I think that one standardized test cannot determine how smart a student is or how well a school is doing. One test can simply not show how smart a student is because one test is not a accurate representation of the student’s knowledge. One test cannot judge the smartness of a student as there are many reasons due to which one test is not a accurate representation of a student's knowledge. Students may be doing good through the semester but may perform poorly on standardized tests. Standardized tests are often weighed more so students know that this test can drastically affect their average if they get a low mark and this causes stress on the minds of the studnets. When students have stress, they often cannot think or remember the material they learned. Some teachers don’t teach properly which leads to sutdents perfoming poorly on the standardiezed tests becuase they did not learn the material. Students often have other issues in which they are stressed or not able to study. Family issues or mental and physical fitness issues can affect the students mind which leads them to not study. I was sick before my …show more content…
When many student gets a bad marks on a standardized test, then that shows that a school is not doing well but that is not the school’s fault. Many students don’t want to learn and never study. They fail standardizing tests thus giving a bad reputation to the school. The teachers do their part, the school does their part but the students don’t do their part but it is depicted as the School’s fault. Many students perform poorly on the tests but they have many reasons too such as Family issues, illnesses and stress. In these cases, it’s not the studnets fault that they performed poorly but it shouldn/t be depicted as the shcool’s fault either. Many reasons give poor results but this should not determine how well a school is doing becuase the school is doing their part the best they
Standardized testing has become the main component in determining a student’s capability. A test should not determine if the student has a mind that is above average. In the article titled “Standardized Testing: Undermining Equity in Education”, it states, “Qualities such as a student’s sense of citizenship, ethics, confidence/self-esteem,...respect for others, self-discipline,...are not seen in standardized tests.” Every student is unique and has
Most standardized test do not measure emotional or mechanical intelligence, actually a lot of educators argue that standardized test do not measure comprehension or actual intelligence but rather memorization. While others may believe that standardized testing just needs a few improvements, others believe that it is impossible to have a test that measures accurately the capability of a diverse student population. Today’s schooling depends heavily on the test scores from standardized test. Standardized testing should not have so much weight put on them because they have a negative impact on effective education, students’ self-concept, and learning styles.
Forms of standardized testing have been around since the Sui dynasty time period, in which the Sui and Tang dynasties conducted imperial examinations in order to test those that hoped for government positions. Many other cultures have adopted it as well and refined it into almost an art form; for example, the United States. The United States began to conduct standardized testing around the time of the First World War; these tests measured the abilities of soldiers in order to give them jobs according to their results. Although the approaches to standardized tests are very different, the same general concept is the same. Since then there has been an increase of standardized tests: SAT, ACT, ASVAB, TAKS, STAAR, and EOC’s, just to name a few.
Although standardized tests do not accurately represent a student’s performance and future, they do present the opportunity to test an individual’s general knowledge. The tests also give students the chance to test their test-taking efficiency and time management, whether or not the individual is under tremendous amounts of stress. With these assessments, students can rank their performance and improve for future tests.
