... good day or a really bad day they want what that student is capable of achieving. When the norm-referencing process is complete then the test can be used to make comparisons with the general school population of the nation. The comparison to other students helps teachers and administrators see how ... that grade level and that age group. Standardized tests can be giving to show growth in students" knowledge in a content area or what that test tests. The test can see how a student has improved or not improved from year to year. Some tests aren't given every year, in New York there are .....

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... evidence of the students' performance, which in turn could lead to curriculum changes" (Banta). I feel that standardized testing is not the best way to test because they do not prove how smart an individual is. In high school, standardized testing was the main focus in all of my classes after my first year ... stated that it is subjective and depended on the school district and teacher. I asked, "Do you think it is still a good idea to test and teach certain things on the test instead of teaching on what is needed to be taught?" She replied, "I think it is a good idea to a certain distin...

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... day wasn't any ordinary day it was the most awful math class I ever had. The night before the "Bad Day" I had been studying for a very important test that was going to take place the next day. I had studied so hard that I knew I was going to ace this ... test. In the past I had struggled through math test, but this time to make a B in the class I had to get an A on this last test. The pressure was on me, not only was I determined to get all the questions correct, but I was ... going to get the bonus correct too. The next day arrived, it could not have come any sooner, but I didn't mind...

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... class. I read every assignment, looked forward to doing the homework, and even studied because I enjoyed this class so much. Still, every time I got back a test, the grade was always "just passing". I started thinking after seeing how no progress was getting done, and I began to wonder about the system of grades. Why ... are the majority of grades focused on test taking? Why aren't grades on what a kid learned because of taking a class? It ended up that I made a "C-" in the class, and ... , the math review always takes around a whole month or more? That is because most children remembe...

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... that students should not be tested every Monday. I have several reasons to support my position. First of all, students will be tired; students who are poor-test takers will continuously fall, and finally, the students will have less fun time. Teachers give us too many tests already during the week. Now, they want to ... very important and a job of a teacher to make their students learn and understand everything clearly. So, that they can improve instead of failing every test. Finally, with a test every Monday, the students will have less fun time to spend. If this action is taken by the ...

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... students and teachers. The idea of testing for knowledge and ability has vanished. State and school reputations have become more important. In "A Tyranny of Standardized Test" Botstein has a strong stand about the misuse and ineffectiveness of standardized tests. It is sad that a reputation of a school can mean more than ... is the results the students are not benefiting from them. Lesson plans in middle schools and high schools are based on what the standardized test will test students on. It is not preparing studentds for future education in life, if all the students are learning is th...

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... state some leniency in setting proficiency guidelines for their schools. Each state can determine what is deemed as proficient when it comes to testing scores. Many states are lowering their test scores so more students can pass or meet the "proficiency guidelines". By doing this, states can find the loopholes to get by the NCLB Act. I believe this is one of ... instead of a diploma. As a school district, we feel that programs like this will help our Adequate Year Progress or AYP. The state of Ohio has also aligned its Ohio Graduation Test with a content standards book for grade levels ...

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... it affects the schools. Too much testing, and putting too much value into the tests has created a problem in which many teachers now strictly teach to the materials on the test, creating better scores, but decreasing overall knowledge. Compared with many foreign countries, we perform worse on many subjects on the tests. This is for a number of reasons. One reason is ... as broad as it should be. This also reduces effort from the teachers, who know just look over a test and write a lesson plan emphasizing the questions or main points of a test. Also we separate our children into differen...

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... is to improve student achievement. "Governor Andrew Cuomo said that he wants teacher evaluations to be based 50% test scores, 50% observation. Any teacher 'ineffective' in raising test scores will be found no better than 'developing' regardless of observation scores. Any teacher rated ineffective two years in ... a row may be fired." (I) It's unfair for teachers to be evaluated on student test-scores, especially as 50%. A lot of kids around the world are pressured on exams that they take throughout the school year. At the end ... for handling tests students had vomited on." ...

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... ' knowledge but they fail miserably. It is impossible to go through 12 years of school in 3 hours. A solid GPA says a lot more than one test. Therefore, something must be done to change this unjust testing system because it proves nothing about an individual. The ACT and SAT have caused many headaches through ... are all kinds of math classes. Humans aren't perfect, minds forget information and there's nothing that can change that. Taking an end of the year test would help this situation. Instead of going back and studying four different math classes, students would only have to study on...

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... are unfair and biased representations of schools' success. Not only has standardized testing created a whole new style of teaching, called 'teaching to the test', it has created an increase in the stress levels of students, teachers, and administrators. Using the research I have gathered I came to the conclusion ... be affected if the scores received by students are not up to par (Phillips). When a teacher is only expected to 'teach to the test' the quality of education received by students doesn't encompass all that it should. This means students aren't learning to retain and...

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... behind, then it would be too late to remedy that situation at the end of the school year based on the results of one test. To institute pay for merit would create animosity in the classroom, as well as with other colleagues in a profession where collaboration and teamwork ... are vital to attaining the goal of teaching students. Pay for merit based on test results also would not be effective as there are too many variables in what is not a controlled setting. A student's performance could be skewed ... by factors of sleep, illness, stress from home, stress from the teacher, or stress fr...

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... This article has taken another look at state develop tests. For students to graduate high school they must take the High School Proficiency Test (HSPT). However, if they fail this test three times they are automatically placed into the Special Review Assessment (SRA). When this program was first developed it was there for ... school without passing the HSPT. This leads to several problems some of which include the students not caring about their education and teachers teaching to the test knowing that the students only care about passing, and now not even caring enough to pass. This prob...

