Analyzing and Evaluating the Effectiveness of Texas Educational Curriculum Standards
Introduction
The list of standards governing the provision of education in the state of Texas majorly concern itself with the development of linguistic skills in the students who are supposed to read out grocery lists and signboards in order to gain basic and fundamental understanding of their surroundings. The standards encompass the junior grades but the higher educational groups in the field of languages and social sciences have to adhere to the same criteria because no alternative exists till date in this regard. ( The standards mainly cover languages and social sciences)
Value of Analytical Skills
The analytical skills do not receive enough attention because the educational institutions have to apply the set regulatory patterns and therefore, the effort stops when the students can adequately summarize passages those deal with and explain recent developments of domestic nature, and the pupils fail to link the surfaced issues with the higher concepts of life. The major deficiency lies right here because the learners are allegedly not developing their scholarly skills those will come in handy when one decides to pursue higher grounds in his or her educational career. The present testing services ought to test lingual skills of the students, and international ones receive training and language courses. However, the average score on tests is 55 points out of 100, and the special kids are considered clear if they attain the mark of 30 that is an average score for Texas versus the state median of 32 whereas, the normal population has to secure 40 in order to pass the courses. The average score of the target educational district is 65 whereas the state median score is 53 in the field of linguistics whereas; the specific school district scored 57 on average in social sciences. The median score of the entire state is 55 in this regard. The blacks score highest in Texas Assessment of Academic Skills (TAAS) with 0.5 score whereas Whites and Latino trail by 0.3 and 0.4 respectively. (average scores discussed)
Need to Teach Logic and Logical Analysis
On the other hand, the study of logic and logical reasoning is going to attain a form of necessity for the state’s educational programs because the students need these intellectual assets in order to survive in the world of knowledge. The expertise discussed in the previous section is critical because one does not have to summarize the recent incidents but he or she has to analyze them in order to identify underlying philosophical reasons of the latest transpirations.
Applied Literacy
The experts have to define a problem, and then they have to craft a solution for the issue. Additionally, they will require giving solid reasons for the selection of a suggested approach so the social scientist has to rely on his or her logical skills those if remain dormant in the years of early schooling then, the students will not attain serious and significant level of proficiency in this regard.
Not Offering Challenging Educational Goals
The Texas Educational Standards do not offer the opportunity to attain challenging goals, and therefore, the sense of lethargy is prevailing in the culture of education sector. The students do not have to deplete their energies in order to acquire a certification, and they tend to suffer in the competition with students from adjacent states who receive highly sophisticated teachings. The current standards of education at Texas are outdated, and they have to be reevaluated in order to make the syllabus of the schools applicable to the routine living of the 21st century. However, the spirit of the standards does not envision a poor future for the children, and the training that schools are providing to pupils reflect the presence of the time when major population of the state was to work as casual labor in the local factories, and basic level of education and informatics were sufficient for the workers to make livelihoods. The standards cover education provide to students studying in junior classes to those getting secondary education. ( Classes covered)
Planned Upgrades in the System
The upgrades those are premature at this point in time but the administration would integrate them into the system in near future. The changes would burden the literal side of the students’ personalities, and they have to summarize the information, and they have to critically evaluate the informatics as well. The testing mechanism would modify due to first order change in the aggregate culture of the education at the state of Texas, and measure scholarly learning along with other aspects. The schools are paying attention to psychological needs of the students, and if the scores of pupil do not improve over years then, the teachers refer him or her to a psychologist who works with the subject to improve the performance, and if there is a presence physical suffering then a general physician is called for help. School district provides financial assistance to those students whose families cannot afford healthcare. (suggested improvements)
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