Personally, I believe that standardized tests should have alternative formats that cater to the varying learning styles of all. Some children/adults are audio learners; some visual; others kinesthetic. There are people that can talk you through a problem but when they find out its a test or they have to perform on paper or computer, they freeze or can’t hold their attention/focus. Just as they make accomodations for students with special needs, according to our reading, it should be varying abilities, wouldn’t that then include the varying learning styles?
I chose Afghanistan simply because of my military background. Two education systems exist in parallel in Afghanistan. Religious education is the responsibility of clerics at mosques, while the government provides free academic education at state schools. From age 7 to age 13 pupils attend primary schools where they learn the basics of reading, writing, arithmetic and their national culture. In order for them to move on to secondary school after three years of middle school, they have to pass an examination if they wish to continue on.
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Mrs. AngielenaECE 