Analysis of the Standardized Testing KunQian(Lorraine) Heidelberg University Nowadays, standardized tests have been regarded as an important part in our lives for many years. In other words, they are not new things for most people who have experienced edu-cation. When the children began to enter the kindergarten, standardized tests exist until they be-come adults and go to work. Standardized tests are designed for different groups but base on one standard. Moreover, standardized
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think that students should not have to take standardized tests. we/students take so many tests throughout the year what is even the point in taking a bigger one at the end of the year.Also why does the state, even need to know how smart we are anyway, I mean they try to trick us with the questions anyway. And according to News ELA students spend around 20-25 hours on the test every year and that puts a lot of stress on students. First standardized test puts a lot of stress on students. One way it
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In the American education system, standardized testing is something that both teachers and students can’t escape from. State mandated test can create many problems within the education system, and result in the failure of students. For Example, “Rather than conceptualizing and retaining knowledge for the long term, students remember what they have to and forget when they no longer need it. It shows a single way of teaching and stifles creativity in the school system” (Armstrong). This shows that
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Are standardized tests really necessary? In my opinion the state should discontinue standardized tests because all it is doing is teaching students to pass the test rather than learning ways to apply the material in real world situations, and not everything on the test will be of use to the students. Most of the times, the teachers teach their students the curriculum of the tests, instead of teaching material that can be used in the real world. One example, could be those formulas and equations
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considered to be an ELL student. In the state of Mississippi, tests are provided to students who are entering school whom may be labelled as English language learners. The test will assist instructors with programmatic placement determinations such as identification and placement of ELLs. These assessments are called W-APT which stands for WIDA-ACCESS Placement Test. It is considered to be English language proficiency “screener” test. The tests are written from the WIDA’s five English Language Proficiency
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Standardized testing has been used as a benchmark for schools since the 1800s, but really didn’t ramp up until the passing of the No Child Left Behind Act back in 2002. The government likes to butt in anyway that they can, and it is apparent in the use of standardized tests. Through the use of these tests they are regulating our education system to fit their own political agenda, imbuing our youth with propaganda. Instead of teachers teaching to inform students and help improve the next generation
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What role should standardized testing play in Texas' public education system? The methods by which children are educated and academically measured in Texas have evolved over the past few decades, due to federal and state directed education policies. In an effort to establish accountability and improve the nation's competitiveness on a global scale, standardized testing has become a driving component of curricula nationwide. Almost every state, including Texas, governs its public schools under a
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Standardized Stress Maker Schools in the united states should get rid of standardized testing. Standardized testing keeps students from learning, puts stress on the teachers, and it is a useless and costly tool used by the education system in the united states to determine what school get what amount of funding. A lot can be said about what needs to be changed to make standardized testing better but the only thing that can make it better would be to get rid of them all together. One reason standardized
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Many parents abide by standardized test reports to choose where to start a family; students spend almost a full school year in grade 3 and 6 preparing for this one exam. When would it be too late to state that all these people have wrongly accused a child's education quality based on standardized testing? Standardized tests are greatly ineffective as an indicator of an elementary school child's education quality because it doesn't take into account the diversity of a child's learning experiences
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helps students focus. Despite opinions on standardized testing that it narrows curriculum, many students are now taking more courses in foreign language and fine arts. (Wolf, p. 693, 2007) Students who know they will be tested on material are more likely to commit to studying the material in depth in order to be prepared. According to Wolf (as cited in World Bank, 2002), “Without regular testing teaching
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