Test case

“The number of standardized tests U.S. public school students take has exploded in the past decade. . .” The reason for that is to test a school’s competency as a whole through test scores. Test scores are not a good indicator of school competency because it isn’t an accurate representation of the school as a whole. First of all, some students are not on the same level as everybody else in the class they’re put in. For example, students might miss a lot of class due to family troubles. There…

there is no bias when grading the test. In California standardized testing begins when the child is in Elementary school and continues until the last year of High school. This is the way school systems have determined to test children’s knowledge and has become a way to rank them against their peers; also it can show where a student is struggling with a specific area of material. Every test is comprised of a multiple choice, fill in the blank and true or false that test specific areas in…

lot of discussions that are taking place in classrooms based on the way students are graded. In some cases, students feel as if their final grades do not represent their overall performance in the classroom, but test scores are a major factor in our grades and one slip may cause your grade to drop unfairly. Our final grades in all of our courses are heavily dependent on our midterms and final test scores and that is no secret. Imagine if a student were to fail their midterm or final that is a…

Many teachers ambiguously feel that these tests are too demanding. Teachers are asked to coach students on irrational skills that will be remembered only to pass the test, yet will have no real reminisce or relevance in their lives. Stephen G, wrote “No teacher likes to be overly constrained regarding what she or he should teach. However, no one wants teachers…

contingent on the specifics of the failed drug test. For example, is this the first drug test since being placed in the program and failure resulted from usage beforehand? Conversely, had the client passed a previous drug test and the failure is a result of a relapse? Neither reason demands an immediate expulsion from the program result, however, an adaptation of the conditions of the program are necessary to address the issue. First, if the initial drug test administered after starting the…

students are passing these tests, however if the students do not pass, the school would be endangered of closing. Schools receive government funds due to their performance on standardized testing, therefore, they reduce “recess” time. Lacking daily exercise can significantly decrease students’ social, emotional, and academic well-being, causing the school to…

There has been so many times that I have taken a test and didn't get to finish, it doesn't matter as much when it's just a regular test in class, but when it comes to assessments like the ACT and SAT it does. All students should be asked if they need more time. Intelligence cannot be accurately measured by a test that was not completed. If a student needs more time they put their name down on a signup sheet. The questions they have answered are graded, the ones not answered are replaced with…

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…

narrowed curriculum, teaching to the test, and emotional impact are a few of the aspects I am looking into. The research question I am attempting to answer is: What are the effects of standardized testing, and what can be done to combat this issue? Thesis: In an educational system where curriculum revolves around teaching to the test, stressful environments affect student and teacher satisfaction, and creativity is being silenced by mandated high stakes tests, alternatives for standardized…

PSAT, just one of the many standardized test they will take and have taken throughout their academic careers. A standardized test is a type of test where students are given the same range of questions in similar testing environments in order to judge and compare their scores. Standardized tests are being administered more and more as of late, due to increased funding and acts such as the 2001 No Child Left Behind act which encouraged the use of standardized tests in school. However, there has…