Standardized test scores play a huge role for students planning to attend college. ... While many argue that higher test scores predict student success in college, others feel test scores are poor predictors of student success. ... Because standardized tests are timed, "students may be encouraged to see intelligence as a function of how quickly people can do things.... Standardized tests cannot predict a student's work ethic. ... Not only is there no measure of the capacity to cooperate effectively, or even to assimilate other people's ideas into your own, but precisely the oppo...

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There are so many different assessments when it comes to testing for disabilities. ... Some examples of tests used for dyslexia would be like expressive one-word picture vocabulary tests or receptive one word picture vocabulary tests. ... There are so many different tests for each disability and it provides a wide spectrum to focus on when trying to identify a disability in a child (Types of Tests, 2014). With so much information available to people via the internet, it is really easy to find not only information about disorders but also how to find help for those disorders. One website that...

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If blacks score far below whites on a test with real-word consequences, people will want to know who selected the questions and why they choice those questions instead of the others. ... Standardized test assess peoples skills and knowledge using methods that some test takers find poorly, frustrating, anxiety-provoking, or silly. ... The subtests are completely unfamiliar which may bother some people more than others. The instructions for administering the tests are quite rigid, so people give the wrong answer because he or she does not understand the question. ... Standardized tests as wel...

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To people today (parents and students) high school study is only an insignificant hurdle that must be crossed in order for the student to receive an A. ... The second category of academic dishonesty is basically stealing information for homework, tests, quizzes, etc. ... The 4th category is Plagiarism or copying on major papers or project as well as Dishonesty on a major test. ... School, for me, isn't about grades and education it is a self-test. High school is there to test one's self to see how smart you really are and how smart you really can be. ...

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Most will agree the public needs an educational system beneficial to all, but many people have different opinions on how this can be done and what a beneficial educational system is. There are groups that say division says privatize education, and another group of people who believe charter-schools are not the solution to this problem. ... It is shown that through longer school days and unique lesson plans Charter-schools showed greater test scores and student graduation rates than your average public school. ... The studies shown in An inconvenient Truth About Waiting for Superman show that ...

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Academic penalties include such sanctions as assignment of a failing grade for a particular course requirement, or for the course itself, or for other tests or program assignments. ... In conclusion, with all of the effects of plagiarism, you would think the thought of doing it would make people stop, but it is a easier way out of an essay, quiz, or test, so people are going to still pursue plagiarism. ...

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Thereafter, teaching became a highly desired, independent and creative profession, but only people with a Master´s degree could teach in Finnish basic and high school. ... Fourth, Finland´s educational system does not find it necessary to test the school and the students with standard assessments. The main reasons for this are that they prioritize individuality and creativity, so they test each student on his individual progress. ... Furthermore, they want to avoid teaching exclusively for the tests and competition among students, because they think that testing must positively affect the st...

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We can measure this in various ways, but, naturally, I come back to standardized test scores, a common indicator of academic success. ... With 65 nations participating in the PISA testing, these are hardly numbers to write home about. ... This relationship is similar across reading and science tests, and in schools across the nation. ... Diversification also helps the social aspect of education that has been lost in the standardized testing craze. Students who attend school with students from different socioeconomic backgrounds have a broader and more nuanced worldview and are more prepared ...

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While some people claim that the national high school examination should be maintained, others argue that it should not be organized. ... Some people are afraid that students may be lack of motivation to study because there is no standardized examination to assess their academic performances. However, academic abilities of students can still be demonstrated through the results of many kinds of exams such as midterm tests and final exams during the learning process at high school. ... In this examination, students have to do the same test and their grades will be scored equally, by basing on a ...

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The data will measure the influences student-led conference has student achievement on the Missouri Assessment Program test. ... A literature review, compiled by Desforges and Abouchaar (2003) identified that decades of research showed that the involvement of parents' results in higher grades, test scores, better attendance at school, increased motivation and increased self-esteem. ...

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Minorities and people in poverty are educated unequally. ... The educational system in America was established to prepare people for industrial manufacturing. ... Get tough policies and zero tolerance gave way to high-stakes testing, alienating students that needed the most help learning. ... Giving students high-stakes tests is extremely unfair; especially for those children in poverty who may be wondering when the next meal is coming. ... The children are not at fault for being uneducated, the people in charge of the state of the educational system are the policy makers that ostracized child...

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Through assessments of the children's reading and mathematic abilities, I realized that many of the students were performing below their grade levels; this was evident in their low standardized test scores. I was given only three months to help the students improve their test scores and overall abilities. ... Nevertheless, I believe it will be my responsibility to get the most significant people in a child's life involved in every aspect of my classroom. ... I will be effective in my work as an educator by involving the most influential people in my student's lives, thei...

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The development of a country depends to a large degree on the amount of resources invested in education and the extent to which this investment succeeds in enhancing the quality and productivity of its people. ...

