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when these tests are administered; however, in the African-American community, the stress, frustration and pressure felt by educators is heightened three-fold. Many educators strongly believe these standardized tests are racially biased against minority and lower income students (i.e. African-American, Hispanic).These educators are correct; numerous studies indicate that, although minorities tend to produce lower scores during standardized testing, the results of these standardized tests do not…

Grade Inflation and its Effects At my high school, most of the students in my class were very competitive when it came to grades. Everybody always asking how one another scored on a test and comparing their own grade to the other’s. If someone received a C they usually had one of the lower grades on the test/assignment. However, a C is technically considered average, but in our school high B’s and A’s were far more common. This clearly shows how grade inflation has risen and continues to rise…

Determine My Fate the musician, Suli Breaks takes a stand against society's standards and the constant urge for higher test scores. These standards are the exigence of the education system. Society has always had a push for more, but it may be getting to the point of self doubt and a student body breakdown.The main purpose of this video is to address students and parents that test grades are not a fair or reasonable way to assess a person's value. He expresses that education is not the key to…

What is a Proper Education? What do you expect to be taught in school? Would you expect to be taught a variety of subjects with in depth analysis or spend weeks or even months just preparing for standardized tests? Every reasonable person would expect that they will be taught a wide variety of subjects that will give you a balanced education which will give you a simple understanding for a wide variety of subjects. This type of education used to be the norm in both public and private education,…

Progress: Final Essay Although standardized tests aid in providing students, teachers, and even school board members with a guideline for the learning process, in the end the overall effects of such tests become questionable as they deter student’s potential growth. The list of standardized tests has grown tremendously throughout the years, originally beginning with the SAT and the ACT. These two tests alone have become a small part of this checklist of tests every student must face before…

Do Standardized Tests Measure Intelligence? On average each year, every school in the United States takes over 600 standardized tests. Students in grades three through twelve are taking up to 20 standardized tests each year. Many high school students take over 20 tests a year due to the SAT’s and ACT’s in addition to state mandated tests. However, 42 states have banned standardized tests for students in grades kindergarten through second grade because educators believe that children under the…

Schools in the United States use standardized tests to evaluate the students' in elementary, middle and high school. These tests are also used for entrance into college or even to find out if a student needs to take a particular class over in college. To enter into college, a student usually will take the SAT or the ACT Exams and usually there is a fee for taking these exams. In Indiana, the students' take the ISTEP + Exam. The seniors in high school have to take the Indiana Graduation…

workplace. In reality, it can apply to sports well. We also need to differentiate between blatant cheating and what I perceive as having a societal advantage. Lets look at academics first. There is blatant cheating when a student obtains answers to tests or has someone else do their work. To me, that is always wrong. But what about the acceptance process…

The surprise exam paradox has been debated by many philosopher over the years due to its conflict of reason and experience. The paradox, though makes sense through its argument, ends up contradicting itself by giving the opposite result intended by the end. The surprise paradox says that a student has a class on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. At the end of the week, the teacher says, “Next week, there will be a surprise exam. The exam is a surprise in the sense that you will…

The assumption underlying standardized testing is: When we want to understand student achievement, it is enough to talk about scores on standardized tests. Accepting this assumption at face value, as nearly all journalists, pundits, and politicians do, is to fall prey to a "dangerous illusion." "Achievement" means more than a score on a standardized test. (Harris,…