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(Darling, 2007). The authoritative parent is demanding but also responsive; this parent is assertive but not restrictive (Darling,...
or not standardized testing is the best way to obtain information about student performance. As Hughes (1980) points out, there ar...
(ITBS) or the NEWAs (the North West Evaluation Association), individualized assessments that are provided at different times durin...
including the SATs, the scholastic aptitude tests, which produce both math and written language skill subtest assessments (CEOFor...
by which to address a system whereby at-risk students fall through the cracks because of not being taught in a way they understand...
National Alliance of Black School Educators wrote in the 1984 text Saving the African American Child, "Low income, poor nutrition,...
students and our African American students to continue to lag academically behind their peers" (Slater, 2008). He notes further th...
are very different from others. Kim Sweet, the executive director for a childrens advocacy group believes that when admission crit...
on how well students did on the standardized tests. But is standardization an effective way to measure learning outcomes? O...
This essay argues, using the Toulmin format, that standardized testing is a mistake, and provides sources that support this positi...
In five pages this paper discusses decision making, problem solving, and reading score decreasing as measured by the CTBS standard...
science texts were found to be unsatisfactory with little potential for helping students learn important ideas and skills(Stern, R...
In twenty one pages this research study presents an overview of higher education admissions and issues of bias in standardized tes...
In five pages this paper examines the continuing controversy that surrounds the practice of standardized IQ testing. Four sources...
will be presented the questions in the same manner as other tests given by classroom teachers. The Multiple Choice questions will ...
In five pages the ERIC database is used in a literature review of various articles on standardized testing. There are more than t...
are more characterized by segregation than by integration in their natural state. It is only when we introduce the formal organiz...
schools from grades K-12 was about 1.1 million during the school year 1998-1999, with these students attending 1,815 elementary, j...
to derive what is known as a full-scale IQ. Six sections will provide the verbal IQ. This is done by measuring word understandin...
not act as a powerful incentive for improvement" (p. 255). According to Gehring (2000), the overall consensus on standardiz...
Therefore, the researchers must demonstrate the purpose of their study through arguments that support the use of standardized test...
with new and higher levels of standards for each grade level, standards that in many cases cause profound anxiety in students and ...
ideas concerning education. Rousseaus thoughts were very different. Rather then seeing the mind of the child as a blank slate, Ro...
doing things that are developmentally inappropriate with students because they are trying to get through a certain amount of mater...
sciences (Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills, 2003). There are 13 items within the nature of science section; each of the o...
understood that the education system of the nation is perhaps less than adequate as many children seem to leave high school with a...
U.S. District Court Judge Edward C. Prado observed: "The receipt of an education that does...
In six pages this paper discusses guardianship, supplemental benefits, social services, social role valorization, normalization, h...
up a new job opportunity, for psychometricians, those who think about standardized tests (USA Today, 2004). These are people who d...
examine. Looking at raw data in respect to how well students perform is important, as is interviewing teachers from the states tha...