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... in a monthly journal produced by Phi Delta Kappan. She speaks on behalf of teachers who feel "their professional competence is being defined as a test score" to legislators and then general public. Her goal is to persuade legislators to modify or even remove existing laws. She begins by describing ... and most states are already underfunded in both teacher salary and programs to prepare teachers. The provisions include funding to create, publish, and administor the test, the cost to help teachers meet these requirements, and the cost to employ overseers to ensure the tests are conducted i...

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... ) Those opposed to standardized testing feel that the tests do nothing to further push a child's education. Educators are forced to "teach to the test", as their entire lesson plan needs to revolve around the passing of these state exams (Kohn, 2000) Instead of teachers having students have useful ... and will be forgotten once it is no longer needed. Another way standardized testing injures the education process is the time spent reviewing for the test, instead of focusing on new information. In a 1992 study, the average elementary school student lost four days of instruction, upper ele...

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... they need for higher education. School systems brainwash their students into believing that as long as they have the information memorized on test day, they will not need to know it again. These beliefs only end up hurting the students. If the state were to require a standardized exit ... test for each core subject in every grade level, students would have to pay attention in class in order to actually learn the information that ... is imperative if they wish to succeed in college courses. This exit test should be directly correlated with the teacher's curriculum in order to see if the ...

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... -taught classrooms. Experimental research was evident in this study through the authors stating hypotheses, randomly selecting participants who fit the criteria for the study, and using the pre/post-test data as a statistical measure. The participants in the study were 203 middle school students with or without disabilities ranging from 12-14 years of age, four general education teachers ... co-taught/ four non- co-taught) were randomly assigned to either peer-tutoring or non-peer-tutoring. During the eight weeks of the research a pre-test (10 open ended questions/ 25 multiple choice), p...

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... and year. In addition, the student must take standardized tests like MCAS and CTBS. Grade 4 students in Massachusetts, for example, should take CTBS test in December and MCAS in May. Public seem puzzled with these standardized tests. Series of debates erupted soon after the state officially released the MCAS result ... early December 2000. A fourth grade teacher in Somerville complained that the test has taken up learning time and put undue pressure on young students (Soefijanto, 2000). Joanne Ronkin, a fourth- and fifth-grade teacher in Jamaica ... Plain, said that the state should not...

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... that the student will learn what is needed in that particular subject? Not a very good chance; that is why society sees such poor education coming from urban schools. The low test scores, completion of high school and a student's economic outcome is able to be improved by having certified teachers teaching. Having qualified teachers is a huge and positive step in fixing the ... a major university or college with a bachelor's degree in their specialized field of education; these teachers must also have several teacher recommendations from the college or university they attended. A Specia...

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... , or even similar, they do all seem to agree that education should not be about a student remembering inane facts and dates only to recite them on a standardized or multiple-choice test. These authors share the thought that education should not be about aptitude tests or "measurements of learning." However, they do not agree about how this system should be improved. The ... or she actually knows. This method of learning is not beneficial to the student because the student never actually learns anything when the information is not applied. A multiple-choice test succeeds in its intensions...

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... age eighteen, if a Spartan woman was ruled to pass the bar of standards in fitness, she would be assigned a husband and allowed to return home. If they failed the physical test, they would be doomed to middle class and lose all their rights. In spite of this fact, Spartan women who had failed their ... test still had quite a bit of freedom for Greek women because their husbands were usually not at home2. At age six or seven, Spartan boys were sent to military schoo2l. In ... , and vice versa2. Like the girls, at the age of about eighteen to twenty, boys were required to pass a test. Un...

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... if they were ready to be accepted by their peers. The problem I have with this is that it is not applicable to today's society. That is outdated. We test today to see if a person is either Harmening 2 qualified to do a particular task, or to see if the person has learned what has been taught (Barnett 16). ... her level. This is a good thought, but I believe it would be a hard task to convince a student that the grade on the test has no affect on the student in that class, but the test is just to see what the student needs to work on. I know that if I were given tests that have no value th...

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... for certification with the Nation Board for Professional Teaching Standards. Schools in Indiana, Colorado, and Minnesota are beginning to start paying teachers based on the performance of their students" test scores (Urbanski and Erskine 2000). This compensation can be considered a little harsh however if teachers reached their students like they are suppose to then most of their students ... should past standardized state test. However The National Education Association voted against the decision that would have established pay for performance provided the systems were clearly stated, s...

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... America and did not have a very good comprehension of English. I was really nervous and afraid that I would not be able to read and do well on my test. On that day I was not smiling or having a conversation with anyone. When my teacher, Mr. Collins, observed my unusual behavior, he called me into his office ... to discuss the problem and to give me a suggestion. He also helped me to read in order to be prepared for the test on the very next day. He not only helped me with homework assignments and with learning the English language that I am unfamiliar with, to be able ... attitude towa...

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... high stakes testing has worsened the educational problem; that tests are unfair to minority students, "undermine teachers," and refuse high school graduation to students who do not pass a one-shot test (1). Moreover, many teacher and principal's salaries rely on standardized tests, which may have the effect of many high poverty schools wanting to hire uncertified and inexperienced teachers who teach ... test preparation. Also, Orfield and Wald point out that high stakes testing narrows the curriculum by teaching to the test. This is where teachers only educate the basic points of learni...

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