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. ... But the problem is not only in the test scores themselves. The bigger problem this creates is that when everyone looks at our test scores, and demands we do better, teachers end up teaching only to the test in some cases. ... 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. ...

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Pennsylvania's testing procedure is a prime example of America's insufficient practices. ... The permit test consists of only eighteen questions and fifteen correct is passing. ... Therefore, the written portion is a breeze, now its time to practice for the road test. ... The second step on the road to a teenage terror behind the wheel is the road test. ... This test contradicts the seriousness of driving with its simplicity. ...

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According to the implied-consent law, the police can require you to take a Breathalyzer test. ... Another test that police frequently require to be taken is the Walk and Turn test. ... In order to properly administer this test, it is important to understand what type of test it is. This test is commonly referred to as a Divided Attention test because it divides the suspect's attention between mental and physical tasks. ... There are six scoring factors that determine if the suspect passed the test. ...

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A bright-faced child enters a Greyhound bus filled to the brim with her fellow eighth grade classmates. A cacophony of excited voices welcomes the girl as she takes her seat next to the window. As the bus takes off in a northeast direction, the realization of the trip finally sinks in. The eighth gr...

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In an article named "Workplace Drug Testing" published on March 12,2001, American Civil Liberties Union, states that "in some industries, taking a drug test is as routine as filling out a job application, despite the fact that random drug testing is unfair, often inaccurate and unproven as a means of stopping drug use. ... Now, this raises the somewhat obvious question, How do drug tests really invade someone's privacy? ... The Washington D.C police department admitted that they used urine samples collected from drug tests for other discrete purposes. ... Let us ask yet an...

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Bias in educational materials used, teachers' expectations, tracking, testing bias, linguistic differences, and lack of positive role models all combine to offer a less than comprehensive education. ... Until then, it is difficult to accurately grade a child on a test subject given in Classroom of America 6 the English language. ... Testing bias is yet another aspect that leads to inequality in the educational system. On average, minorities score lower than whites on standardized ...

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Lastly, Jendian introduced us to "Implicit Association Tests Bias " a test that showed hidden race biases in our unconscious mind. I took three different race bias tests and on all three I was scored to have strong bias against black people. The test was about relating words to black and white faces and my scores showed that I unconsciously associated blacks with being lazy, violent or aggressive. ... PART II: I was shocked to see my results on the Implicit Bias test, because I never considered myself to be racist whatsoever. ...

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The Japanese testing in these schools is also another way to bewilder and devastate the students. ... It can cause the students to not pay attention to the class and only study one or two weeks before the test. After they have good test results, the things they learned or memorized can soon be forgotten. ... According to the American Educational Service Group, the American testing method however will help the students understand and know the material fully, for they have tests every week. ... Japanese teachers value their students only by the grades they get on the test. ...

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They select over achievers who have high grade point averages and high test scores. ... When it comes to test scores not everyone are good test takers. There are a lot of students who do exceptionally well in classrooms but when it comes to taking the actual test they get paranoid and forget everything they have retained. Rather you pass a test should not determine rather you are smart or dumb. ... There are also some people who do not understand anything in the entire course but they end up passing their college placement tests. ...

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A clinician test given to suspected alcoholics or taken personally is called the Diagnostic Interview Schedule (DIS). The test given to check for pathological alcohol abuse is known as Criterion A for alcohol abuse. Requirements for this test include: wanting to stop drinking but could not, drinking 20 or more drinks in 1 day, having blackouts while drinking, going on two or more binges, continuing to drink with a serious health problem, or making rules to control drinking habits. ... When a situation goes beyond a good time with friends and an individual blacks out and experiences such t...

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This was the pace traveled at for three weeks until a two- three chapter test was promptly administered. The test was simple in nature, but especially challenging to an essay-writing amateur. ... I sat motionless for a minute, not expecting to write an essay on the first test in one and one half hours. ...

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This would show that the driver has stayed up-to-date on all traffic laws and changes, as well as test the skill level of the driver. ... Paying the employees who would be needed to administer the tests would be another financial cost. However, there are ways to cut down on government spending such as making the testing only available one day a week, therefore cutting down on the hours worked each week by the employees. ...

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However, in America, there is a high percentage of children between the ages six through seventeen that can not pass a physical fitness test. ... The inability of a majority of students that do not pass a standardized fitness test should be examined This situation is fast becoming a National health crisis. ... Schools offer pacer tests to determine how to fit the student body is but, this test is never accurate because many of the students do not put forth their full effort. ...

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Another unfair voting restriction were literacy tests that only blacks were forced to take. As slaves, blacks were not permitted to receive an education, resulting in the imminent failure of these tests. ...

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• Testing whether their bomb actually worked and to what extent. ... They chose to do this to for several reasons including: • To test whether the atomic bombs would actually work and to what extent of the impact would have. ...

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Through medical records and government required medical testing, all infected persons would be identified. ... Medical testing on all citizens, as well as tourist and immigrants, would then be performed every day thereafter until all contaminants were identified and destroyed. ...

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In the Gifted and Talented Programs, minority children are often overlooked when nominations are made to these programs because they perform poorly on IQ and achievement tests. ... She boasted a 3.8 grade point average and a high Law School Aptitude Test score. ... The University of California Berkley School of Law admitted every black with a grade point average of 3.5 and Law School Admission Test of ninety or above, but only 42% of whites with equally scores were admitted. UCLA School of Medicine accepted twenty-seven blacks while admitting no whites or Asians with GPA's of 3.24 ...

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There were literacy tests, which made it so you had to be able to read and write in order to vote. In addition, the Grandfather Clause which was if your grandfather or any relative voted prior to the 1860 election, then the literacy test was exempt. ... Groups like the KKK formed, and many tests that prevented African Americans from voting also happened. ...

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She even gets to experience the humiliation of the urine test. ... Because of poor education, many cannot pass a basic test that applicants take when filling out the application. ... Drug test that are talked about in this novel are very routine. ...

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However this approach can be seen as unsubstantiated when one takes into account the words of Phyllis Schlafly "ISI administered a very basic test on American history, government and economics to 2,500 Americans age 25 and older. The multiple-choice test asked citizens to identify terms that everybody should know, such as the New Deal, the Electoral College, Sputnik, "I Have a Dream" and progressive tax, The 2,500 adults scored an average of 49 percent that means they get a pitiful F." Half of all Americans – about 158 million – would fail a citizenship test. ...

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The classrooms are crowded, violence is growing, and test scores are falling. ... Private schools do not have to hire certified teachers, administer statewide tests, and do not have to release such facts as employee wages, benefits, and test scores. ...

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Manditory drug tests are still given and regardless of the fact that legal speed produces the same effectas illegal speed, if a drug test shows that illegal speed is present in the blood stream the employee is fired or sent to a drug rehab program. ...

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A Summary of The Nuclear Weapons Cleanup Abstract Many people feel that nuclear weapons have served as a security mechanism for our nation. At what point is the security of our nation at more risk by having nuclear weapons and their wastes? The Hanford Nuc...

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The pitifully low results of American students through international test scores are one obvious fault. ... Economists fret that a weak school system is hurting the ability in of the U.S. to compete in the global economy, and despite modest improvements in test scores, U.S. students rank far behind most of their international peers in science and math (Mandel)....

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Many historians have come to the conclusion that the period of Reconstruction, between 1860 and 1877 was a revolutionary time in our nation's history. However, in order to determine whether or not Reconstruction really was a revolution, it is necessary to define exactly what a successful revolution ...

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