The correlation between a students’ SAT or ACT score and there chance of being accepted and succeeding in college is absurd. You cannot predict a students first year college grades based from a test that only provides questions over four main subjects: math, reading, science, and writing. There are a lot of factors that could contribute to a students inability to test well. The amount of bias towards race, gender, social status gives white, wealthy, individuals an unfair advantage. Endless articles
Evaluating the Wechsler Individual Achievement Test - 3rd Edition Chelsea Hargrove Fort Hays State University TESP 350 Assessments in Education The Wechsler Individual Achievement Test - 3rd Edition (WIAT-III) was published by NCS Pearson in 2009. It was first created in 1992 by David Wechsler. The WIAT-III is a revision and update from the Wechsler Individual Achievement Test - 2nd Edition (WIAT II), which was published by Pearson in 2005. The WIAT-III is designed to measure the academic
Weaknesses and Strengths of the Brown Verdict Though I concede the ruling in Brown v. Board of Education was instrumental to the development of the Civil Rights Movement and essential to the new legislation being passed, I still insist that Brown has yet to achieve its intended purpose of school desegregation. Furthermore, I am not sure it is entirely possible to claim that Brown is either a success or failure, whereas it makes more to describe it as having its strengths and weaknesses. In the
The tensions between the United States and the Soviet Union that existed during the years after WWII led to an era of great rivalry between the two countries, which was not only characterized by the political and social changes but also by technological and scientific innovation. So when the Soviets launched the first artificial satellite it meant a new frontier in a Cold War: space. Historians have argued whether the launch of the first satellite was a significant event in the course of the Cold
This ties into the second reason as to why charter schools are that much greater than public schools. According to the National Charter School Study by the Center for Research on Education Outcomes at Stanford University, these specific students are beyond exceeding those in traditional schools; specifically in the math and reading subjects. African-American students living in poverty are benefiting even more than they were four years ago. The fact that charter schools are independent institutions
at an insufficient level when beginning at a school, due to language and cultural barriers, and lack of participation between parents and educators. These problems and more are defined in greater detail throughout the report and are separated into five different categories: demographics, economics, family, education, and health and media. Within these categories, several races are shown, including Hispanic, non-Hispanic white, and non-Hispanic black, which are
How did Sputnik influence the mindset and further the development of technology for the U.S.? In the 1950’s the space race began because of the cold war between Russia and the United States. Each country was trying to advance their technology in order to gain power over the other in terms of weaponry and threat. There was a great amount of distrust between the two countries. On October 4th, 1957, the Soviet Union launched Sputnik 1 (at the time was just known as Sputnik). This launch sparked a great
However, if a parent taught their child to be ignorant in his surroundings then it might be an issue for him. He might think that his culture/race/religion is more superior to the others causing himself to be arrogant towards his peers - Ethnocentrism. In addition, social class also shapes a child’s personality, whether both into a family with high or low social status, children will slowly come
The Automotive industry in India is one of the largest in the world and one of the fastest growing globally. India manufactures over 11 million vehicles (including 2 wheeled and 4 wheeled) and exports about 1.5 million every year. It is the world's second largest manufacturer of motorcycles, with annual sales exceeding 8.5 million in 2009. India's passenger car and commercial vehicle manufacturing industry is the seventh largest in the world, with an annual production of more than 2.6 million units
Puritan’s Education Long ago, American’s educational system was developed by the Puritans. Education was very important to Puritans. The early development of education was slowly making its way to the education America has today. The colonies in New England demanded education to the citizens. In 1642, Massachusetts passed a law which parents were ordered to teach their children how to read and how to ply a trade (Chitwood 455). Parents who couldn’t teach their children would have to send their children