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believe that standardized testing in America has a very positive impact on a student’s education and performance, however, others believe that standardized testing causes “important but untested content to be eliminated from the curriculum” (Popham). In discussions of standardized testing, one controversial issue has been whether high-stakes testing improves or diminishes student learning in a classroom. On one side of the argument, Latasha Gandy argues that children “can and must take the tests…

Standardized Test Requiring students to pass a standardized test to receive a high school diploma will not improve the educational standards or academic achievement in our schools. Every year students have to take tests to prove that they remember what they have learned that year and each year hundreds of students have panic attacks, blackouts, stress and they fail. In 2002 after no child left behind pass the standardized testing has not increase students achievement. Standardized testing hurts…

A factor that ties into ill-funded schools and LEP students is race and socioeconomic status. The bottom line is “children who are given opportunities for more and better education tend to do better on the standardized tests that measure the learning that such education produces” (Sternberg). It’s obvious that students who come from low-income backgrounds are not able to afford the extra support that these exams offer such as textbooks, classes, apps, and tutors that are all geared towards the…

I. Introduction A. Take a moment to think about a test you have to take, or one that you have had in the past. The pressure and emphasis placed on its significance can almost be overwhelming. B. Good afternoon, Dr. Jones and fellow classmates. I am Cassie Concepcion C. I’m here today to persuade you to challenge the purpose of National and State standardized testing. II. Body A. Issue 1. Standardized testing has the ability to distort students. There is an overemphasis on the importance of…

Informative and Persuasive: “U.S Schools are too focused on standardized tests, poll says” In Lynsey Layton’s The Washington Post article, “U.S Schools are too focused on standardized tests, poll says” posted in August 2015, she discusses how the public have centered their attention on standardized testing rather than the credentials of the teachers individually. The context of this article is over publicizing standardizing testing, all while putting standardizing in the spotlight all of the…

academic stratum, gauge his or her cognitive or IQ level and identify his or her comprehension ranking, standardized testing often interpret results that tends to cast both a negative and a positive shadow over educational systems (FairTest, 2012). Records of test results are often compared with biasness to the government consensus reports with significant focus on the percentage of population. If the tests return with high passing scores, the school district and population involved receives a…

Not Just A Test Score Diana Ravitch presents a impressive argument in her work, “ The Essentials of a Good Education “, by stating how schools are coming at an unhealthy approach by assigning a wide variety of tests that overwhelm many students. More specifically, these students are given these tests and their capabilities in other areas are not measured notably. In Ravitch’s view, “ The tests do not measure character, spirit, heart, soul, potential ,” it shows how students may excel in other…

What is the purpose of taking standardized tests? Or if the test are harmful to some students of other race, or ones that have learning disabilities? Many parents and teachers have objected to the idea of making their children and students take a standardized test, although 75% of parents say that it is a good step for their child. Being a student that has had to take the standardized tests, it is a very waring task. The stress about wanting to know if secondary students will pass or fail, and…

scores. An ACT score is something very important and most people take that for granted and neglect to work hard and study for their ACT. A question used in many debates is should the ACT affect one’s college application? Why not have it? Standardized tests have been a part of the academic world since the early 1900’s (ecampustours.com, 2015). There is an old saying that comes to mind when discussing this topic, “ If it ain’t broke don’t fix it.” If it is used to help others further a…

1. An ethical concern surrounding standardized testing involves "teaching to the test." What can "teaching to the test mean?" (40-60 words) Teaching to the test means teaching the material that is expected to come out in standardized tests. This kind of practice is extremely detrimental to a student’s learning, because it only prepares them to pass a test, not to learn what they are supposed to learn. 2. What is percentile rank, what would be the percentile rank be of someone who scored 70%…