PISA Argumentative Essay
Today in the education system there are many different standardized tests. Some of the more influential tests include the SATs and the ACTs. Along with these, each of the states in America have their own standardized test. Each of the common standardized tests have a different purpose. Another worldwide test that students take is the Program for International Student Assessment or the PISA. The PISA test is given by Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development or the OECD. The PISA is a standardized test that assesses 15 year olds all over the world, and it examines their abilities in science, math, and reading (Department of Education). The PISA is a test that many high school students take all over the world. 72 countries participate
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According to Phil McRae after every PISA test there has been a flare up of academic crisis. After the 2012 PISA there was a science crisis in Canada because the Canadian score was not that high (McRae). One of the major issues of the PISA is that not every country has the same education system. For example Finland goes to school on weekends, and only goes to school for a few hours a day, but in the USA that would never happen. Countries do not have the same education circumstances. These circumstances are believed to influence the test scores (McRae). The PISA test is just another standardized test that does not take certain factors into effect. Another factor is many kids in America and across the world today have test anxiety, or are not very good test takers. The PISA may give students anxiety which does not allow the student to do as well on the test as other kids. Many colleges today have stopped asking for SAT or ACT scores, since they can see how the student does in class rather than one test score. The PISA scores means nothing because it is just a list of countries that creates crises, does not look at the different influences on the test, and is a waste of
According to Phil McRae after every PISA test there has been a flare up of academic crisis. After the 2012 PISA there was a science crisis in Canada because the Canadian score was not that high (McRae). One of the major issues of the PISA is that not every country has the same education system. For example Finland goes to school on weekends, and only goes to school for a few hours a day, but in the USA that would never happen. Countries do not have the same education circumstances. These circumstances are believed to influence the test scores (McRae). The PISA test is just another standardized test that does not take certain factors into effect. Another factor is many kids in America and across the world today have test anxiety, or are not very good test takers. The PISA may give students anxiety which does not allow the student to do as well on the test as other kids. Many colleges today have stopped asking for SAT or ACT scores, since they can see how the student does in class rather than one test score. The PISA scores means nothing because it is just a list of countries that creates crises, does not look at the different influences on the test, and is a waste of