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Today I will be addressing the issue of education on Standarized test.
"Former Bates College Dean of Admissions, William Hiss, said that intelligence is so complex, varied, and multifaceted that “no standardized testing system can be expected to capture it”(Westlund). Throughout the years standardized testing has changed its purpose and not for the better. In the late 1930s, the goal of taking standardized test was to award scholarships to "diamond in the rough" students (Westlund). Currently, the whole idea of taking the SAT or ACT is getting admitted into a college. Standardized test should not be a deciding factor of being admitted into a college. Even though standardized test shows some intellectual abilities
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There are preparation classes to take that help students practice for the SAT and ACT but it cost over $200 per session. To some people it $200 may not seem like much, but to others, including myself is pricey. Just to register for the test costs around $50. Students can retake the test as many times as possible but, again, every registration cost money. It has been proven that students who have a higher economic status score higher on test because they are able to afford more expensive test preps and retake the test to score higher. (Westlund). "President Obama noted in January, 'Standardized tests are not standardized.'Using the example of his own two daughters who have been receiving advice on the SAT since 7th grade, the President recognized that the 'degree of advance preparation' that many kids get 'tilts the playing field'"(Westlund). President Obama said it himself, the more a parent pays the better the score. Not only are these tests costly but also don't represent a person's ability to succeed in college. "Findings from a study released in early February showed that high school grade point averages were better predictors for how students would fare in college than SAT and ACT scores" (Westlund). GPAs better show colleges a student's success in academics than a test. GPAs better expresses a student's potential, determination and commitment to school. Standardized
Many people drive a car everyday and it is usually an automatic. Not many people today know how or want to drive a manual. With many automatic cars being sold the most there are hardly any manual cars. Learning to drive a manual can be difficult, but luckily I will tell you how you can drive one and before I do that I will tell you why it is good to learn. I will also tell you why it is becoming rare to see someone drive a manual.
... a tedious process, but the change can have immense, positive effects for the future college student. The ACT and SAT that supposedly measure a student's learning potential through multiple-choice questions should be replaced by a test of a student's desire to learn determined through the analysis of essays, recommendation letters, and school or community involvement. This change can result in a more academically motivated freshman class. Standardized testing in its current form does not accurately measure most students' learning potential. It does not allow for diversity and creates a huge hurdle for many potential academic achievers. An adjustment to a diverse, open testing format of the ACT or SAT and a stress on the student's other academic accomplishments can accurately measure the student's desire to learn, therefore measuring the student's learning potential.
My dad and I go hunting every weekend during deer season which is from mid of Novmber to the first of Janurary.We go sit at 6:00am and we leave at 8:00am,but why we sit we will be wacthing birds and squirrals playing in the place we have corn they will eat it like deer does.We half to sit still were the deer can’t see us in the deer stand.When we go hunting you have to climb up in the deer stand and then sit patiertly to wait for something to come out of the woods.We look three or four different way in the stand.”My dad stated,” theres a deer.We go hunting in Pearson Georgia.When we go hunting we have to be careful because the gun could go off.It could be dangous going hunting by yourself.But if anything happen I can help him.Because we
However, a students’ SAT score indicates if they are college ready; it predicts if a students’ GPA will be high within the first year of college (Walpole 2008).
"I think our students are just doing too much, ' ' said Stu Schmill the Dean of Admissions at MIT. "They feel like they have to do too much, and they really don 't. We want to send this message that they can pull back on that a little bit." Changing this standardized testing method relieves some of the pressure off of students who already have a high enough GPA for admissions, and makes it an additional criterion for students who have a lower GPA but could still succeed within the college level curriculum. The SAT/ACT scores would still be accepted for all students willing to take the tests, but just may not be weighed as heavily in the decision-making process. The purpose of this possible change would be to broaden the spectrum of students brought into each university and make the admissions process less about standardized test
Today students go to school from K-12 earning their education and take a standardized test during their junior or senior years (sometimes sophomore year). The SAT (Scholastic Aptitude Test) and other standardized test are used by colleges across the world to determine if a student is ready for college. As a result, there are some individuals that disagree with the use of standardized testi...
Thousands of students around the country and around the world will be preparing for the SAT and ACT tests while trying to maintain a high GPA. These tests will potentially have a significant impact on students' lives. Some will be taking these tests for the second or even third time to get that 1500 out of 1600 or that 33 out of 36, that they long desire. These flawed tests are not truly able to measure how well students will perform in college as they are supposedly used to predict. A single test that students have to wake up for at six, seven in the morning on a Saturday and travel to some random location to take a difficult test should not impact the student's chance of getting into college, let alone predict how well they will do in college.
