A credible test is defined as actually measuring what the test says it measures. ... Standardized tests do not offer either of these achievement qualities. ... Standardized tests are not a high quality predictor of college success. ... Through the comparison of subject specific tests and GPA to broad standardized tests, it is clear that the principles of our education system must be redefined. ... Based on the feedback from the student's test results, they have the opportunity of improving themselves by studying the specific area's of the test. ...

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American Education Vs. Japanese Education The American education system and the Japanese education system are two very different things. One key difference is the amount of emphasis that is put on the education system in Japan. The amount of overall work that the students do in Japan is exp...

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Usually high schools start giving the testing to their students in their sophomore year and the test contains math problems at a eight grade level and English at a ninth grade level so if the student advances grade levels they should of learned what is need to pass both parts of the test. Yet even thought the test contains problems from lower grades it even gives you a better chance of passing by have the requirements very lenient to pass both parts of the test. ... You also have as much as five times to pass the test. ... Finally, no matter how hard they will make this test, with the requi...

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What these angry students and parents fail to mention is that fact that not only did they fail this test once, but 6 times. I for one am against standardized tests like the SAT which includes difficult vocabulary and puzzling analogies. ... I find it very sad that students, especially in the 12th grade cannot pass this test after the second try. ... There aren't excuses to fail this test. ... The FCAT also allows a school to be graded using the test scores of the students. ...

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A standard curriculum exists somewhat but in the case of Texas in past years, prior to the 2002-2003 school year, the TAAS test was the standard for grading the school as well as the student. Therefore, the average classroom was filled with discussion, review, and practice TAAS tests the entire year. Schools feared the TAAS school-wide results that were mailed out to parents with the students" report card and students were sick and tired of reviewing for the TAAS test. Practice tests, given throughout the year in the same manner as the real test offered incentives for high scores and goodies l...

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The differences in high school versus college consist of personal freedom, the classes, teachers or professors, studying, tests, and finally the grades. ... Consequently, the tests at both of these levels differ. High school tests are frequent and usually cover small amounts of material, whereas college tests are usually infrequent and may be cumulative, covering large amounts of material. Teachers often allow makeup tests, unlike professors, who seldom allow them to be an option. ... Consistently good high school homework grades may help raise your overall grade when test grades are l...

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The differences in high school versus college consist of personal freedom, the classes, teachers or professors, studying, tests, and finally the grades. ... Consequently, the tests at both of these levels differ. High school tests are frequent and usually cover small amounts of material, whereas college tests are usually infrequent and may be cumulative, covering large amounts of material. Teachers often allow makeup tests, unlike professors, who seldom allow them to be an option. ... Consistently good high school homework grades may help raise your overall grade when test grades are l...

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The interpretations gave universities the "three-pronged equal opportunities test," this test was to ensure that they were complying with Title IX: "(1) universities must provide equal financial assistance to "members of each sex participating in intercollegiate athletics.... " (117) These three tests are known as the substantially proportionate test, program expansion test, and the interests and abilities test. ... The Manual's purpose was, "to aid institutions having difficulty determining which interest and abilities accommodations test to apply.... The ...

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There are three prominent things that currently interfere with my education, one of them being the College Placement Test, my finances, and managing my responsibilities while doing well in school. ... The College Placement Test has been very challenging for me. ... I took the test more than three times within one week, all three tests came back with the same results. ...

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Since the school provides the dates of the tests ahead of time, it gives the students the knowledge to be able to make plans to when they can leave home for vacation. For example, I interviewed one of the girls in my halls that I knew lived in El Paso and I asked her about how the sudden postponement of the tests affected her and this was her response. ... For example they could have encouraged the teachers to post the tests online or other things like that rather than trying to reschedule the tests and having them interfere with other testing schedules. ... It is why that the alerts were sent...

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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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The SAT was designed and developed in 1901 "to supplement essay-based tests and also help privileged applicants get into college". ... As a standardized test, the SAT produces unequal results because those students have had unequal educational experiences. ... In addition, two million U.S. high school students will take the SAT reasoning test and how well they do will play a big part in determining whether or not they'll get into the college of their choice. ... (collegeboard.com) Atkinson also stated, "Anyone involved in education should be concerned about how overemphasis on the SAT ...

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I got there, sat down with the a lady for an interview, what she informed me was that there would be a typing test. ... I sat down and started taking the typing test and instantly my nerves got to me. I didn't finish the typing test in the amount of time given and there were numerous mistakes. ... I know that there may be typing tests, and I just need to say confident. ...

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Color-blind admission should be tested to see the reaction around the country. ... But if that is not able to be done there is no reason that standardized test scores should be curved to give minority's better scores. ... Standardized tests are not the only thing colleges and universities look at it is known that some people that may excel in the classroom might not test very well. ...

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I passed the CET-4 (College English Test Band 4) when I was in Grade 11. This is actually a test for college students, and the points I had scored in the test are comfortably above the average, and the result of which had indeed struck many people as a surprise. ...

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Abolishing grades would also allow students to somehow break free from the restraints of conventionality and actually learn instead of just memorizing facts for a test and soon forgetting the information completely. ... Instead they rely on classes in which they can memorize facts, take the test, get the good grade, and move on, without really learning or retaining anything. ...

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They stay up the night before a test to cram because they did not keep up with their homework. When you study, you remember things that you did for homework and you do not have to spend as much time studying for a certain part of the test. ...

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High school math classes have several homework assignments and a test on every chapter. The shorter tests require students to recall less helping them preform better. Homework can also help in boosting some high school student's grade; in college however, students do not get homework grades, their final grade comes from the two or three tests, given during the semester. ...

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DAT Dental Aptitude Test - Dental School GMAT Graduate Management Admissions Test - Masters in Business GRE General Records Examination - Liberal Arts including Psychology MCAT Medical College Admissions Test - Medical School LSAT Law School Admissions Test - Law School What is the Grade Point Average/GPA? ... A college reserves the right to require placement testing and/or a personal interview for anyone wishing to register for classes. Non-matriculated students required to take placement testing must score at a satisfactory level according to St. ...

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The necessary grades and test scores change over time, but an applicant generally needs at least a 3.3 GPA in those 15 courses. ... An applicant needs to take the same 15 courses as a UC but instead of a 3.3 GPA, you only need a 3.0 and sometimes you can get in with a 2.0 if your standardized test scores were good. ...

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How many of us have cheated in the past? Three-quarters of all high school and colleges students admitted cheating on tests and homework papers. Overall, cheating is wrong, and the one that cheats always get caught. Not only do they cheat, but also they justify their behavior as business as usual. ...

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Critics claim that some students that are more qualified-those who attended better high schools, have higher GPAs and test scores, etc.... If they didn't see the value of having a diverse campus, every student would have a 4.0 high school GPA and perfect test scores. ... As is the case with many minorities, one student may have gone to a less rigorous public school, and even gotten slightly lower grades and test scores. ...

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I eagerly went to the front of the Human Biology lecture hall and confidently picked of the five- page test only to see my first failed test in my life. ... I am too stressed and do worse on tests that I would have done much better on if I had not had as much stress on me. ...

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The reason classes are attended, homework is completed, and tests are studied for is to receive good grades. ... The reason classes are attended, homework is completed, and tests are studied for is to receive good grades. ...

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Learning School the Hard Way School is very important in our society today. More so then it has been in the past. Fifty years ago, you could not go to school and still be very successful. Today you could be successful without school but it would require a lot more work because you are competing wit...

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