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In thirty pages this paper considers elementary schools' use of standardized testing such as the Iowa Test of Basic Skills in an e...
standardized test to determine which teaching method was most viable would be helpful in assessing the reading skills of the third...
studies have found that urban and rural students do less well on these tests than do suburban students (Wakefield, n.d.; St. Peter...
is that before the start of the 20th century, children in schools were not even grouped according to grade levels, but instead bas...
at answers (Moore, 2003). As this indicates, alternative assessment is more subjective in nature than traditional forms of assessm...
In eight pages this paper discusses studies on elementary student retention with failing a grade student withholding among the top...
In four pages this research paper examines standardized testing and its uses and considers studies which suggest that a new curric...
other authors do not seem to consider in their discussions. In terms of language, for instance, a proficiency test measures the st...
structures, are differentially activated when a story is interpreted. A students racial background and culture are particularly ...
In a paper of three pages, the writer looks at standardized testing. Program evaluation is used to examine the efficacy of standar...
This 3 page paper gives an overview of the ethical education issue of standardized tests. This paper includes how the test scores ...
are numerous conditions and realities that Gardner (2000) examines and in one section, "The Forces that Will Remake Schools," he n...
students really learn ("Readers Poll," 2006). The exact statement provided for readers to rate was as follows: "Standardized testi...
schools from grades K-12 was about 1.1 million during the school year 1998-1999, with these students attending 1,815 elementary, j...
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...
In eight pages this research proposal studies the impact of standardized testing upon students in third and fourth grades with pro...
during these age levels and becomes a self-starter (Kahn, 1997). Understanding these characteristics help the teacher to plan le...
under similar conditions and when responses are scored in the same way (FairTest, n.d.). Standardized tests include those devised ...
typed their writing assignments, they were able to make more effective editing choices (Fletcher, 2001). Other findings included: ...
The column for "L" what the students have learned is left blank and filled in as the week progresses. Lesson 2 involves begins w...
In nine pages this paper explores the state of Michigan's new standards proposal the includes a standardized curriculum and standa...
In twenty one pages this research study presents an overview of higher education admissions and issues of bias in standardized tes...
not act as a powerful incentive for improvement" (p. 255). According to Gehring (2000), the overall consensus on standardiz...
to say that more and more states are recognizing the value of investing in early childhood education by enacting laws that provide...
on how well students did on the standardized tests. But is standardization an effective way to measure learning outcomes? O...
In five pages elementary education is considered within the context of computers in the classrooms with test score improvements am...
the research linking music instruction with developing higher-order reasoning skills is still controversial. Therefore, there is a...
their effectiveness in the testing situation" (Steele et al, 1995, p. PG). III. METHODOLOGY The student may choose to empl...
system that divides the student population rather than accurately and fairly evaluates it (Phillips 52). One of the most se...