Standardized Testing Case Study

     The SAT are standardized tests, formally called the Scholastic Aptitude Tests and are used by most colleges

Standardized testing is not made to test every student. These tests often ask one sided, bias questions. Claims have been brought against standardized tests in court due to bias. How are they supposed to measure the ability of every student when every student is different? Students learn differently and preform differently depending upon the type of test given. Some students are stronger with essay questions, some with matching, and some with true and false. Some students could not even know the material but get a multiple choice question right through process of elimination. How is this a fair way to measure knowledge? It is not fair to the students that actually study for these tests and know the information required.

Alarming is an understatement when it comes to the anxiety and stress standardized testing brings. Students are told how vital these tests can be to college acceptance, class placement, and school ranking, so it is no surprise that they lead students to become stressed out and anxious about taking the assessments. According to education researcher Gregory J. Cizek, "illustrating how testing... produces gripping anxiety in even the brightest students, and makes young children vomit or cry, or both" (2). The affect standardized testing has on students is unacceptable, no students should be anxious and uneasy about going to school due to a test. To continue, the Sacramento Bee reported that "test-related jitters, especially among young students,

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.

I definitely agree with Judge Jerry Baxter’s decision to incarcerate the teachers accused of cheating on standardized testing. Nine out of ten teachers who were brought before Judge Baxter were sentenced anywhere between one and seven years in jail. These, so called, “educators” were accused of giving students answers and erasing and changing answers on tests after they were turned in. Overall, the behavior of these teachers showed poor moral conduct and most likely ended up “ruining” their students education.

When I was younger I always saw my older siblings dread going into highschool and I never understood why. I mean, you get more freedom, you can drive, and you’re that much closer to graduating. What’s not to like? Well, let’s just say I was too young to understand everything that went along with high school. The loads of homework, being in sports, having a job, and trying to have a social life along with your busy schedules. On top of that, you can’t forget the horrid tests every high school student is forced to take. The SAT, ACT, ITBS, MAP, and COMPASS tests are just a few of the tests we have to take throughout our four years. Two of those tests are optional, but the rest are mandatory. You’re given a set amount of time

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

SAT testing was created based off the Army IQ testing originally named, “Scholastic Aptitude Test” (Berger, 2012, p.168). Around the 1930s it was used “… as a scholarship test for Ivey League schools.” (Serious, 2014). The test was designed with the goal to open up admission to colleges based on being the brightest individuals not the richest. In “1990 the College

With the Sat not being the only test that was held back then there had to be a resolution to stop other test being administered to determine a future college student’s acceptance in a school. In 1944, other college exams were not taken into consideration anymore and the SAT became the test that would help colleges evaluate students (PBS.org). Since the early 1940s the SAT has been given to millions of people across America, and is still one of the key factors that colleges use today! The test that was only charged at as little as $5 dollars has increased over the years with the expansion of college programs, and acceptance of students.

GED, SAT, ACT, and more test are standardize tests. Students need to take this test in order to graduate from high school or college. In American society, standardize tests are test that schools use to measure students’ academic achievement, or to show whether students are ready to progress to the next stage of their educations. While the test is designed to measure student’s ability, many people are concerned about the use of the tests. Standardize test can measure students’ knowledge, but it is not meant to be testing students’ creativity and other skills. I believe that the schools should not over use the standardize tests because standardize tests can only measure small part of education. Also, the test does not value diversity and is unreliable

Supporters of the test may state it is a good base or “key” to use and gage a student when looking to gauge their academic skill level. Swing to the other side and it’s unsurprisingly easy to find the reasons to oppose the test. Reasons include that the test prevents some students from unlocking their full academic potential due to their lack of easily available resources. Lack of these resources could be due to financial situations or a person’s ethnic background. Studies show the SAT cannot predict a student’s performance in secondary school. These studies examine and exhibit to us (the viewer) that the SAT lacks in showing a student’s true qualities and work ethic. Segregating students based on a test prevents a student from possibly unlocking their full potential. Students judged by their SAT are not the only ones missing out on potential academic success, the future of America loses the chance to further educate the next generation of potential

Project STAR began in the fall of 1985 with the random pairing of over 6,000 kindergarten students and 325 teachers being assigned to one of the three types of required classes.

Due to today’s technological advances, students would benefit from taking more classes in the arts because these are the jobs of the future. Therefore, the standardized testing for jobs that are no longer the focus of our time should be updated or removed from our schools. The fact is that “Through standardized testing and the ‘cutoff’ determining whether a student is competent, politicians and investors who want to privatize public schools and make a profit off them, can use the harsh grading scales to argue against the effectiveness of public schools” (Howell, 2016, pg. 29). Ultimately, the testing scores are used by politicians for personal gain because there is a lot of funding that comes from the test scores. Another factor is that

We go through K-12 education in Michigan and other states such as Illinois and take examinations that are administered and scored in a predetermined, standard manner and allows for comparisons to be made among schools in regards to student achievement, ensures accountability for teachers, and has the ability to inform instruction for educators. In today’s society, standardized testing in schools should not affect nor predict a student’s success. Students should be able to grow up, attend their dream college, get their dream career, and not have to carry the weight of their standardized test scores to prove their success. This topic is a social action because an individual (a student) or group (schools) behavior that involves interaction with other individuals.

The SAT is a standardized test widely used for college and university admissions in the United States. It was first introduced in 1926, and its name and scoring system have changed several times throughout the years. Many students around the world that want to pursue post-secondary institutions in the US make it a point to write the SAT at least once in their high school career to better their chances of getting a higher score. This test has three parts to it – one reading, writing and one math. In order to achieve the best score that they can possibly get and be placed in the highest possible percentile, students may decide to attend SAT preparation classes starting from the early years of High/Middle School. The unfortunate reality of these extra preparation courses is that they are quite expensive, and due to this, they mostly cater towards to higher or higher-middle class families. Courses that provide extra preparation such as Ivy Global are not very affordable to many families and so students. According to many statistics and news reports, the higher the test taker’s family income, the higher their scores in the test. This has been a topic of great controversy as we have grown in the modern society