Standardized test

In regards to high-stakes testing, I believe this type of assessment only shows a small portion of what a school curriculum indicates. It seems that teachers are being evaluated strictly based upon the standardized tests they administer. I do not think this would be proper representation of how well students are learning from the curriculum that is being taught by their teachers. With that said, I am all for doing away with high-stakes testing for five years. Testing is not the only method…

Introduction So much emphasis is being placed on standardized academic scores that time for physical activity is shrinking in our school system. In Florida, students in grades K - 5 shall have the equivalent of two 30-minute physical education classes per week taught by certified physical education teachers and provide a daily 15-minute recess for all students. According to the Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (ODPHP), Children and adolescents should do 60 minutes (1 hour) or…

I personally enjoyed “Proficiency” by Shannon Nichols due to the fact that it exposes how inaccurate standardized tests can be. Unfortunately, these kinds of tests are very common and frequent in schools all over the united states, despite teacher’s and student’s disapproval of them. I’ve realized that the viewpoint is always the same; standardized tests are unreliable and should not be required. Instead of helping, they can affect students, or even teachers, negatively just like in Shannon’s…

important for the development of children. But is the take on education being altered? How is the teaching in institutions preparing students for tests such as the SAT, if it is? In her article, “Accountable to Whom? Teacher Reflections on the Relationship between Creativity and Standardized Testing in Ontario,” Catherine Dishke – Hondzel talks about standardized testing using the perceptions of teachers to validate her idea. She uses eight teachers of the fifth, sixth and seventh grades to…

educational system began with the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) of 2002. This act essentially based school funding on unreasonable academic proficiency standards required of all students. These standards where determined and enforced by a nationwide standardized testing. The continuation of the poorly received act is the newly enacted Common Core Education…

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questions one may ask themselves about the Texas standardized testing system. Despite the fact you need to know if the student understands the material being taught throughout the year standardized testing is not accurate for the broad spectrum of students. For someone who had no prior knowledge of what standardized testing is, I would inform them that it as a test that is giving to a group of people who are all supposed to be learning the same thing to test and see where our comprehension…

give standardized tests. Every student must take the tests: unless, their parents refuse to have their children take the test. The test might be a state test, such as the regents in New York State, or a test like the SATs and ACTs that most high school students take. Most kids get nervous for these tests. The student might not be good at a subject and not like the test. Others might just be terrible at test taking. Teachers must take time out of teaching to prepare the students for the tests for…

Alexander Kalbach Mrs. Bauch Speech 13 May 2016 Common Core: Do We Need It? How many of you dislike all of the standardized testing we do in school? Today, I will tell you about the Common Core standards and how they can affect children growing up. I have learnded that many states that have adopted the standards are getting rid of them. I will first, tell you how this affects children?s learning, second, why many states are getting rid of the standards, and finally, how you can help get rid of…

than what society expects, but they will have a long journey ahead of them just because they do not come from the right social economic background. Student from different social classes receive a varying quality of education because schools use standardized test scores to direct a students’ educational pathway, curriculum and how students are taught, are being based off of the schools social economic area, and students are being perceived and treated differently because of their status and…