SAT Pros And Cons Essay

A root cause analysis (RCA) is a “systematic approach to understanding the causes of an adverse event and identifying system flaws that can be corrected to prevent the error from happening again” (Huber & Ogrinc, 2010). The root cause analysis is used to determine why the problem occurred in the first place and to identify the cause of a problem using a specific set of steps (Mind Tools, n.d.). The RCA team which consists of interprofessionals who are knowledgeable of the issues and processes related to the incident and the people who are involved in the incident should be formed first before the RCA meeting takes place (Huber & Ogrinc, 2010). In the given scenario, the team includes the emergency department (ED)

In addition, the SAT and ACT can be considered inaccurate because they are often biased toward certain ethnicities, social classes and genders. Those in favor of these standardized test argue that they are an equal opportunity for all to demonstrate their knowledge and capability, however, this is not the case(“Do Standardized Test” par 10). The ACT is known for being biased toward certain groups of people. “According to ACT research, when all factors are equal, such as course work, grades and family income, Whites still outscore all other groups. If the ACT

Understanding different Leadership Styles can help me to become an effective leader by helping me to identify deficient areas in my personal leadership style. Being able to identify personal leadership deficiency will give me the opportunity of being aware. Being aware of deficiency in my leadership style will help me to gain new skills that will help me to improve and perfect deficient areas in my leadership style. This newfound awareness will allow me the opportunity to obtain knowledge, skills and abilities needed in order for me to become an effective leader.

After analyzing extensive research done by Jay Rosner, executive director of the Princeton Review, Young concludes, “They’re not racists. The test company uses a completely neutral, colorblind system for picking questions. However, that system predictably, consistently, and reliably yields questions that favor whites dramatically over other subgroups” (Young). Young’s thoughts contradict Lemann’s opinion that EST purposely chooses racial preference questions. Instead of blaming the people at EST for such a wide score gap, Young blames the process of choosing which questions to put on the test. He presents an alternate view to racial bias on the SAT than what Lemann presents in his book. He explains how the question-choosing process is based off of reliability, that “reliable questions will be the those on which those who score highest overall do consistently well, and on which with low scores do consistently poor” (Young). Ultimately, those reliable questions will remain on the SAT and statistically, Caucasians will almost always score higher than any subgroup, even though “some minority students may score higher on those questions” (Young). Both he and Lemann agree that because of this, the SAT scores will always underestimate a subgroup’s

I attended View Park Preparatory Charter High School. This is a small charter school located in the hood of Los Angles California and it is composed of a 98% African American student population. I could not have asked for a more supportive community. Similar to all public schools in California we were required to take CST’s which are California Standards Tests. This test compares your class’s understanding of the different subject material with all schools in California. I remember during freshman year, none of my classmates took this exam seriously simply because it had no direct impact on our grades. As a result, our scores were horrible and our school lost funding. The next year the administration decided that in order to encourage students to try their best, they would give an incentive. The arrangement was that if someone received a score of a proficient or higher on the exam then, the grade in the subject they tested well on would increase by one mark. As you can imagine, this did increase the school’s overall test performance.

In 2011, Jen Wang was finishing up her freshman year at Connecticut College. As a young girl growing up in New Jersey, Jen took her first SAT when she was in the sixth grade, long before other students her age would even start to think about college. Jen said that test preparations for standardized tests, like the SAT, took up most of her free time that could have been used to do other things (Billy). The SAT’s early intent was to open doors of higher education to students without traditional credentials, but now this test is held at high esteem, the biggest indicator of college success (Mulugetta). Although standardized tests such as the SAT and ACT are used to “level the playing field” for students across the country, these tests add little

                Our school system has taught us that we should be good at test taking, answering multiple questions, and how to write essays. For a lot of students during their high school career SAT or ACT was a really important part in their life. Many students rely on their test scores

Einstein once said, “If you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will spend its whole life believing that it is stupid.” Likewise, if a poor test-taker is judged by their SAT score, they could be forced to attend an inadequate institute of higher education. For decades, the SAT has been “the test” that makes or breaks a student's chances of getting into their top college. Generally, the privileged populace do well, but minorities and women do not come out as strong and are therefore limited to college choice. The SAT has proven to be an unsuitable, biased method for predicting success of students in college.

