Effectiveness of Standardized Testing Ashley Norris Com 220 September 16, 2012 Katie Boswell Effectiveness of Standardized Testing Hayden, a second grader, always has had trouble taking tests. From the very first test that he took in kindergarten until now, Hayden has collapsed under the pressure of the test and has never performed at a standard that was acceptable to himself or his educators. Situations such as this one are far too common in our schools today. Many of the children, such
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The Cons of Standardized Testing In past decades, tests were given to students to decide their placement in classes or to determine which students needed to be placed in resources class. Today, standardized tests are used for arbitrating the success or failure of students, teachers, and schools. “Despite their biases, inaccuracies, limited ability to measure achievement or ability, and other flaws, schools use standardized tests to determine if children are ready for school, track them into instructional
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Annotated Bibliography for Standardized Testing Perry Barr Devry University Annotated Bibliography for Standardized Testing : I was always told that one bad apple will spoil the whole bunch; which is true. Standardized Testing should be used to find the child with a learning disability and work with that child. Not to grade the whole school and that school gets a poor grade. That’s like taking a bunch of apples and throwing them out just because a couple of them were spoiled. A person needs
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Persuasive Speech Outline CST 100 Principles of Public Speaking Oluwabusola Oshin “The Use of Standardized Test to Determine Admissions” Thesis Statement: My speech is to convince the audience why SAT or ACT scores should not be used to determine college admission decisions. I. Introduction a. Attention Getter: With a show of hands how many of you came into high school with the mindset of making killer grades so you can get into the college of your dreams? With another show of hands
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Motion: Standardized testing should be used in school. | Definition of Motion and Terms:“Standardized testing” - is any form of testing that (1) requires all test takers to answer the same questions, or a selection of questions from common bank of questions, in the same way, and that (2) is scored in a “standard” or consistent manner, which makes it possible to compare the relative performance of individual students or groups of students. This testing is primarily associated with large-scale tests
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Validity and Reliability instruments are tools researchers use to collect data. They are also known as “tests.” In reference to instruments, validity is about the instrument itself, that is, “Is the test measuring what it is supposed to measure?” Reliability means, “Are the results of the test consistent over time?” Reliability and validity are often used in testing conditions. In order to compare students’ learning or the quality of teaching programs, tests are categorized by their validity (does
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Measuring a Student’s Potential There is a moment in everyone’s life that occurs junior year of High School. It is the moment that will determine someone’s chances of getting into college…or not. It is a basis for measuring a student’s performance academically and also their general knowledge and logic. It is a standardized curriculum that every student takes, un-biased or composed by different teachers. It is the SAT or in other words, the Scholastic Aptitude Test. Full of multiple choice
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School Boards and parents rely on standardized test scores to rate a schools and teachers effectiveness. Today the most common example of standardized testing are the SAT and the ACT both attempt to tell how proficient a student will do in college. On a national level these five tests are in use: California Achievement Tests, Comprehensive Tests of Basic Skills, Iowa Tests of Basic Skills, Metropolitan Achievement Tests, and Stanford Achievement Tests. What they are trying to do is to create assessment
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Standardized tests have always been around, they are also a widely used form to test your ability and skills. “Standardized tests are any examination that’s administered and scored in a predetermined, standardized manner.” (W. James Popham) They have always been known to or at least thought to be effective and a great way to get the true results and measurements of your skills. There are two major types of standardized tests that are commonly used, those are the aptitude tests, and achievement tests
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Many colleges look at standardized testing for determination of acceptance, but should it be a major factor in determining the grant or deny of college entry? Colleges should abolish standardized testing for determination of acceptance because there are other factors to look at, some people have test anxiety, and it could have an interference in future goals for college. Standardized testing is not the best thing to look at for acceptance and it causes many stressful situations for students to go
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