Standardized tests are an unreliable measure of student performance. This is because students go by a certain curriculum in school, but the wording on the tests
One reason why standardized testing should not be used to measure students’ educational abilities is that it does not accurately reflect what students have learned in the classroom. Every student in a classroom has their own way of learning, thus they are not on the same learning level. It might take one student to slowly understand a topic in class, while the other picks up the concepts right away. Standardized tests are usually in a multiple choice format; having quick answers to superficial questions. The pressure of needing a high score on these tests leaves the student to become stressed. This results to them not performing as well and can affect their scores, positively or negatively. There are students who get good grades in class
Tests should not determine if you’re smart enough or capable of doing something. For example the SAT and ACT are tests that determine what university you’re capable of getting into. Most students don’t do well in tests but are very intelligent that means they’re book smart. Standardized testing affects the future of many people, for example if they’re smart and have a 4.0 gpa but get less than 1000 in the SAT, that means the student won’t get into a great
Evaluating individual students through standardized tests is a poor means and should be replaced with performance-based assessments. An average student spends most of their early life inside a classroom, submitting to a sequence of tests and preparation for further exams to finally graduate and continue with further education, constantly struggling and striving for the highest marks. Through a strict series of standardized tests however, students instead form the idea that there is a single answer for all of the problems that face our world. You are taught not to think logically or creatively at all, but to mindlessly memorize. As a student, you lose interest in the different disciplines you
But also, standardized test don’t show the student as a whole. The only thing they are able to show is the ability of a student to take a test. These test that is forced on the students don’t show all the capabilities of a student and all that the student has to offer. Students that take these test the result doesn’t show whether the student is learning critical thinking skills or how engaged students are in the classroom. In the classroom, some students are more engaged than others and when they are assisted on the test this is not shown anywhere as a result of the students capabilities. These are all important factors to consider when evaluating the effectiveness of the students and the school. The school shouldn't be rated by these test scores but how the students act in the classroom and
Because instructors are teaching directly for the test, the data collected may not be an accurate representation of the student’s true abilities. As standardized test grow in popularity among the school system, the pressure to achieve high scores rapidly builds. The importance of high scores goes beyond individual students’ performances, and teacher evaluations. Serious repercussions could result from poor scores, or performances. For example, “schools that continue to fail to improve may be closed, and districts that continue to fail may be subject to state takeover” (Posner). With the weight of the success of the school on their shoulders,
Since the implementation of standardized testing, tests have actually strayed from their original purpose which is to measure student achievement and success. There are many different viewpoints when it comes to defining standardized testing. In the article, “Standardized Tests Do Not Effectively Measure Student Achievement” they define achievement as, “more than just a score on a standardized test.” Basically, they argue that achievement is too complex to be measured and put into a score. Opponents of standardized testing argue that these tests are unable to
This situation does not set students up for success. There is also the problem of “…overemphasis on standardized testing (that) has ‘caused considerable collateral damage in too many schools, including narrowing the curriculum, teaching to the test, reducing love of learning, pushing students out of school, driving excellent teachers out of the profession and undermining school climate’” (Parents4PublicSchool 1). When schools, students, and teachers focus so much on standardized tests that it reduces the love of learning, decreasing the love of learning in both teachers and in the students. When a student is forced to learn inside of the box and do not have the freedom to add extra tidbits of fun, it reduces the love of learning. When the curriculum is narrowed, a teacher does not have as much room to add in things that will increase the love of learning in students, either. Because of all of these things, a student will not be as ready for college because instead of being prepped for things that would be necessary in college, they are being taught everything aimed at the test just so that they can get into a college. Even if a student does well on the test, there is always the chance of not doing well once in college. The test was not made to be used to figure out college readiness, it was meant to be used as an
Do you believe that standardized test accurately measure a student’s ability? Do they accurately measure a student’s strengths and weaknesses?
Teachers are expected to teach the students, so the test scores increase each time the test is taken. However, not every student is a great test taker, which then causes a negative reflection upon the teacher in charge of preparing the student. These results also impact the school, as they do not get funding if their students perform poorly on certain standardized tests. In school, students are taught from a young age that school should be enjoyable, they should be creative, innovative, and find a love for learning. Unfortunately, standardized tests, are not equipped to measure the above mentioned ways of learning..
Standardized testing allows for something schools can compare students’ knowledge with. Although this may be true, testing is actually harmful. Standardized tests are an unfair way to be accessed because they do not accurately represent a student’s abilities. Many people don’t perform well on tests; they are smart, and understand the subject, but they don’t show it on the test. It is easy to forget something on a test, even if you studied for a while and normally understand the topic. Many students experience nerves or anxiety when taking a test. Feeling nervous has been proven to affect a student's performance for the worst. Students panic if they run into a question they aren’t sure of the answer to which decreases their score even more. 50% to 80% of test scores were fluctuated and had nothing to do with the actual growth in learning of a student. This shows that tests are an unfair analyzation because the scores are not accurate.