The intended purpose of the College Board’s SAT is to show the academic potential of a student to colleges. However, this intent is not fulfilled, and the test favors those of higher income brackets. In fact, “About 30 percent of those who took the SAT were black, Hispanic or American Indian, groups whose scores have stubbornly remained lower than those of whites and Asians.” (The International Herald Tribune). Because those which are typically in lower income brackets have been statistically proven to average lower scores on the SAT, the test does not accomplish its intended purpose.

If you are considering enrolling for college in the United States, then chances are that you will have to take the SAT exam. This is a standardized exam, administered to all people considering joining college in a given year. Their respective scores in the exam are deemed to be indicative of their respective capabilities to cope with college work, and to benefit from college education. But many times, SAT scores have relevance beyond college entry: as an interview question, for instance, some employers have been known to ask prospective employees about their SAT scores. But even assuming that the relevance of SAT scores ends at college entry, we all know how much of a difference, in terms of life opportunities, the college one attends makes.

More than 1.92 million students took the ACT in 2015 (Adams). Out of all of those students, only twenty-eight students met all four ACT benchmark scores indicating college readiness (2015). From 2011 to 2015 English, mathematics, and reading college readiness scores have dropped. More than 1.7 million students took the SAT in 2015. Scores on the SAT have gradually been decreasing. “…41.9 percent of recent high school graduates were on track to succeed in college—a figure that has not increased in five years” (Adams). Colleges focus so much on standardized testing , but the standardized tests only measure a small portion of one’s actual intellectual

Sitting on the computer, signing up for the SAT, I envisioned myself taking the standardized test that so many dreaded. I saw myself kicking butt on the exam, exceeding my expectations, and earning myself admission into the college of my choice, which I had not yet decided on. When the day had come to take the test, junior year of high school, I was terrified, not because of the test, but because of the circumstances I now found myself in. School had always been tricky for me – waking up and getting ready in the morning, forcing myself onto the bus, the worst parts. My grades were amazing though, considering my fear of school. I earned mainly A’s in college prep and honors classes.

The current uproar over standardized testing is being battled by cultural minorities who demand equality. “Cultural bias” refers to the idea that the differences between scores of racial and ethnic groups are caused by a bias towards the “American-born, English-speaking majority” of the US population. From the simple IQ test to the SAT, standardized testing has become an unfair predictor and artificial decision maker for this country’s minority, especially those newly immigrated. Economic and cultural biases leave for little opportunity for these examinees to perform well, partially because of the failure of the government to prepare and assimilate minority students.

One teacher’s defense is, “when they are graded, no one is looking at the income or the zipcode” (Aycock 3). Louis CK claims that some teachers are better than others. Not all classes are the same. Classes are a different level. In school some have general, advanced, honors, and then there's AP. Each teacher sets up their tests differently. This doesn't prove how well all students can do in that subject. One teacher's test will be more difficult than the other. “If everyone is taking different tests, you cannot compare scores. If you cannot compare scores, then you can't measure teachers, schools, and districts” (Aycock 3). CK also claims the standardized tests are an equal playing field. Race, native language, and disability status has nothing to do when grading tests. Everyone is taking the test. How will the machine know who the test taker is? CK has a point. But does he know that they are placed in certain levels because of standardized testing? At a young age students are given test after test. The ISAT’s already have them placed in their level of knowledge. The way they learn and the way they are taught when they are young is not the same as what grade level they are now. From being in third grade to being a senior trying to get into college. Brains grow and learn differently. If grades show improvement or sustainability that should be enough for a school to know how hard they have tried in school. Grades throughout high school will be a big part of your acceptance into college. But the ACT is the yes or

Have you ever thought about what college you want to go to after high school? In order to get into that college, you must be accepted. Colleges look for a numerous amount of criteria in order for you to get accepted, and one of those things colleges look for is your standardized test score. The standardized test is a test administered and scored in a consistent, or “standard”, way (edglossary.org). Seeing that you must get a high enough score on the test in order for your dream college to accept you, the tests are difficult, but are very worth it at the end. Colleges have been accepting students into their school with standardized test scores for more than 50 years, and with that being said, it has seemed to work pretty well (content.time.com). In the end, standardized test scores show that you deserve to go to that college, and is also a way of showing that you’ve worked hard for so long to accomplish something huge.