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    are many ways to test if a student or teacher is doing an effective job or not, but have you ever considered what kind of harmful stress the test is putting on these students and teachers? Teachers are graded on how effectively they are teaching their students and students are looked at to see if they are making progress and often told whether they can go on to the next grade or not. This kind of test can cause a great deal of stress and often kids completely giving up. These test cause stress, internalized

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    graduation test of the state, which students must pass to receive the regular diploma. She is not alone. Lots of the students failed during the graduation test across the state. (Torres, 2010) The purpose of this proposal on substituting standardized tests with end of year subject tests is to attract readers that changing assessments in the education will improve the education. The problem ad their outcomes as well as the solution are the consequence of thorough research on these tests. Everyone is

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    whether standardized tests are good for students or not.] It’s the truth that education is associated with almost everyone in the society, so of course everyone wants to find the best way of education. Since a test is an effective way to measure how much students have learned from classes, people have already created two styles of tests, which are standardized tests and local tests. Some people are confused about what the standardized tests are. According to Popham (1999), “standardized tests are designed

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    In standardized tests I always get a good grade and in some occasions I have got some high scores on them. I think that I consider myself a good test taker because when I have a test really important I always sleep early, practice things that might be on the test, and the most important for me is to try my best in every question no matter if I never practice doing that question. I also consider myself a good standardized test taker because in the past couple of years I have gotten good grades and

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    Standardized tests, we start taking them in elementary school, we progress to tougher tests in high school to help us get into college, then there are even harder tests to help us get a job, but how useful, are they? Throughout elementary, middle, and high school they prepare us for these tests, students spend countless hours. As you will see in this paper these tests prepare you from elementary through high school and beyond.   Colleges look at everyone's' SAT or ACT no matter what the score they

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    Why are standardized tests so important? Countless hours spent preparing and taking standardized tests is all for what? Unfortunately, not much. Students are spending valuable time for these tests and being told they are important because they are “crucial” for their future. Although standardized tests play a huge role in college acceptance, they should not be mandatory because they are not beneficial to the student. Many believe standardized test are very important to student's education. Afterall

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    What Are the Benefits of Standardized Tests? “Ok everyone, we are going to have to go through this unit pretty quickly since the SOL’s are coming up soon!” Most elementary, middle, and high school students have heard their teacher say this at least once. The question that this quote poses is, how are standardized tests we had to take at the primary and secondary level beneficial to us? Were they only beneficial to our teachers and schools? Or did they actually prepare us for our future? Or, are

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    “Standardized tests are administered, scored, and interpreted in a consistent way, so that the performances of large groups of students can be compared (How Standardized Tests Shape—and Limit—Student Learning, 2014).” I discovered that standardize testing is a significant part of education in an elementary setting. In fact, tests are given in all four core areas of English language arts, mathematics, science, and social studies every Four to six weeks (Dougherty, 2015). Standardized testing primary

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    not know much about standardized test. I remember having to take them as a student in elementary and junior high. I knew that I would not be receiving a letter grade on these tests. I remember never stressing about taking the test. To be honest if I did not understand the question I was the kid that just made a design on the answer sheet. I absolutely was not aware of the reasoning or purpose of tests. As a parent, I see my kids stress out about taking the standardize test. As a parent this concerns

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    do not know much about standardized test. I remember having to take them as a student in elementary and junior high. I knew that I would not be receiving a letter grade on these test. I remember never stressing about taking the test. To be honest if I did not understand the question I was the kid that just made a design on the answer sheet. I absolutely was not aware of the reasoning or purpose of test. As a parent, I see my kids stress out about taking the standardize test. As a parent this concerns

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