Standardized testing has been used for decades to measure students’ understanding, knowledge, and intelligence on school matters such as mathematics, science and language arts. Though stressful, standardized tests provide the government with information on educational disparities and allow students to receive a fair assessment, outside of the direct influence of the teacher. However, over the past few years, standardized testing has gained a reputation for being ineffective; even James Dyson, a
Standardized testing is one of the important topic to discuss about. I think standardized testing should be stopped, instead we should focus on implementing performance-based assessments to measure the capacity of a student. A single piece of paper can never determine my future and I do believe in it. Standardized testing is only for measuring the memory power of a student not the level of intelligence. Standardized testing never helps the student for the betterment of their next exams. Rather it
year will soon be coming to a close. Over the years, I have been exposed to all sorts of standardized tests. Some of these I can prepare for, like the ACT, while others seem to throw some curveballs, like the MAP Assessment. Either way, both tests help measure and determine my ability as a student. No student looks forward to taking exams, but I understand why they are essential for evaluating students. Standardized tests allow colleges and teachers to measure student’s ability as well as push students
school nowadays. Standardized test are created in a specific way, student are expected to answer a set of question, usually multiple-choice or false or true questions, in a given certain amount of time. These test are usually used to compare the performance and intelligence of a student a relative situation. However, these tests do not truly expose what a student actually understands and learns, but instead only provide an idea of how a student can do on a generic test. Standardized testing, as they are
Students shouldn’t be measured by what they get on standardized test since it doesn’t show other things that the students are good at. The author wrote, “ Contrary to popular assumptions about standardized testing, the tests do a poor job of measuring student achievement. They fail to measure such important attributes as creativity and critical thinking skills.” (Opposing viewpoints in Context pg.1) The author’s main argument is that standardized tests do not show the other skill that students, schools
Tests or no tests? While standardized tests give teachers and administrative bodies a good idea of how well the teachers are teaching students, the tests are not needed, all they are are bucketloads of stress piled on top of each student. Not only does standardized testing not have an effect on the students but it also has no effect on teachers. Some teachers detailed a negative report when they talked about the testing. “[The] Iowa Test of Basic Skills (ITBS) testing did not provide benefits that
of students across the nation are required to take many standardized tests. Which are used to determine student’s achievement, progress and growth. These tests supposedly say the outcome of how much knowledge a student has or has not learned. The stakes are high all because of a test score. Standardized tests may determine a pass or fail status for grade levels through K-12 or admission into colleges if you are taking an ACT or SAT standardized test. It is unfair and a very unreliable method to use
take the ACT or SAT, a standardized test that challenges students’ knowledge in Math, Science, English, Reading, and Writing. The ACT or SAT determines a student’s competitive standings among all of their peers taking the test. A high score on the ACT or SAT opens a plethora of doors for a student. Their options for schools that are likely to accept them is greatly increased and academic scholarship opportunities are also available. Student who score low on these standardized tests can kiss their dreams
may be difficult to transition to an education focused on the students, it is essential. Eliminating testing, hiring dedicated teachers, creating a more personalized learning environment, and offering career preparation would turn the focus of education back on to the student. In twenty-first century education, too much emphasis is put on standardized testing. Shifting away from standardized testing will put more focus on student needs. These tests only benefit the teacher, school, and state government
(Nagourney, 2) This represents the process of Standardized Testing and one of the risks it causes, testing too often. Standardized Testing is a process where all students take the same kind of test with similar questions all addressing the same subjects and are scored in a consistent way as groups or as individuals. There are many risks in Standardized Testing, that is why Standardized testing should be revised due to negative effects. Standardized testing has seemed to not bring anything but negative