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Who has more anxiety than 1950’s psychiatric patient, and is required by state and school district to take over 100 tests throughout a period of 13 years? The answer is today’s American students. They are vastly over-tested, and if the levels of test anxiety increase or stay the same, society is going to suffer. For students to become successful members of society, they need to be able to learn. As stated by Dr. Gail Gross, testing shows student progress and informs teachers of what material…

Do standardized test weigh more on a college application? How can one test determine whether or not a college should accept a student? Such a test is SAT which is simply an entrance requirement for most of the colleges and universities that plays a major role in determining whether or not a student gets admitted or not. Standardized tests such as SAT’s are meant to be a predictor of student’s success in college but they at times are the factors that outweigh a student’s GPA, well balanced resume…

“Why do I even have to take this stupid test?” I told myself after having to take the ACT for the third time with no luck of improving my score. My parents kept telling me to retake it because the higher the score, the better it will look when applying for colleges. Why do they look at this test so closely? This question crept through my mind through the years I would have to put up with the ACT. I clearly wasn’t good at taking standardized tests. Wasn’t my high school transcript enough? I…

beautiful environment. This sounds so boring! Students should not have to take standardized tests because they take too much time, they are overwhelming, and teachers stress the children way too much! First of all, according to Newsela, each student spends at least 20 to 25 hours on tests each year. Parents, that is like your child getting up at twelve o’clock in the morning on a Monday and working on tests until it is twelve o’clock in the morning on Tuesday! Mind-blowing isn’t it? On top of…

The Implicit Association Test exists to unravel and illustrate where people’s unconscious biases in different topics. It measures how strong associations are “between concepts and evaluations or stereotypes” (“Project Implicit”). With these measurements, people can be more consciously aware of their implicit biases and associations. This can help lessen prejudices and discriminatory acts because more people are becoming aware with this test. I took Asian IAT, Sexualty IAT, Gender-Science, IAT…

Assessing the SAT Test The main test I recall taking is the Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT), no known as just the SAT, the test that a majority of high school students take in order to gain entrance into college. In fact, 1.7 million students took the SAT in 2015 with 41.9% meeting the college and career readiness benchmark (College Board, 2015). I remember the anxiety of underperforming and not getting into the school of my choice, the dreadful feeling that my future hung by one number.…

One of the peer-reviewed academic journals I found useful was “Addressing Test Anxiety in Inner City Schools through Play and Performance.” This particular case study came about because of the seriousness and the increase of accountability being emphasized on standardized tests. The rigorousness of standardized tests has generated test anxiety among many students. The purpose of this study was to explore a new approach to this problem. This case study demonstrates the findings of a program…

I have always enjoyed talking personality tests to learn and establish what my strengths and weaknesses are, and to unravel perhaps a hidden ability (or disability) I had that I was never fully aware. In other words, I like talking personality tests to plainly find out the results, no matter how accurate or off-putting, and I was not disappointed when I found out the results to the “Learning Styles Inventory” test. In order from highest to lowest, my inventory score was as followed: visual,…

the DMV(department of motor vehicles) to take my third driver test. After thirty minutes, it was my turn to take the test. Suddenly, I felt nervous and my hand were sweaty because it is my third and last chance. Besides, I started to pray that there was a good traffic waiting for me so that I could pass the exam as smooth as possible. I let the road test examiner get in the car and start the test. Unfortunately, I failed the driving test in two minutes. It was a horrible experience that I may…

System (Georgia Milestones) is the new assessment in Georgia that has taken the place of the Georgia Criterion-Referenced Competency Test (GCRCT). The purpose of the Georgia Milestones is to measure how well students have mastered the knowledge and skills charted in the state-adopted Common Core Standards in mathematics, language arts, social studies, and science. The test also shows students’ readiness for the next grade level. Although the Georgia Milestones is replacing the GCRCT, there are…