With another year of practicing On-Demand writing in swing, both novices and veterans alike are left pondering the benefits of such an exercise.
As a school, Perry chooses an area of focus to dedicate to in all classes, and for the past few years, that focus has been writing skill. Arizona’s Instrument to Measure Standards writing scores was significantly lower than other areas of the test, so it became necessary to improve scores all across the state.
However, with the abolition of AIMS, and the nearing emergence of common core standards, writing is becoming overlooked. Since common core standards are more reflective on standardized tests such as SAT and ACT, it is imperative to observe how colleges and other post-secondary institutions weight the writing sections.
The writing section’s addition came in the spring of 2005 and three years later a study was released from a professor at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. It is stated that the SAT writing section was most indicative of a student’s collegiate performance or success.
Despite this study, many universities have begun disregarding writing scores, only taking the reading and math into consideration on applications. Along with these truths, the question arises: why are students subject to school improvements using On-Demand Writing, if it may not be entirely advantageous in the pursuit of college education?
