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related to standardized tests, and the possible solutions for them. Education has gone from standardized testing to high stakes testing and the turn is not well received. A standardized test is defined by, “The Glossary of Education Reform”, as any form of test that (1) requires all test takers to answer the same

of progress, which, in their minds, is administering high-stakes tests. High-stakes testing is scrutinized all the time, since some believe it is the only indicator of tracking students and teachers. They seemed to have been ridiculed by many and favored by few; nonetheless there are significant disparities in the public’s and government’s opinion. According to Dunne (2000), “Tests aren't just tests anymore -- at least not high-stakes tests, which are being used in some states to determine which

Visualize a standardized test taken annually by millions of students in the U.S.A. that directly affects teaching methods, school budgets, and grade promotion. Presently, millions of schools are utilizing high-stakes tests to determine these major factors. The United States expects students to perform well on standardized testing, or school districts will suffer financial consequences under the No Child Left Behind Act (Au 502). This places pressure on everyone from administrators to students in

High stakes testing has become the norm in assessing both student and teacher achievement, but should it be? As the consequences of high stakes testing increase, teachers begin to only teach to the test, which can invalidate the test as an accurate sampling of a student’s achievement. Because the tests primarily focus on achievement in math and language arts, instructional time is spent teaching primarily these essential subjects and subjects deemed non-essential are cast aside. High stakes testing

nations-being unable to get along and to work together to solve the world’s problems.” These statements by James A. Banks have made a profound impact on my view towards multicultural education and the nation’s current trend of standardization and high-stakes testing. 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). This

Effects of the High-Stakes Testing Movement on African American K-12 Students discusses four ways in which high-stakes testing has harmed African American students in particular and recommendations for improving their school experiences. Standardized tests have become the main criteria to which student’s knowledge, teacher efficacy, and school quality are assessed due to No Child Left Behind. The authors discuss that one way African Americans have been harmed through high-stakes testing and standardized

Raising the Stakes on Teaching Standards Raising the stakes on teaching standards is the main topic among New Yorker’s. According to the “National Association of Early Childhood Teachers, Educators Association of American Educators (2015) the largest national, non-union, professional educators' all teachers should actively seek new ways to improve a student’s learning experience. The article discusses why teachers should seek advancements. National Association of Early Childhood Teachers article

The use of High Stakes Assessment has taken over education in our schools. Important decisions about students, teachers and schools’ performance are been made base on a single test. High Stakes Assessment had become an issue to the education, students are being taught to take a test than to learn. Also, it is important to take under consideration of the bilingual education, some of the issues that students and teachers face because of the gaps of the language. The education system need to find a

novel is concerned with history, even though this is a relatively small story of a single couple. What is the relationship between the public stakes of these history lessons and the private stakes of Joe and Violet’s courtship and marriage? Why does this relationship matter? The relationship between the public stakes of these history lessons and the private stakes of Joe and Violet’s courtship and marriage, is that they are both run by violence. Joe and Violet live together in Harlem, a city that goes

High-Stakes Testing is used to determine whether the students are being taught well by the teacher. This test is important because it will decide if the students has met all the demands required to graduate school. High-Stakes Testing will make education better because this test will be a good way to view all the scores from the students and seeing which students are in need to academically improve more and the students that does not need improvements at all. This test will give them an idea of how