Although going to college provides many opportunities for success, many students do not perform to the best of their potential. Often times, students only do enough to get by. But where does this problem start? The problem starts with the curriculum in the classrooms. If the curriculum included tests to be distributed on a more frequent basis, students would excel on a higher level of learning. Frequent testing is beneficial to students because it promotes better study habits, decreases risks for stress, and aids in the learning experience overall. In college, there are numerous amounts of information being taught and lectured in the classrooms. To some, the retention of the information occurs easily, but to others it takes more time and effort. Professors usually recommend students to spend time outside of the classrooms applying oneself to the material being taught in class. Ideally, every student is self-motivated and spends a fair amount studying on a regular basis. However, no one is perfect, and good study habits are not easily formed with the many distractions we encounter in everyday life. According to an online dictionary, a habit is “an acquired behavior pattern regularly followed until it has become almost involuntary.”That means that good study habits form when it is practiced repeatedly until it becomes an effortless function. Most colleges give out minimal tests, which causes students to defer studying. The lack of frequent test distributions in class results to the formation of bad study habits. Usually, there is a long duration before major tests or exams are given and this leaves a break for students’ minds to drift away from the material. Hypothetically, if tests were give... ... middle of paper ... ...ege students would not want more tests to be given because of the extra work that comes along with it, it is an effective way to form good habits that will benefit them in the future. Attending college is expensive as it is, so why not endure the maximum capacity of learning? With frequent test distributions, it encourages you to put forth your best effort to make the grade you desire. With the habit of putting forth your best effort, you are training yourself to exceed the limits to success! In essence, from my research and own experience as well as others, One can conclude that the distribution of frequent tests in colleges is an effective way to boost as well as develop better study habits in students. Not only does it help students develop better study habits, but it also minimizes stress and benefits students’ overall learning experience.
There is a tremendous amount of things in life that every student at Golden West College should know how to do. High schools do not offer classes that teach their students how to do certain things in life after high school, and instead teach them things that become useless. Therefore, once these students move on to college they think that they know everything that they need to know. However, that is not exactly true for a majority of them. In the article, “How to Make It in College, Now That You’re Here” Brian O’Keeney discusses many different techniques to help freshmen, and any other students in college that need the assistance. O’Keeney’s article is separated into three main sections to help the reader focus on specific things: good grades, organization, and mental health. Personally, I believe that organization and mental health is what students need to be focusing on the most. Once entering college there are certain things that some students do not know, and it greatly affects their mental health. For example, my best friend and I just graduated high school this year, and once we entered college, we felt lost because of the things we did not know how to do. We did not know how to dot some of the most important things: pay our bills, make sure we received our financial aid, how to do our taxes, etc… All Golden West College students should be required to take two semesters of learning how to do some of the most important everyday things, such as: how to balance a checkbook, how to do taxes, what a mortgage is, and many more things.
Even with material being taught incessantly, standardized tests can not accurately measure a student’s ability. The tests are “single-target—meaning that every student, no matter what level of achievement or ability, course selection, or cu...
It would be better for a students mental health to have to deal with a lot of stress due to an assignment less often. Also, when the passing of a class is determined by one or two tests, this prepares students for even bigger tests worth even more when they leave undergraduate school and start graduate school or apply for a competitive job. Having your grade depend on two tests can be very stressful but, this is preparing students for there future. They will begin to get used to high stake tests and learn how to prepare for them which is a necessary skill. Dealing with stress and getting work done on time and to the best of your ability is very important for a future after
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...
For some students, the time they have in the classroom is not enough for them to grasp the topic. While teachers usually offer a period for students to see them for extra help, some students do not have time for this. Most students have commitments outside of the classroom, such as m...
Standardized testing is a type of test usually serve to determine how well you understand a concept which is often used for placement. These types of test include questions in a form of an essay, short answers, multiple choices, or a combination of these together and are given out as early as in kindergarten. This practice has been used for so long that it has become a part of the American culture. Every year, high school juniors and seniors worldwide take the SAT or the ACT in the hope that they score high enough to get into their dream school. However, there has been a lot of ongoing debates revolving around the idea of the use of standardized testing in college admission and the whether or not they are effective in determining a student’s
...tle to no time for teachers to help students one on one. Then by taking away from adolescents exposed to bad influences, they can concentrate more on that essay for English or the lab in Chemistry.
Standardized tests have been a scourge of student life in America for more than fifty years. Throughout the United States, high school students prepare for months for the day in which they have to take out their No. 2 pencils, to endure four everlasting hours of bubbling-in answers. The ACT, American College Testing, and its counterpart, the SAT, Scholastic Assessment Test, are known as the high school exit exams, in which they have become one of the largest determining factors in the college-admissions process. Both standardized tests judge a student 's performance, in which it measures how well students learned skills to meet state standards. Although standardized tests are meant to measure what one learns in high school in order to determine
A studies was done showing that, “ Students who study for a standardized test are more likely to complete their homework and watch television than their peers” (Harris). Standardized testing is beneficial for student who need an extra push when it makes to effort in the classroom. The students who take standardized testing spended more time and effort completing their schoolwork. Standardized testing also makes students learning studying skills that will be helpful later in their educational career. Standardized testing allows the school system to see what areas need improvement in the coming years. The tests teach the student to preserver and work hard to finish the problems given to them before the time is called. Please educate yourself before picking a
...stress for the students, less grading for the teachers to do and it also helps the students focus both on in-school studies, homework and circular activities outside of school without feeling overwhelmed.
state tests as a way to compare students on how well they are learning or studying for these tests.
The argument about whether or not standardized testing accurately measures a student's performance continues to be debated. In this paper, I would like to argue that standardized testing does not accurately measure a student's performance. After looking at various opinions of standardized testing, I will consider the subject matter in regards to external factors that can influence a student's thinking process during a standardized test, such as anxiety, stress, and any other problems the student may be encountering. As a Secondary Mathematics Education major, I will have to prepare my future students for standardized testing. Through reviewing both sides of the debate about standardized testing, I can learn how to focus on the objectives of standardized testing in order to apply them to other aspects of academics and real-life situations.
In classrooms all across America, students sit perched over their desks in the process of taking standardized tests. As the students take the tests, teachers pace nervously up and down the rows of their classroom, hoping and praying that their students can recall the information which they have presented. Some children sit relaxed at their desks, calmly filling in the bubbles and answering essay questions. These children are well prepared and equipped to handle their tests. Other children, however, sit hunched over their desks, pondering over questions, trying to guess an answer. They struggle to recall information that has been covered many times in class, but they can’t.
assignments. It 's easy for students to get so caught up in the overwhelming stress of school that
of the traditional classroom learning restrictions of time and space and will continue to be far