In a paper consisting of five pages the Arizona Instrument to Measure Standards and the ways in which it measures learning progress in students are examined and includes a program overview and some disadvantages students who do not speak English might encounter. Six sources are cited in the bibliography.
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the real world that awaits them after high school. The Arizona Instrument to Measure Standards (AIMS) was created as a way to measure each individual students learning progress in
relation to the Arizona Academic Standards, a set of ideals that defines "what students should know and be able to demonstrate at various stages of K-12 education" (Anonymous, 2003). This
mandated assessment is required by all Arizona students in grades 3, 5, 8 and high school; applicable content and sample questions are provided to each school based upon the grade
level. In order to qualify for graduation, high school students from 2006 and beyond will be required to meet the assessment standards of reading, writing and mathematics; if these
requirements are not met, the testing process must be repeated until satisfactory standards are achieved, with five attempts being the most any one individual can make. Sample tests are
readily available at http://www.ade.state.az.us/standards/AIMS/Default.asp for those who want to increase both their skill and chances of passing the standard. According to the State Board of Education, AIMS scores are
divided into four separate categories as based upon the students testing fulfillment: 1. Falls Far Below the Standard 2. Approaches the Standard 3. Meets the Standard 4. Exceeds
the Standard (Anonymous, 2003). Educators are able to gauge how well a student has grasped the concept of any given standard topic
by way of performance level indicators, which "describe the knowledge the student demonstrated based upon the performance level achieved by the students" (Anonymous, 2003). Parents are availed test results,
as well, in order to help determine what their childrens academic path may or may not be in the future. AIMS - "Arizonas response to the nationwide call for