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No matter the level of integration, there are advantages and disadvantages to the approach and using it effectively requires a delicate balancing act between the needs to address the requirements of high stakes testing with the desire to engage students in what they need to learn. ... Although teachers might be excited and initially supportive of the change, there is a question regarding the plan for addressing the issues that inevitably come up when people work in groups across time (Loepp, 1999). ... They also need to take professional development time to understand how their discipline ca...

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Lately, MPS as a whole has not been performing as well in academics as other school districts; for instance, their low-graduation rates and test scores seem to be forcing more and more parents to pull their children out of Milwaukee Public Schools along with college graduates second-guessing their decision to come work for MPS. For as long as I can remember, Milwaukee Public schools have always had to deal with a lot of criticism about their academic programs and low-test scores, and with that, being said, MPS has inherited a bad reputation. ... I do not believe the problem is with the stude...

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For the students who have not yet been accepted into colleges, they will have more time to evaluate different colleges, improve their test scores, and take college preparatory classes. ... It is not easy to continuously go to school twelve years with only a few short vacations, not to mention dealing with the college acceptance competitions and the frequent standardized tests. ... Therefore when people are deciding on their own future or the future of someone else, they should remember all the benefits and opportunities students may obtain with taking a year off. ...

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Most people have given credit for the increase in the number of home schooling to the growth of fundamentalist Christianity, although no one will ever know for certain. ... Some parents are dissatisfied with the quality and lack of responsiveness of schools, and home schooling provides them with a chance to initiate their ideas about education, and to test their own teaching skills. ... "This may be why home-schooled children generally score quite well on standardized tests, averaging between the sixty-fifth and ninetieth percentiles" (Sadker). ... Some home schooling families operate like sm...

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Probably the same people who would want an incompetent teacher. ... It is not as exciting as chocolate, and many people shy away from it for the reason that they do not like it, but it is beneficial. ... Ravitch asserts in her article that "the idea that teachers are the most important factor [in] determining student achievement is false -teacher quality accounts for about 7.5-10 percent of student test score gains (2). ... Instructors have to make do with whatever curricula and materials they are given even if they believe that they are ineffective since they do not control curriculum, standa...

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I come from a family of well-educated people who have achieved success in life. ... I enter my senior year, challenged by my two older brothers, mother & father to review my priorities and truly understand the implications of not continuing my education, sobered by average test results and an unremarkable GPA. ...

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These ethnic minorities were victims in the past who didn't received full education just like the wealthier people. ... In 2002, the federal government created the No Child Left Behind Act, which challenged schools to achieve results that were driven by the students test scores on state examinations (Hirsch, 2009, p. 158). ... Students that come from a low-income New York City family are not considered for being tested to be eligible for the gifted-and-talented program. ... Students in the public schools are given standardized tests to measure the student performance levels. ...

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Where most of the time, colleges not only "seek for 'high quality students'"; students who have excellent grades and high test scores(Moyer 3). ... Also, this might sound unreasonable, but people should consider the fact that colleges "want you as much as or more than you want them"(Israel 46). ... However, this does not mean that students should terminate allocating their time towards their education; contributing their effort to accomplish good grades and high test scores. ... Moreover, if a student did not succeed with amazing grades nor high test scores, he o...

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During this sometimes harsh reality of limited time and funds, the people in charge of running the school systems are choosing the arts to relegate first, specifically the music program. ... Other studies have shown that children educated in music, score significantly higher on reading tests than those who have not been subject to music (Nature, New York Times, 2002). ... Each of these ten functions is essential to the success and self-awareness of people of all ages because the goal of most elementary to college level programs is to educate each student in all areas to produce a well-rounde...

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People of minority status encompassed a broad spectrum of individuals. ... But as the basis for imposing discriminatory legal remedies that work against innocent people, societal discrimination is insufficient and overexpansive. ... David Sullivan, a white sophomore at Boston Latin School said, "People should be able to get in based on how smart they are, not the color of their skin. ... A comprehensive statewide test was given to all 10th graders in Wisconsin. "These tests cover knowledge and concepts in reading, math, science, and social studies. ...

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People must know that when they are in the right place, the society will function properly and more efficiently. ... Children and young people vary in their abilities to take advantage of opportunity. Consequently, we must have different kinds of education for different kinds of people. ... Furthermore, standardized exams as the IQ tests that pertain to certain culture with the whole knowledge, attitude and Idioms etc. must be culture free so people can have better chances to enter good universities and to get scholarships. ... People will also find it hard to move up socially through educa...

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It wasn't made for the benefit of kids and families, as those people would define their own needs. ... Our economy is managed or driven by people who believe the difference between Coke and Pepsi is a subject worth arguing about. ... That all people can be created equal by education, but that some educations are more equal than others. ... No matter what type of education we consume, there is no guarantee that we have actually learned it, despite tests passed and degrees earned.. ... It is not simply the performance of students, which influences scores in language tests but their "prev...

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