Ryan Lessing, an applied math-economics concentrator and staff writer for the Brown Political Review, however, note that although GPA is a better indicator in determining a student’s ability to succeed at an institution, it is more effective when GPA and test scores are both
Thus for standardized testing to be legitimate, that statement must be true, otherwise standardized testing would be a very expensive and pointless test. In a study conducted by William Hiss, he sampled 33 universities and over 123,000 students and concluded that SAT scores are a poor predictor of college performance which he defines as college culminated GPA over the years. By plotting a scatterplot that compares college GPA with SAT scores, he found no reliable correlation between SAT scores and college GPA. In fact, studies undertaken by the College Board indicate that the SAT adds only modestly to the prediction of student’s success. Interestingly, Hiss found out that high school GPA is the best predictor of college GPA. According to Hiss, “kids who had low or modest test scores, but good high school grades, did better in college than those with good scores but modest grades.” (Hiss) Hiss elaborated on this saying “a pattern of hard work, discipline and curiosity in high school shows up ‘as highly predictive, in contrast to what they do in three or four hours on a particular Saturday morning in a testing room.’”(Hiss) Looking at high school grades shows much more information that just how well the student did in a particular class. It shows whether the students were challenging themselves with advance placement class and
While you can take the test as many times as you want, to do so is costly, and often, I think scores no longer represent students' test-taking skills more than students' knowledge. Moreover, common standardized tests like the SAT I tests students in only two subject areas, math and verbal. Not enough! Students spend immeasurable amounts of money yearly taking preparatory classes for a test that does not really cover the content covered in schools, but does ...
Recently, there has been controversies regarding towards college standardized test scores where for example, high school students take the SAT for colleges and they decide to weight more on the person’s scoring on the SAT. Despite the junior and senior high school student’s hatred of taking the SAT, are the tests worth it? Though people in this room may have their judgements about my decision, but everybody view their opinions, view their experiences and view their perspectives differently. In ahead of time, I apologize to those who may think I will offend them. Don’t consider this as a debate, but do consider it as a freedom of speech by the first amendment.
I am writing you in regards that I might persuade you to provide me with ten extra points on my semester grade average. I strongly believe everyone has difficulty maintaining a decent grade throughout some point in their high school year. I just so happen to have a little trouble as well, this is why I believe I should be provided in receiving the ten extra points. High school can definitely be a great challenge for anyone attending it; therefore, it is always good to take advantage of any extra credit, or extra points to help you maintain your grade. Just in case you fail one assignment you will always have the extra credit points to help you maintain your grade.
Standardized testing is a down fall to many students but also an opportunity for many others. Standardized testing has its pros and its cons. It can be the make it or break it factor into getting into colleges you are hoping to attend or the scholarships you want to earn. Some people may have their opinions about the test, whether they hate it or not but the fact is that it’s here to stay.
My partner and I affirm the resolution that, “On balance, standardized testing is beneficial to Kindergarten through 12th grade education in the United States.” We would like to start with our three contentions. Our First Contention being; Standardized Tests helps Teachers Identify how Students are Progressing in Class, Contention Two; Standardized tests help identify strengths and weaknesses of both teachers and students, and finally our Third contention; STANDARDIZED TESTS ARE RELIABLE AND OBJECTIVE MEASURES OF STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT But before we start with our first contention, we would like to define the terms On Balance, and Standardized Testing. On Balance is defined by The Oxford Dictionary as, “With all things
The measuring of raw intelligence with tests continues in all areas of education. One of the most famous examples is the Scholastic Aptitude Test, or SAT. The SAT, which analyzes a student's mathematic and grammatical abilities as well as reading comprehension and vocabulary, is used by nearly every college in America to help determine whether a student is qualified to enter that institution. Because it is assumed that the SAT can predict future achievement, certain scores could automatically dictate whether a student was in or out of a prospective program. The SAT program is a wonderful tool to be used to gauge a students aptitude, but it seems that colleges are solely basing acceptance on those criteria. What is a student to think when the first hurdle he or she must jump is a required 1300 score on the SAT to enter into any particular higher institution of learning? That this is the one and only hurdle and you mind as well not even start the race because you don't have the right shoes.