The standardized test is an assessment used in some areas to measure student growth and to rate schools according to the scores that the school made on the assessment. Many people believe that standardized tests are not necessary for the development of the students. Standardized tests have been used in many areas for quite a while. Many people in these areas want to get ride of standardized testing because they feel that it has no good impacts on students. Many people also do want to keep the standardized
The issue with Standardize Testing Standardize tests are required to be taken by students in all 50 states. Test are taken to determine what classes and colleges students will be able to attend. Standardize test help determine the future academic success of students making students feel that it is critical for them to do well on these test. Schools, also, feel overly pressured to prepare students for the test. If students do well on the test the school looks successful and full of successfully
Standardized tests have become an integral part of public education for all students in various grades. Many tests are implemented to evaluate whether or not a teacher is adequately covering the benchmarks of their curriculum with their students. There has been debate among educators and administrators alike regarding the accuracy of standardized tests when assessing a student’s skills. Uniform testing can hinder teachers from creating an individualized and creative environment. Also, multiple choice
The Flaws of Standardized Testing Standardized testing was established to evaluate students and teachers, but instead it takes up too much class time and puts extreme stress on students. This controversial topic is highly debatable. Evidence and statistics show that standardized tests aren't an accurate measure of student achievement. This paper will discuss 4 ways that standardized testing is unnecessary and unhelpful. The first way standardized testing is flawed is what is actually measured. The
Are Standardized Tests an Effective Way to Test Students “Educational assessment is the systematic collection, review, and use of information about programs to improve student learning and development” (Hadjicharalambous 43). In recent times there has been controversy on whether or not standardized tests are necessary for students. It has been a heated debate for some time. Certain people believe that the standardized tests are not necessary and that they do more harm than good. These people have
As the testing time period begins, students from all over the nation gather together to take a test that may determine their entire life. As they lack sleep the night prior, their anxious little minds begin to whirl, as though they are about to hurl. Following the instructions, the test has begun. Students rush through answering the questions rather quickly, while their life is now based solely upon the results of the test. Students are put beneath a time limit, in order to answer questions based
Sitting down, I remember the last days of my junior year in high school. Thinking that the next step was applying to college and that I needed to take standardized tests in order to get in. As someone who suffers from test anxiety, I found really helpful when my college counselor told me about schools that are test optional. While doing some research, I realized that SATs and ACTs don’t give students a fair chance of getting into college. Some college administrators are starting to agree with this
Dear Commissioner Pam Stewart, Thank you for your dedication and ever-present interest in education. Standardized testing impacts my daily life because throughout my high school experience, I am expected to prepare for these types of tests. Although, in some instances, they correctly assess a student's knowledge and skills, this is not always the case. Standardized tests constrict the liberty of teachers and students in classrooms since there are strict restrictions concerning the information
Testing has altered in many ways from the time when it first appeared with the creation of public teaching led by Horace Mann. Standardized testing is the most normally used and well identified process of testing used in the United States as well as several other states in the world. It is used to govern student success, progress, and development. On the other hand, standardized testing was not always used for the same purposes it is today, nor was it as significant and as deeply be dependent on
For as long as standardized testing has been in use, there has been controversy regarding its purpose to students. Parents, students, and credible sources continue to debate the importance and necessity of standardized testing. Norman Augustine’s “High Marks for Standardized Tests”, focuses on the positives of standardized testing by refuting arguments made by opponents of standardized testing. In contrast, James Popham’s “Why Standardized Tests Don’t Measure Educational Quality” points out why standardized