Standardized Testing

The SAT is a standardized test which over a million students take per year. This test supposedly was made to determine, approximately, how well freshmen in college will do. Although, studies have shown only twenty five percent of test takers scores actually match their grades (O'Shaughnessy). The SAT is unnecessary and unfair for students applying for college because it prevents diversity in schools and big businesses only care about the profit from the test.

The opinions on standardized testing are as divided as the United States during the 2016 elections. More and more people are arguing that “our educational system has gone too far in its dependence on standardized testing” (595). As far as I’m concerned, standardized tests should not play a role in determining access to college admissions and scholarships, because the availability of resources and your chances of doing well on those tests depends on your background, family situation, location, and many other factors. Instead, they should make sure that the diplomas from all high schools are equal and that they can be certain the students have earned that diploma and know the material. The only reason why they do standardized testing is to make

Have you ever wondered why, throughout the course of your educational career, you have to take so many standardized tests and why they determine how smart you are or if you will make it in life? For most people the SATs and the ACTs are the most important and stressful tests that they will ever take. For most colleges these scores determine whether or not you get into their college or whether you are even considered for a spot at a college or university. Here are some facts regarding the SATs and the ACTs.

Over time standardized testing has become more and more popular. Standardized tests are commonly used in schools today. Tests are a way of checking off, and creating requirements in high school. These tests are helpful in some way but are mostly hurtful in the education of students. Parents and teachers have begun questioning if the excessive amounts of testing are really necessary for their students. They take up class time and prohibit innovation. Standardized tests are said to be a way of determining intelligence but are not always successful or helpful in teaching students.

“Race to the bottom,” the phrase coined for tax breaks and less governmental restrictions, may have a new meaning. Race to the bottom, our new educational initiative. US education levels are dropping and standardized testing is the root cause of such harm. Standardized testing needs to be just another tool in the toolbox, rather than a wonder product. Nelson Mendela said “education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world,” and if that weapon happens to be broken we might as well be Tony Stark without his suit, Lady Justice without her scale, a white girl without her phone, powerless.

In the article publish by Robert L. Linn, discuss the love-hate relationship that Americans’ has with standardized testing. Various testes have change over the year, making some standardized testing more popular than other standardized testing. As the demands and high expectations for more testing and assessment get more and more harsh criticism. It was argued that “Testing was seen as a tool for improving for improving efficiency and managing the dramatic growth in students in the early part of the 20th century.” (Linn, 29). When Odell promoted multiple choice, he knew that there would be a new list of common criticism with the testing. In the article that stated that the predications about the future are continually risky. Any resolutions

The way I take a standardized test is the night before i will study the subject that will be in the test so I can be prepared when I am testing. There will be some problems I struggle in when I am taking the test but I do my best to solve it out. I consider my self and good tester because because I am always about 60% prepare when I have to take a test. I feel like I have always been a good tester because I feel like I am always prepared to take a test I don't struggle as much when I am prepared. The way I prepare my self for a standardized test is I will ask the teacher to give me a few problems that will be on the test to keep on practicing until I feel prepared. The night before I will review a few problems that I think will help me out

In conclusion the school counselor plays many roles in testing and assessment of students. They can administer the test, share the results of the test etc. Standardized testing are now of a norm in today's schools. Children start testing as young as four years of age. The NCLB act was put in place so that the school could be accountable for a student passing or failing. Standardized testing is a way for the school to see where the students academic levels are. There are benefits and repercussion for the school depending on how well the students did on the test. School counselors do not like to make a major decision about a student's education based off of one test. The like to look at the students projects, work assignments, and class performance

The debate over standardized testing is whether or not they successfully test student achievement, and if they’re socially acceptable. While some believe they are effective in piloting student achievement and lack any inherent bias, others do not. Many well supported

Standardized testing has been a large part of school systems across America; nearly every school has state and national required tests for all of the students. The results from these standardized tests are meant to be based on the curriculum the students should be learning in the classroom. Standardized testing became common when the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, or better known as the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB), was passed in 2002. Ever since the act was passed, there have been two major viewpoints on it; some view standardized tests as an asset, while others do not.

A set of guidelines created by the US Education Office for Civil Rights has caused some colleges to revamp their policies. The guidelines say that “any educational test which has a significant disparate impact on members of any particular race, national origin, or sex is discriminatory, and a violation of Title VI and or Title IX” (Healy 2). In Texas, a law banning graduate and professional schools at state universities from using standardized tests as the primary factor in deciding to reject applicants was signed (Curry 1). These two examples show that the government wants to make sure that colleges do not rely too much on standardized tests. By invoking laws such as Title VI and Title IX, college officials will realize that not adhering to the protocol means being in trouble with the government. With the government helping to make major changes to college admission policies, many colleges realized that in order to keep the SAT, they had to be willing to make changes regarding how the test scores would be used in admission. So, they decided to make programs that ensured students that tests would be fair and that everyone had a chance to get into college. Colleges created two programs that ensured people that they were doing the right thing. However, both programs failed. The first

For over 100 years, high school students from all across the United States have been experiencing standardized testing of all kinds. College Board has been the organization that conducted and designed these tests. According to a PBS article, the first College Board’s college entrance examinations were held the week of June 17, 1901 at 69 different locations; the test consisted of materials from these subjects: English, French, German, Latin, Greek, History, Mathematics, Chemistry and Physics. Throughout the years, the formality of the test has been changed many times: in 1926, 1936, the 1960s, 1994, 2002, 2005, 2008, 2012 and the latest was this year, 2016. According to a recent report by College Board, over 1.69 million highs school

Standardized tests should not be used to judge the education of a student. The students’ scores on these tests do not provide an accurate index of educational effectiveness (Ascd). A student may know the topic very well, but when it comes to testing over it they may not do so well. A lot of students’ have issues when taking tests and that is not their fault. Educational quality made on the basis of students standardized test performances is apt to be invalid (Ascd). When making the test and grading the test mistakes can be made. Whether it is the test makers marking the wrong answer and not know they did or an error when grading. Students know how much these tests affect their future lives so they do anything, cheat, or take performance drugs,

Have you ever thought about the negative sides of standardized testing? Being a teacher you have to be able to talk to parents about their child. You also have to be able to make lesson plans for every school day and be able to assess your students too make sure they are learning from you. A big part in being a teacher now a days is to be able to prepare the students for the standardized tests. An average cost in how much teachers make per year would be about $55,000 per year. (“Summary” 1). Tim Walker from the Washington Post said, “Education policymakers and technology providers have joined forces to accelerate a longtime push for ‘test data-driven’ education interventions. Both sectors look to computer-based

For those who are interested in pursuing happiness and success, good character is going to lead you in that direction. Schools that assign standardized test are lacking the important piece of what it means to become happy and successful; the important piece is "character". Standardized test only determines student’s I.Q. It's not teaching students how to overcome a difficult obstacle and learn from it. Character education can help drill those strengths in students, and therefore, character education should be taught in school because it correlates with life satisfaction and happiness.