many reasons why not to implement the year-round school system. One reason why the year-round school…

standardized tests are insufficient to provide an accurate and complete picture of the student. Factors such as prior academics, co-curricular activities and, the intent and persona of the student are equally important. First, standardized tests such as TOEFL or GRE only evaluate the applicant on a narrow criteria. His performance in the long term in his academics is a better indicator of his consistency and determination. For instance, some students may excel in an english language test if…

maximum time students should be completing homework per night should be based on one's grade level. For every grade level, a student should be doing 10 minutes of homework before the effectiveness of the homework diminishes. Homework was designed to test the skills learned in class at home, and it is a useful tool to increase a student's knowledge if used correctly. According to this system, students in high school should be doing no more than 2 hours of work each night, however, this is not the…

took the pre-test of the Constitution Unit. It was a straightforward multiple-choice (A-D) test. The students were told that the test grade would not be entered into the grade book and would not negatively affect their grade, several students were nervous about that, but the test would be entered into the grade book as a class work grade, and therefore they must complete it. The students were asked to read each question carefully and to try their best, while students were aware this test could…

Dyscalculia is a learning disability where the student has serious problems in mathematics, more specifically, related to mathematical calculations and reasoning. This disability prevents the student from obtaining the skills that student need to perform mathematical calculations (Raja & Kumar, 2011, p. 41). This disability can take on many forms, including the inability to take the knowledge he or she knows, and relate it to quantities, difficulty in reading or writing numbers and…

lockers, but Freshman Friday is not real. There are a few actions 8th graders should take when they come to high school in order to have a positive experience. First, make sure to pay attention in class. Everything the teachers teach will be on a test, so make sure to listen. Teachers do not like repeating themselves if students do not pay attention. Do…

Recently, a friend of mine saw another person cheating on a test that a majority of the students in the class struggled to pass. She was upset with this person, but she did not confront the student or bring them to justice by telling a teacher. Instead, the friend has only complained about it to her friends and me, and we too have decided not to say anything. At Reicher Catholic High School, no strict honor system or code exists. Only a list of unfrequently used consequences for cheating and…