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The Goals Of The Goal Of Education Essay

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The goal of education is for students to learn, and "take active roles in improving" (Romanowski, 2006, p. 127) their communities. Students are given a free public education in order for them to develop the skills they will need to be successful after completing high school. Teachers are responsible for critiquing their students, and making sure that their students learn the required objectives in order to advance to the next grade. There are several ways for students to show mastery of lesson objectives to advance to the next grade. I will present information regarding how students demonstrate mastery of content objectives on knowledge, and performance tests. The teachers in the classroom are responsible for providing instruction to their students. Additionally, the teacher is responsible for determining when their students have mastered the objectives of the lesson. The teacher will use observations, informal assessments, and tests to make decisions about each student. The teacher will decide if their students need more instruction as a class, in a small group, or individually. After instruction is completed, the teacher will formally assess each student with a summative test. Thus, this test will allow the teacher to decide if the student actually learned the objectives. This article will focus on two types of objective tests teachers may use to determine their student 's mastery of lesson objectives. The tests are called the knowledge test, and the performance test.

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