Psychometrics

Along with not determining true college success, the SATs are an inaccurate way of testing academic knowledge or personality. The SATs have ten sections, and each of these sections is timed by 25, 20, and 10 minute intervals. What if a student reads slowly and cannot finish the reading section in 25 minutes? What if a student has trouble figuring out a math problem and does not have enough time to finish it? What if a student’s test anxiety interferes with his or her progress? Their scores are…

Removing standardized testing would help improve the quality of education. Consider how many hours teachers spend drilling “tips and tricks” on boosting scores, how much schools pay for the tests, and how many colleges and universities reject eager students based on their scores. Where does the purpose of education fit into this slanted system? Although the purpose of education varies, most opinions share a common theme of applying knowledge and molding character to benefit the community. John…

g the first years of the NCLB Act I was of early elementary age, therefore I’ve never really developed an opinion about it. I was just too young to pay care about why I had to take the WASL. It made no difference to me. Although, once I reached high school age I do remember my teachers being very against standardized testing. They told us that standardized testing doesn’t fairly evaluate our knowledge, they only evaluate what we can put on paper. Again, I didn’t question it. The fact that…

Measuring Up was conceived by Koretz as he was constantly approached by students who were annoyed and furious about the misconceptions people had in relation to testing and they believed that these people need to be made aware of what it actually is. They urged him bring up this issue through his writing hoping that the influence of test on public debate about social concerns can be diluted. As they were no straightforward ways for people to be informed of this, he decided to write an accessible…

We pay for our children to learn and become our future innovators or critical thinkers. Aren't we tired of paying for something that provides no educational value outside of a statistical database? Aren't you, the students, sick and tired of taking a test that really has no point towards improving your life skills? Standardized testing only undermines your educational opportunities: by wasting valuable learning time and answering random questions, only so you can earn a point towards…

It’s that time of the school year again that all students loathe. Come every spring, every student across America is forced to sit down for hours at a time to determine how smart they are in relativity to the country. What is it, you may ask? Standardized testing. This topic is highly debated around the world of whether or not schools should require students to take them. From thoroughly researching this topic, I firmly believe that students shouldn’t be forced to take standardized tests. It…

Unjust Numbers Imagine being labeled by a number. Imagine being born with a score that would label your intelligence according to others. A stamp that would define your future. That’s an unfortunate reality when it comes to standardized test. There is a great deal of individuals who believe mandated testing is the only efficient way to assess a student’s intelligence. When the truth of the matter is, one’s intellect cannot be determined solely upon a testing score. In fact, one could conclude…

Did you know the average seventh grader spends about 23.3 hours just taking standardized tests? This is, infact, true. Most seventh graders do spend 23.3 hours testing, or more! The government should cut down on standardized tests. This is shown in the seventh graders hours alone. Students should have little to no standardized tests. This essay will describe how and why standardized tests should be modified because the tests are low quality, they take away class time, and the tests much pressure…

The two authors that approach the topic of singletons vs. children with siblings in a similar way are Sandler and Mancillas. Both Mancillas and Sandler's purpose of writing their articles was to provide the general public with more information about singletons and the stereotypes that singletons face vs. children with siblings. It is clear from the titles of the articles; The Only Child: Debunking the Myths and Challenging the Stereotypes About only Children, that the literature review by…

I thought the documentary “Waiting for Superman” was informative and also sad. Informative because we get a real idea about how schools are In the inner cities, and also how poor test scores are and how horribly we rank as a nation regarding school. Also, the method of “Tracking” which prior to this documentary I have never heard before, nor have I heard from the track being scores of obedience and appearance of neatness? What does that even mean? It also goes into how it’s nearly impossible…