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Standardized means that things are change so that they are all similar and consistent. Standardized tests are tests where everyone gets the exact same test and everyone takes the tests under the same conditions. They are often used in public education to measure the quality of schools.
Teacher-made tests are created by individual teachers to assess specific content taught in their classroom, allowing for flexibility and customization. Standardized tests are developed by testing organizations and have a fixed format and scoring system to measure students' performance against a standardized benchmark. Teacher-made tests can focus on more specific learning objectives, while standardized tests are designed to provide a broader assessment across different schools or regions.
PSSA stands for Pennsylvania System of School Assessment. It is a set of standardized tests used to measure students' academic performance in Pennsylvania schools.
Standardized testing prevents schools and teachers from "fixing" test scores by giving easier tests making the school or teacher appear to be more successful than other better schools.
Not necessarily. When considering whether or not to close a school, standardized tests should be balanced with other factors, like how well students are doing overall.
Standardized testing has lowered graduation rates among students in lower-income schools :) -Apex-
To identify diseases.
The invention of the standardized multiple-choice test by Frederick J. Kelly in the early 1900s revolutionized the educational system. These tests helped to measure student learning more systematically and influenced the way subjects were taught and assessed in public schools.
There are unlikely to be questions about creationism in standardized tests, unless the subject for the tests is religion.For more information about creationism and its relationship to traditional religion and to the teaching of science, please visit: http://christianity.answers.com/theology/the-story-of-creation
Objective personality tests have fixed response options, such as multiple-choice questions, making them easy to score objectively. They typically have high reliability and validity, meaning they consistently measure what they are intended to measure. These tests are standardized, allowing for comparison of an individual's results to a larger group.
Standardized testing can create stress and anxiety for students, narrow the curriculum to focus on test preparation, and perpetuate achievement gaps among different demographic groups. Additionally, these tests may not accurately measure a student's true abilities or potential.