Pros And Cons Of Standardized Testing In Public Schools

English II, 3rd 13 December 2017 Testing, Testing; 1, 2, 3... Standardized testing- in any dictionary or any website, it can be described as "a test that is administered and scored in a consistent, or "standard", manner". Though, if you go to any school and ask a student's definition of testing, it would probably sound something along the lines of, "the WORST kind of punishment a teacher can give a student." What the students don’t know is testing is helping them create their lifestyle,

Should Standardized Testing be abolished? That’s the big question, there are good arguments on both sides, however, many people lean toward it being abolished. Standardized testing is just a way for the state to evaluate how schools are doing based on student scores. Where exactly did standardized testing originate from? The earliest form of American standardized testing came from mid 1800s Boston by; Horace Mann and Samuel Gridley Howe (Boston school reformers) introduced a new method of testing

aspects of the American society. Children taught in school are the future. By corrupting the educational

According to Procon.org a nonpartisan, nonprofit, public charity aimed to provide professionally researched pro, con, and related information says “Standardized tests have been a part of the American Education System since the mid-1800s.” Tests have been a major part of the U.S. education system and it still is today. Since 2002 the use of standardized testing has increased by a great margin although the U.S. rankings in math and science dropped dramatically. In 2002 the U.S. Congress passed the

Achievement of a school depends on how well the students do on standardized tests. If they do not do well, federal funds will be taken away and the school will do anything to get good scores (“Pros and Cons…”). Schools in America today have so many standardized tests that a student does not have enough time to learn all the curriculum needed to understand the upcoming grade. Jeffrey Caprani, a second grade teacher, has to test his students, taking time away from teaching the curriculum needed to

Standardized testing was originally created in China and from there it grew, in 1905 Alfred Binet had developed the IQ test and by the time World War One standardized testing was standard practice (Fletcher). The SAT and ACT are the most common standardized test today, while a lot of college bound students take the ACT and SATs to show how smart they are and how well they will do in college theses test are not the best way to determine a student 's potential, “these test have also been shown that

In recent changes occurring in many different states, questions have been rising about school requirements and regulations. Now is the time that school districts are determining whether to change the curriculum or to modify the way objectives are carried out. One major issue being discussed is standardized tests. Standardized tests are tests that require all students taking the test to answer the same set of questions, so it can be scored equally in every state or county that is taking it. These

93-110). Otherwise, the students will do the same. Now, the pros and cons of standardized testing. Standardized testing holds teachers and schools accountable, it makes teachers and schools responsible for teaching the students what they are required to know for them. these scores become public record and teachers and schools who do not perform up to par can come under intense scrutiny and can lead to job loss. Standardized testing gives teachers guidance to help them determine what to teach

homeschool their children over public school due to many reasons such as religion, safety, academic quality travel, family togetherness, separation of government and school, mastery over grades, expenses, and focusing on learning plans made for the student. Public schools are institutions, which are funded by tax revenues from the government. Schools have boundaries to then figure out which students will attend a certain school to avoid overcrowding. The schools curriculum is drawn up by the

Don’t all students hate standardized tests. They waste lots of time and don’t influence your grade so then what’s the point of them. I think that students shouldn’t take standardized tests. First of all students take the test in May and don’t get the results until September so the test doesn’t do much. Lots of teachers also only teach to the test meaning they only prepare them to pass the test. Students might know the content but because of test anxiety they might not be able to show it on the test