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. ... The 1965 Elementary and Secondary Education Act helped to fund these efforts. ... Furthermore, it is thought that tests help produce a world-class education by encouraging students to reach their full potential, improving our collective productivity, and reestablishing our competitiveness on a global scale (Madaus & Russell, 2010). ... So it's logical to conclude that these tests, after being in place since 2002, would improve...

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According to the test rankings from the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA), American students' rankings in math, science, and reading continue to decline. ... Under the NCLB law, all schools were required to bring 100 percent of students to the proficient level on states' reading and math tests by 2014. ... At the secondary level, according to California Educator, struggling students are assigned double and triple periods of math and English. ... As mentioned before students often are forced to forgo electives that would engage and motivate them for remedial readi...

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Scholarly research shows that the emphasis placed on testing and standards, mandated by the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act, is causing teachers to focus entirely on basic skills in reading, writing, and math (Banks & Banks, 2010). ... However research over the past ten years has found that the high-stakes testing policies have not improved reading and math achievement across states, and have not significantly narrowed national and state level achievement gaps (Au, 2009). In fact, the high stakes testing and standardization of classrooms has hurt the very students it set out to help. ... Class...

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In addition, I will endeavor to help each child reach his/ her potentials by continuously joining forces with parents to ensure that my students receive academic and behavioral support at home. ... I was given only three months to help the students improve their test scores and overall abilities. ... Although at times my students felt discouraged, bored, and even uncooperative, I remained positive and determined to help them improve their academic skills. ... Also, I would allow each student to become the teacher and explain math operations to the class. ... That experience shows me ...

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Companies developed software for students to practice English and math were the programs save every answer that a student gives. ... In addition, another possible answer that would help to monitor learning replacing annual test would be "Multiple measures" Rather than just test scores, data on everything from graduation rates to workforce outcomes ought to be collected and considered. Schools could even begin issuing surveys to consider elements like "grit" and "confidence," or games to help assess a student's creativity and other higher order skills is diffe...

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The SAT was developed in the 1930s to help selective colleges identify talented students from mediocre high schools who performed poorly on traditional achievements tests because they had not studied the relevant subject matter (Asberry 1997). ... On the hand, Test scores continue to climb in urban school districts, some of which are making greater gains on math and reading assessments than their state averages, a report concludes. ... Gains were made in about 87 percent of all grades tested in math and 76 percent of all grades tested in reading in those districts, the analysis found. Roughl...

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On the 1998 SAT boys were 35 points ahead of girls in math and 7 points ahead in English (Sommers 32). ... "Tests are not problems; they can supply us with information to help solve problems in our schools. ...

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Affirmative action is needed to attract women to underrepresented fields and to help them attain greater numbers in senior academic positions. Because a 2000 study showed that females had less confidence than males in their ability to do well in math and science, affirmative action programs need to show girls at the elementary, high school, and college levels that they too can pursue scientific fields. ...

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