Synthesis Essay on Standardized Testing Standardized testing in the United States started in the mid- 1800’s (Standardized Tests - ProCon.org). This kind of testing was originally created to measure students’ performance and progress in school (Standardized Tests - ProCon.org). In recent years, the public school system has relied heavily on the information this test provides, in doing so creating controversy. Other than being a student myself, and participating in multiple standardized exams such as
Standardized testing has invariably been a controversial concern when evaluated by the general public. To advocate standardized testing, separation between students is promoted. School systems are becoming more corrupt and with mandatory testing, injustice is allowed to be processed throughout the nation. Standards that are constructed by standardized testing for students should be diminished or repealed from the educational system. Students are used to accumulate data by taking required tests such
Death with Standardized Testing High-stakes standardized is a hot topic all across the United States at the moment. Some people are for it while others are against it. As many would argue, standardized testing provides a benchmark for student’s progress in the classroom and that it holds teachers and students accountable for their work. On the contrary, standardized testing is more destructive to a student and even a teacher’s educational experiences. Therefore, standardized testing such as the
Alfred Binet; not a well known name, but a very important one, made the idea of the standardized test many people oppose today. In fact, Alfred Binet created the infamous IQ test that is all over the Internet today. Every state has a standardized state test close to the end of the year which determines if you go to the next grade or not. In my opinion, schools should do away with standardized testing. First of all, many students simply do not do well on their tests. For example, many students suffer
controversy about wether standardized tests benefit students taking them. Some people believe that standardized tests benefit children others believe that standardized tests do not test a child’s abilities completely. I believe that standardized tests don't benefit students. In this story I will explain why I believe that standardized tests don’t benefit students. I think that standardized tests do not completely test a child’s academic abilities. One way that standardized tests are bad is that many students
Standardized testing put a lot of stress on students. It is unnecessary due to the fact that many students are being held back for not passing it. When I was in high school, I never took all honor classes because I was intimidated from my peers. I was afraid I was not smart enough. I stressed the most towards the end of the year, because I am worried about passing the standardized tests. The purpose of standardized tests is to show the state what the students learned in school. There are other
Unnecessary Testing Tick, tick, tick! The ticks from the clock sound like giant booms as you struggle to answer the question. Think! Think! Think! You just can’t seem to remember that thing your teacher said about context clues, finding evidence from the text, claim cite comment. The only thing that seems to be in your brain is the constant reminder that if you don’t pass this test you will have to repeat that grade. You don’t know what to do, so you just stare at the clock as the seconds turn into
Angela Li Ms. Weichert English 9H G3 17 November 2016 [INSERT TITLE HERE] For students of all ages across the United States, standardized testing has become a common routine part of their school year. Many laws have been passed over the years, requiring countless standardized tests throughout a student’s educational career for every student.This educational norm has been implemented for the past eighty years for the purpose of allowing comparisons to be made among schools in regards to student achievement
Should We Still Be Using Standardized Testing In Schools? As Martin Luther King Jr. said “The function of education is to teach one to think intensively and to think critically. Intelligence plus character- that is the goal of true education”. Some may say, that standardized testing is beneficial. However, standardized testing has no good use and should be eliminated from schools. The current routine of standardized testing in schools is taking away from student and teacher creativity and innovation
I. Standardized tests can not accurately measure intellectual merit because racial and gender stereotypes interfere with the intellectual functioning of those taking the tests, according to Stanford Psychology Professor Claude Steele. The educational system in United States has been using standardized tests to evaluate the performance of students. The first documented achievement test took place in the period of 1840-1875. The earliest tests were meant for individual evaluation, but the results