... sources that will establish my credibility regarding standardized tests. The ideas of Hillocks (2002), McNeil and Valenzuela (2001), and Ravitch (2011), who are all experts on this topic, will help to establish my credibility. Everyone is affected by the strength of our educational system, from the students themselves and their ability to succeed in college and in the workplace, to ... but teachers face termination, schools face closures, and students are retained or not allowed to graduate if they do poorly (Nichols, Glass, & Berliner, 2012). Furthermore, it is thought that tests help ...

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... achievement. It is often stated that statistically females score lower on standardized tests such as the SATs and ACTs. This leads to a disadvantage in being accepted to schools with a minimum SAT requirement and can also lead to a disadvantage in receiving scholarships based on test scores. Statistics are the largest factor in this argument and always seem to feed the fire of ... of as the most influential test the average student will ever take. Statistically females score lower than males do on most standardized tests. On the 1998 SAT boys were 35 points ahead of girls in math and 7 ...

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