... types of evaluations are inaccurate, unsuitably adapted, and stressful because of their unreliability and lack of validity. The two important factors for a test to be successful is validity and reliability. A credible test is defined as actually measuring what the test says it measures. On the other hand, reliability is the ability of the individual to continuously provide the same score. Standardized tests do ... tests. GPA provides a more in-depth, beneficial analysis because it shows a collection of one's achievement. Standardized tests have a robotic approach because they do not hav...

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... to specific guidelines and schedules for covering all the material. Chances for incorporating new, innovative methods and activities are squandered due to these strict schedules (5). Students become test oriented due to the multiple choice nature of the tests rather than critical thinkers. It becomes less important for students to relate the information they learn to their everyday ... lives. Transition into college life becomes more difficult for the students accustomed to the test orientation of their former education. Most college classes emphasize higher levels of thinking. Rather t...

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... left out and inferior to boys when they understand to whom all the attention is directed. Even at the infant stages, teachers rate girls more highly for good behaviour and personality, while boys are more often reprimanded and given more instructions . Because of teachers" concerns about boys" lack of attention and restlessness, higher order and more challenging questions are often posed ... : "Mary says she likes looking after people who are ill. What would she like to be when she grows up? A nurse", (not a doctor). This extract is taken from a primary mathematics test: "If you were sen...

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