Some of these tests have more influence on a student's success than others, and these are identified as high-stakes or standardized tests. ... While the government insists that standardized tests are a necessary part of education many others feel that the tests 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. ... While many may debate on the usefulness and accuracy of sta...

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Are standardized tests effective? ... Most schools that are involved in standardized testing make their teachers teach to the test. ... Standardized testing is any form of testing where the students are tested on the same test questions in order to get proper data to analyze the student's' ability. ... It doesn't tell how smart a student is because some people don't work well under pressure and stress" and "Standardized tests do not test a student's knowledge whatsoever; they test memory. ... Students say that the test promotes cheating and memorizing test m...

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This process allows for the test makers to see if the test really tests what they say it does and to be able to set up the scoring tables. ... Standardized tests can be giving to show growth in students" knowledge in a content area or what that test tests. ... The tests are being used for the wrong propose. ... That is not a fair way to judge how well a teacher is at his or her job and it is unwarranted stress for that teacher. ... The tests should be used to feed instruction. ...

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There is a great disconnect between students and teachers as evidenced by the gap between student and teacher in the frame; we put a majority of stress and responsibility on the shoulders of students to test well and the results of standardized testing is a great factor in what happens to a school, regardless of how accurately the testing reflects the true abilities of a teacher or student. ... Perhaps our reliance on testing to represent that everything is not quite accurate and a better method can be found, though there is still a great stress upon the shoulders of teachers and students. Du...

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Stress effects the body in so many ways health is a big one, to avoid the stress you avid the stressor. ... I'm worried about tomorrow's test." ... Children in the third grade are too young to be experiencing this kind of stress, this is the grade in which the standardized testing begins. ... Children should be taught how to learn and not taught to deal with the anxiety they are likely to endure caused from the stress of passing a test. ... Where a good school passes this test and the bad school fails. ...

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Why are the majority of grades focused on test taking? ... A student should not be tested on the time it takes them to complete a test. ... The last reason why grades should not mean as much as they do is because of the major stress level that rises in kids when grades come around. I know kids (2 actually) who have committed suicide because of stress. ... They are worthless because they test kids who suck at taking tests. ...

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This became the beginning of the standardized test era in schools. ... Due to the close correlation between the standardized tests and school funding, teachers are under immense stress to ensure their students perform well on the tests (4). ... Students become test oriented due to the multiple choice nature of the tests rather than critical thinkers. ... High school puts more stress on students than ever before. ... Teamwork and collaboration with colleagues, parents, and students should also be stressed (316)....

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State tests should be an option for each student who decides to participate. State tests can be a hassle and sometimes depressing. ... They can take the tests and see which levels they need to improve on. This helps but if the child does not need to stress or feel the need to improve their grades then they don't have to take the test. ... Therefor the teenager can test their progress optionally. ...

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In it, elementary teachers must pass a "rigorous" state test in all subject matter in order to get certified. ... 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 in a "scientific manner"(Lewis 2003). ... She begins by showing the costs (both obvious and not so obvious), and then stresses how underfunded most states already are. ... Using this example shows an obvious potentially failed fortune of mass teacher testing across the nation. ... She ...

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Students must also increase in theirs test scores in order to be promoted to the next level. ... He claims that the schools and the teachers go into a lot of stress having the students become proficient in their academic subjects (Rapoport, Tenth 134). ... She claims that schools headboard plans out the testing dates for the students, being a monthly test throughout the whole school year. Goodman explains that the teachers and the students get pressured on that by the time they take the state exam they are stressed out (Goodman, Teachers 264-5). ... Goodman explains that by taking so many tes...

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It doesn't matter for you, whether you have a quiz, test or something. ... What about tests, quizzes, or projects??? ... Also, if you have a quiz or a test (I have no idea why, but it looks like teachers just love to gives tests on Fridays) and you can't concentrate on it, it's obvious that you are not going to get anything near a perfect grade. A few Fridays with tests and you can say "good-bye" to your good grades. ... Then Monday it would be like a fresh, less stress start, you would be all ready to go into "the studying world". ...

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Bush stresses teacher quality and the recruitment of qualified teachers in this Act. ... Within this policy every school will be given a national test annually to provide to each student. This test will consist of information that every student is expected to know and comprehended up to that level. These tests will make the schools accountable for the performance of every student and the improvement of the school as a whole. ... Also the results of the testing must be broken down into certain categories: poverty, race and ethnicity, disability, and limited English proficiency so that no ...

