Every year students have to take
the Iowa Assessments which were called ITEDS two years ago. I have been taking
these tests since I was in third grade and I am extremely excited to be done
with them. As a junior, it is my last year that I will ever have to take these
Iowa Assessments. I am sure I will have to take tests like these later on in my
life to get into certain classes for my major but I will never have to take the
Iowa Assessments again. That sure is a great feeling to have after I have taken
them for almost ten years.
When I was younger, I was always
told that I had to do great on these tests because they would place me in a
certain based on my results. But now that my classmates and I are older, they don’t
really say that because the main reason for these tests is to make sure the
school is doing their job by teaching us the correct material. Back when I was
in elementary they would use the results to make sure that the school is doing
what they should but also to see what level each student is at. Now they look
for both, but mainly to compare other school’s results together.
Here at Kennedy we were told that
our class of 2014 had the best results last year at the school. That tells a
lot about my grade and how smart we are. I was really surprised to hear that
because I thought the grade above us was the best. It really is kind of cool to
hear that we are the best.
Last week, Dr. W came into our
class and told us that this is the year that they have to send our results into
the state. I thought that each and every grade was sent to the state but I guess
not. I found this kind of annoying because last year we did so well and they didn’t
even get sent to the state. This year if we don’t do as well, it will kind of
suck because our best results weren’t sent in.
Many people on these tests don’t want
to take them. Because of that many students want to just fill in random bubbles
so they don’t have to read each question. I have always wanted to do that but
then I really think about it and it is stupid to do that. If you just fill in
random bubbles and get a terrible score, it could reflect on you later on. I
know the main point of this test is reflected on the school but they do look at
personal scores also.
I hate having to take the tests but
I guess they need to be done. So everyone try your hardest and maybe you will be
awarded with something later!
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