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has drawn wide skepticism on a national level, both politically and publicly, as substantiated by ProCon.org (2015). There are a variety of reasons we can substantiate statistically why students are failing to achieve the mark on standardized tests. Interestingly, you will be hard pressed to come across valid solutions on promoting prosperity and growth in public education. In either case, the real question is not are we failing students, but rather are we failing to assess them…

Can SAT Prep Course Help Raise Test Takers Score? Getting a decent education is required for us to have a better future. Of course, dedication, motivation, and inspiration can help you positively and get an excellent score. But is that enough? Have you taken SAT prep course before? Is SAT prep that important on achieving a higher score? Well, having a higher SAT score could even help you get into top universities leading to an effective personal and business opportunity. But sadly, this…

1. What is the difference between testing and assessment? Standardized tests are given to public school students yearly and are “used to determine how and when students advance, from 1st grade through graduate school” (Meier 2007, p. 203). Tests compare students. Students are compared because their results allow them to be placed in a group. Tests are given to students to test various objectives, where they receive points for correct answers. From all the correct answers a student gets, a raw…

says that standardized tests score children on test performance on one certain day and they don’t take into consideration any external factors (Pros and Cons of Standardized Testing 1). These new standardized tests are causing children to develop test stress and anxiety. Almost 38% of children have developed this form of anxiety. If something has happened in a child’s life with their family or friends or even a change in environment it can hinder their performance on the tests. Students are…

Introduction Although the U.S. strives to make education internationally competitive by improving student achievement, its students are struggling in mathematics. Results from the 2012 Program for International Student Assessment measuring academic abilities among 15-year-olds placed the U.S. as 35th out of 64 countries in math (DeSilver 2015). Other evidence indicates 4th and 8th graders have been making only minimal gains in math achievement (Drust 2013). Improving student achievement in…

Do your best on the test- This statement of encouragement is often used in North Carolina schools right before students complete standardized tests. Standardized tests are common and this memorable and catchy saying is used to motivate students to succeed. With that being said, what exactly is a standardized test? According to the Glossary of Education Reform, “A standardized test is any form of test that requires all test takers to answer the same questions, or a selection of questions from a…

The Disadvantages Caused by Standardized Testing Professor Seymour Sarason once said, “we live in a test-conscious, test-giving culture in which the lives of people are in part determined by their test performance” (1959). Standardized testing has been an issue throughout the history of the United States. Research has continuously shown that standardized tests are not a fair measure of intelligence for individuals who suffer a variety of disadvantages. Additionally, the rigorous qualifications…

opt-out movement endorsed by the local teachers’ union. Parents organizing an opt-out movement in New Jersey have printed and distributed over 1,000 lawn signs urging families to boycott the tests” (2016). They always say that parents know what’s best for their children. If parents go not want their children to test, then there should be an alternative. All in all state testing has is very overbearing. It is a cause of controversy and there is no need for said controversy. If parents are taking…

Grades should be considered degrading and unacceptable in measuring a child’s learning development progress What if I told you that every single day that kids go to school, they are not prepared for life, but for standardized tests? Would you believe me? How could that be possible? When kids go to school they learn things, right? They accumulate knowledge for their future. So if anything, they should be getting smarter, however grades de-emphasize the importance of learning. You should be…

testing has put labels on everyone who has taken the exams. The results from the tests are merely a number and a number does not say anything about a student. The number does not reflect their personality; how they think, how they learn. The number is simply a score of how well children are at filling in bubbles. Yet this number is thought to be so important by schools. Students should not be labeled by a score off of a test. Within recent years, the school system has been corrupted by the…