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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. ... Educational materials stressing the historical influences and cultural values of the dominant society, supported by a bombardment of outside media, cheat students in two ways. ... Testing bias is yet another aspect that leads to inequality in the educational system. On average, minorities score lower than whites on standardized tests. ... However, cultural specific content of tests, ...

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The analysis of variance was used as a test of significance. ... Palmer (54) concurred and stressed the permanency of the gains demonstrated by the experimental group. ... West (74), by verbally inducing a speed set in one group and an accuracy set in another, tested the Gilbreth concept of early emphasis upon developing expert rates in motor skill activities. ... These findings conflict with other studies; it is possible that the effect of speed set upon accuracy depends upon the degree of stress upon each factor. Martin's experiment (29) tested the use of a continuous speed-forcing...

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All the pain, disappointment, and stress were recycled into motivation to help me push through with incredible force. ... I would have saved everyone a lot of disappointment and stress. ... School teaches you to work in different environment and most people don't even realize they're being tested for the real world....

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Students are forced to memorize multiplication tables to pass test and check offs. According to the National Education Association (NEA) not much has changed in regards to teaching for memorization and to pass a test. ... She reports that much of the stress comes from 'the idea that we are not doing what's best for kids,' adding, 'the anxiety can lead you to question the profession you are dedicated to.' ... 'We must get the testing scores increased. Everything is overshadowed by one high-stakes test.'...

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The other side of the argument is that teachers, at least in New York State, are forced to prepare students for the Regents tests that all students must take. ... If the teacher does take time to teach the multicultural version of American history, he or she is taking that much time away from preparing the students for their state mandated tests. ... If they have a desire to teach a multicultural version of American history they have to do so at the expense of the students" test grades. ... Teachers are expected to prepare students for the state mandated tests, which, in my personal expe...

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This helps the kids think quickly and hopefully help them get ready for tests. ... This can be used for a review for a test or exam, or even at the end of the week to debrief. ... After they analyze the students formulate a hypothesis, test the hypothesis, draw conclusions, and make recommendations. ... Then the students are stresses to figure out the "new" problem. ... Students should be given the opportunity to form their own hypothesis and design an experiment to test the hypothesis. ...

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Would you be able to have a normal and a prosperous life without having an education? I think most people would not be able to have one without education. Education plays a critical and most important role in our lives. We must dedicate most of our time to education in order to have a stable and a b...

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The NCLB act creates stressful school environments for schools by mandating that standardized testing weighs more than student work, increases paper work for the classroom teacher, and has shown few improvements in education overall. ... The Act also makes it look as if the school systems now are all about test grades [OBr13] [Deb09]. Every meeting that teachers have are about to get test grades higher. However, what good are test grades being higher if the student did not learn anything on the test and the teacher gives them the answer to improve AYP so that the school can get extra federal...

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"The major source of stress in life for the person with Asperger's Syndrome is social contact, and increased stress generally leads to anxiety disorders and depression.""... A Guide for Parents and Professionals) since the classroom is always a social group and engenders social contact a classroom is the major source of stress for a child with Asperger's Syndrome. ... Although it may not be within a teachers' spectrum of expertise to conduct diagnostic tests, it should be within a teacher's expertise to recognise the needs for such tests. ...

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If a teacher does everything for the child, he or she will be comfortable by doing nothing; on the contrary, if the teacher does absolutely nothing and delegates all the responsibility to the student, they will become overwhelmed and stressed, therefore, not learning as much as they can. ... When I was a mentor to my freshman, I stressed the fact that they should be themselves, while also teaching them not to judge others just because they are different. ... When assessing my students, I will most likely give out pre-tests to see how much the students know about the subject we are about to lea...

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I was in classroom number 102 with Mr. Harry Gonzalez who taught Bilingual Kindergarten to nineteen students. The day I went to observe one student was absent. The classroom was pretty much split equally between boys and girls and all of the students were of Hispanic descent. Mr. ...

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The importance of knowing how to read to learn is assessed by state and national tests. For example, student outcomes on various kinds of state tests are used to award diplomas, grant driving privileges, control college entrance, or allow entry into a profession (Bornstein, 2010). ... As students matriculate throughout their school career the curriculum becomes more complex, stressing comprehension to a greater importance. ...

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Although there will be times I class where we have a test or a paper that is graded, physical education is a lot of activities. ... So if you are not a good test taker, or you miss a few days of school, dressing out and participating help you tremendously. ...

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