The Show-Me Standards, Missouri Asessment Program

The Missouri Show Me-Standards and Assessment Program

The Show-Me Standards was approved and implemented in the state of Missouri as authorized by the Board of Education in 1996 . The guidelines embodied in the Show-Me Standards were developed in to improve the quality of education in public schools in Missouri , because of their aims to produce highly competent and knowledgeable students who would be successful in their further quest for education and a position in the workplace (Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education 1996

The draft or the proposal of the

Show-Me Standards was designed by the stakeholders , representing all members of society , such as professional teachers , the parents , and policy-makers alike . Within their draft was written the proposed standards of academic learning and education in the state of Missouri (Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education , 1996 ) The standards were based on a needs-assessment scale wherein the primary needs of the students were taken into consideration such as the body of knowledge , learned skills and talents that they need to learn and experience within the educational institution

Significant learning objectives and learning outcomes were incorporated into the Show-Me Standards . Based on its four goals , the Show-Me standards is targeting on the knowledge and skills that students will be able to apply in their daily lives even outside the premises of the educational institution . These skills includes the art of questioning and data gathering , communicating in a clear and precise manner , problem solving , decision making , and being responsible in all aspects of life especially in terms of being responsible towards other people and the environment . Moreover , these skills are applied in several subject areas such as Communication and Fine Arts , Health and Physical Education Mathematics , Science and Social Studies (Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education , 1996

The skills aforementioned are all practical skills and abilities that people do need in to survive in the real world . For instance being inquisitive and adept in conducting research and gathering data is instrumental in being well updated about new knowledge and current events . Handling new , thus unfamiliar , technological devices in the workplace for examples requires one 's ability to do inquiries and gather relevant information about the device in to learn what it does and how to operate it . Communication is also important in the work place and even in day-to-day experiences and encounters with other people Relaying information over the internet , through phone , or in business presentations require communication skills . Studying in an educational institution , which supports technical language learning , actual interview and language sessions with other people in the classroom artistic presentations and performances , and learning communication techniques , are all essentials in acquiring good communication skills and preparing students in facing challenges after finishing their studies . These are just some of the real life situations that prove how important the Show-Me Standards is in a student 's life

All standards or guidelines that educational institutions and students follow must also undergo assessment or evaluation in to...