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standardized testing., is it accurate? necessary?
winsome
post Jun 25 2004, 05:25 PM
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For all of us still trudging through public schools and those whose tax dollars fund our education...

Does standardized testing (SATs ACTs etc.) accurately measure a student's capacity, and, more importantly, should it be as integral to education as it is currently?
 

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winsome   standardized testing.   Jun 25 2004, 05:25 PM
Kathleen   Hmm I don't know if it necessarily accurately ...   Jun 25 2004, 05:31 PM
ComradeRed   Accurate? SAT IIs are, SAT Is are not. Integral? T...   Jun 25 2004, 05:34 PM
monde libre   QUOTE(ComradeRed @ Jun 25 2004, 5:34 PM)Unles...   Mar 24 2005, 04:23 PM
Kathleen   Yes, but you're a genius, Minda. Of course you...   Jun 25 2004, 05:39 PM
ComradeRed   But there are kids who get higher grades than me i...   Jun 25 2004, 05:41 PM
winsome   QUOTE(ComradeRed @ Jun 25 2004, 5:34 PM)Accur...   Jun 25 2004, 05:56 PM
ComradeRed   Dude practice tests are horribly inaccurate. They ...   Jun 25 2004, 06:05 PM
stryker76   how well off you are academiclly is important yes ...   Jun 26 2004, 03:43 PM
Senorita_Babo   they are not accurate and they are not necessary. ...   Jun 27 2004, 12:51 PM
angel-roh   QUOTE(Kathleen @ Jun 25 2004, 3:31 PM)Hmm I d...   Jun 27 2004, 03:13 PM
darkcoldplace   hey what if we are born retarded and we fail huh? ...   Jun 27 2004, 03:14 PM
Mini   how the heck did u get so high without studying.. ...   Jun 27 2004, 03:17 PM
JlIaTMK   well its an overall average of what kids have lear...   Jun 28 2004, 12:46 PM
EmeraldKnight   Ah.. standardized testing.. one of society's m...   Jun 29 2004, 12:23 AM
tungtwista   no it isnt accurate. because half the students who...   Mar 24 2005, 04:24 PM
`SWTWiNKLE3YES   it`s not accurate bcus my teacher said that th...   Mar 24 2005, 04:28 PM
sammi rules you   ^ and your high school diploma shows how you did t...   Mar 24 2005, 04:49 PM
mzkandi   the only thing i know is that they better not brin...   Mar 24 2005, 05:34 PM
BrandonSaunders   I got a 1310 on my SATs and I've basically coa...   Mar 24 2005, 06:30 PM
Sumiaki   ^For statistical reasons? Why should it matter if ...   Mar 24 2005, 06:48 PM
Levy2k6   im not sure on the SAT's and stuff.. all i kno...   Mar 24 2005, 06:56 PM
Kriegsgefangene   The scores may only be accurate depending upon the...   Mar 24 2005, 07:10 PM
aznxdreamer   is all those tests just to see what the average is...   Mar 25 2005, 01:14 AM
ItzOnlySydney   they r gay waste of time in my opinion.   Mar 25 2005, 01:18 AM
WhiteLotus*   I don't think we have to judge one's intel...   Mar 25 2005, 01:36 AM
yanners   it's not accurate, but it's necessary. i ...   Mar 26 2005, 10:56 PM
monde libre   and multiple-choice tests mean less bias when grad...   Mar 26 2005, 11:15 PM
sadolakced acid   standardized tests accurately measure your ability...   Mar 26 2005, 11:19 PM
monde libre   ^ Aw, look at that. Over a year ago.. Justin being...   Apr 16 2006, 12:47 PM
x__Elle.   No. Sure, they tell you what you don't know, b...   Apr 16 2006, 06:10 PM
disco infiltrator   ^ Wellllll... But yea, going off of Frankie's...   Apr 16 2006, 06:16 PM
x__Elle.   QUOTE(disco infiltrator @ Apr 16 2006, 6...   Apr 16 2006, 08:57 PM
peggysturr   The SATs and ACTs are necessary, but I agree about...   Apr 21 2006, 09:37 PM
CrackedRearView   Then again, without the standardized tests you...   Apr 22 2006, 01:17 AM
x1049   SATs and other standardized tests are not a measur...   May 1 2006, 08:25 AM
vash1530   i love standardized tests as they give me the chan...   May 1 2006, 04:07 PM
x1049   ^same here.   May 1 2006, 07:06 PM


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