The Criterion Collection

Standardized process: standardized people In 1895 a young man, who has a history of poor grades in school, was rejected in an admission test for Zurich University. Ten years later he created three theories that revolutionized physics and, consequently, changed the way we understand the world. His name: Albert Einstein. So, how the most important scientist of the last 300 years was a bad student in his childhood? He wasn’t a bad student; just the way of teaching and evaluation, based on standard…

Data, Data, Data! Educators collect data daily, weekly, monthly and even yearly. As English teachers, we administer both formative and summative assessments throughout the year. The results of these assessments are then gathered, and analyzed in combination with the state mandated standardized test, finally giving us data that is vital to the building of curriculum and units used in the classroom. At Washington-Marion Magnet High School, where I currently teach, the data is an important factor…

Standardized testing has been praised since there first use of seeing who 's compatible for jobs in China. The West culture soon adopted them using them for military, and soon enough the education culture. They are now most famously used for education in America and are well known as the ACT and the SAT. As you may know, these tests are designed in a way which are recorded and administered in a consistent method. Since there overuse they have now been giving students unneeded stress,…

Throughout my educational career standardized testing has been a major part in determining whether or not you can proceed to the next grade or whether you have to take the class again. A Lot of kids that were my age when I had to take the STAAR test usually dreaded having to take a standardized test like the STAAR English II exam. I was no different, I was one of those kids who just wanted to get this test done with and move one. For a while this philosophy of mine worked, however that all would…

A typical student takes 112 mandated standardized tests between PreKindergarten and twoefth grade. Standardized testing is a form of testing used by our education system to measure the success of our school system’s students and faculty. The use of these tests became mandatory in 2002 as part of the No Child Left Behind Act. Although there are some individuals who support these tests, many parents, students, and teachers experience the negative effects each year. There was a time when these…

STANDARDIZED TESTING: Is It Effective? Do you remember the excitement you experienced when you rushed home from elementary school, just to make sure you wouldn't miss the latest episode of your favorite TV show? Our whole life seemed to depend on whether or not Hannah Montana wrote her new song about Jake or Jesse. Likewise, this is how standardized testing appears to most high school kids; exciting and/or life-defining. Standardized tests are required for most students, but are they even…

What would education be like without testing? Standardized testing, such as the ACT and SAT, has become the sole way to examine the knowledge and growth potential of a highschool student. There are two different views on standardized testing: it is an accurate representation of knowledge or it is not an effective test of knowledge. The success of students, schools, and teachers are all measured by these tests in some way. Teachers’ success as an educator can be determined from the students’…

There has been an academic stress in China while taking standardized testing. Many Chinese students are feeling extremely overwhelmed that their stress and anxiety levels are increasing a lot than the United States. According to the Chicago Policy review, Louise Geraghty wrote, “A strong culture of academic achievement famously exists in China, and Chinese students outperform much of the rest of the world on standardized exams. However, this high level of achievement comes at a price. Chinese…

My Opinion on Water Polo Do you want to find the perfect sport to play? Although there are many sports to choose from, I think water polo is the best. Water polo is a combination of swimming, wrestling, soccer, and basketball. Water polo is a tough sport which requires a lot of endurance. Not many people play water polo so in games you get more playing time. Water polo is the best sport to play because it is good if you like to swim, you get in very good shape, and it feels nice to play in the…

Investors want to protect themselves against the black swan risk and may purchase insurance to help with the risk, but will still lose some. The most accurate way of minimizing the loss is to update information on a regular basis and in a timely manner. There are extant models that account much better for the extreme events in security returns observed over an amount of time than the black swan. These include having order of magnitude seen in the recent financial crisis. The probabilities…