The Pros And Cons Of Standardized Testing

Each year high school students from around the country take the SAT or ACT. The ACT and SAT are both standardized test used by colleges to determine the knowledge of a student and predict what their performance will be in their first year of college. An immense amount of pressure is put on student to receive certain scores in order to obtain scholarships and admission into college. Even just one point on a student’s score can determine if they will be accepted into their dream college. However, the results from standardized tests, such as the ACT and SAT, are often inaccurate. Because of this one’s knowledge and academic ability are misrepresented, and they are denied certain opportunities. Standardized tests such as the ACT and the SAT

Colleges have long since used the SAT as a deciding factor of whether or not a student

Who pays for the standardize tests that just repeatedly test students over the same things? Is it the tax payers, schools, local, state, or are these tests government funded? Here are the exact words from an article from the eduFocus, “According to a study by Brown Center on Education Policy, a sufficient education isn’t the only thing that standardized tests are costing students, school districts, and tax payers. The study finds that 44 states spend upwards of a collective $1.7 billion on standardized testing each year of grades K through 12. The state of Pennsylvania alone spent over $58M on standardized testing, roughly $33 per student (assuming all students are tested every year).” (Strauss). Where else could that money go? It could make

Standardized tests set a standard for all students to be at the same level of intelligence and comprehension, whether it be Keystone exams, Scholastic Aptitude Tests (SAT), or the Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scale, America is obsessed with having their students reach a certain score or better. With the addition of high school exit exams, are we taking standardized testing too far? The argument that the Washington Post gives in one of its articles uses arguments such as the facts that come from these tests and what should be required of graduating high school.

42% of high school seniors in Ohio are not set to graduate because of their poor scores on standardized tests. Students all over the United States are forced to participate in statewide standardized tests each year. Many claim that standardized testing allows for teachers to help their students easier, and that it holds school districts accountable. While school mandated standardized testing can be useful, statewide standardized testing is ineffective and negatively impacts students.

OH NO! You have to take the standardized test today,and you are not prepared. Standardized tests have been a part of

The amount of issues with standardized testing is astounding. One big issue that has gotten out of control in the past years is the excessive use of testing. Rizga stated, “A child entering prekindergarten today will take, on average, 113 standardized assessments by the time he or she graduates from public school.” (40). Between grades 3 to 8, public school students take about 10 to 20 standardized tests per year (Rizga, 40). In America, students attending public schools take more standardized tests than others in any other “industrialized” country (Rizga, 40). Also, urban students spend far more time on district-mandated tests than their suburban counterparts (Rizga, 41). To be exact, a recent study demonstrated that urban high school students

Taking standardized is very popular when trying to evaluate a student academic achievement. These test are usually taken once you hit junior year in high school or when trying to apply for college. Some students argue that one test is harder than the other, therefore taking these test has both benefits and drawbacks. When picking which test to take you should always consider the following, which suits you best, are you good in science, and are you better at solving problems or remembering the material. The two most common standardized tests in the USA are the SAT and he ACT. The SAT evaluates skills in vocabulary and mathematics, while the ACT test your knowledge and also includes science. The purpose of this test is to be able to look at the

School for 10 months each year, for 12 years of a person’s life. Students getting taught four main subjects each day: math, science, history, and science. Then, every year, students typically take one big standardized test, or even more. These tests are claimed to give educators an objective that’s unbiased. Standardized testing supposedly helps identify the natural tendency of individual students, identifying skill development and progress. However, are these things what standardized testing really do for students?

It was seventh grade when I took the math EOG and I was worried sick. Sweating from my palms, hardly being able to breathe and yes, an occasional nap were all symptoms I suffered from these tests. I’m sure you ask any kid if they want to take a standardized test, many would say no, with the small percentage that would approve of them. Parents are often split with these test, because they want the best for their child’s future but they also hate to see their child struggle. Based off of the opinions of both children and parents, a vast majority want to eliminate them. However, the standardized tests everyone hates to take, is a necessary evil that needs to stick around for years to come.

Standardized tests are not for everyone. Some students are naturally good at taking tests, while others struggle. These tests start as early as the third grade. Students should not have to worry about their future being determined by a test. Standardized testing also causes many problems to some students, such as lowering their confidence level. Schools and teachers have started protests, refusing to participate in in-school testing. ”Anti-testing protest is extending beyond Seattle. Across the country, 61 schools, including 47 in New York City, are refusing to participate in the latest round of tests” (Vogt). Most of these problems that occur, would stop if standardized testing was taken out of schools.

Our current president once highlighted my primary issue with standard testing, stating, "Too often what we have been doing is using these tests to punish students or to, in some cases, punish schools” in a fireside-esque chat in 2011 (citation). I feel that standardized testing is a good metric to see both student progress, and feel that it should be used as a teaching tool to help teachers guide students to gather the essential knowledge that they might miss between classes each year, or have forget in the long summer months between classes. I also feel that the pressure put on students to perform well, and the resulting pressure put on teachers to have their students perform well on the tests for funding hinders progress that could be made

Being a student in today’s day and age is drastically different from the generations before them. Anywhere from how the curriculum is taught, the environment, and the number of subjects a student will learn. With that being said, every student is different in all most all aspects of how they approach school. But the majority can attest to saying that they all hate standardized testing and the week that it brings. Every student knows this week all too well. From having one to two tests a day and then shortly after not being able to function properly on the rest of the school day. Many students will say that they all hate the idea of standardized testing and wish it to be gone. The real question stands though: is standardized testing

Standardized testing was introduced by French psychologist Alfred Binet in 1905. The test originated because Binet was commissioned by the French government to create a tool to identify which students needed remedial studies. Over time, the standardized tests evolved into multiple different tests in multiple subjects for varying age groups of students. The tests were initially seen as a way to test a large sum of people with the same general questions to see an individual’s knowledge. Some people still view the tests in a positive way, but with new studies and information on the tests have made people question the test’s effect. In 2007, a study done by Au Wayne showed multiple issues in the tests and created controversy in the United

No matter an individual’s confidence or intelligence, all tests create amounts of anxiety and stress. In most students’ or previous students’ academic careers, an exam has stressed them out. But, are these tests without any reasoning? Do these tests prove a student’s true intelligence? Are they valuable to students further into their lives? Standardized tests are a widely debated topic globally, whether or not the use is beneficial, or really useless to students. Using standardized test results to determine a student’s future may not be a comprehensive indicator of a student’s full potential for success.