Standardized Testing Outline

Thesis: Standardized testing should not be required.

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Key Point: Standardized testing only evaluates a student’s performance based on one particular day.
Evidence: A student could have received some bad news that morning about a close loved one.
Analysis: Given the news the student received prior to the test they lose focus and fail.
Transition: Likewise,
Evidence: Some students just have a phobia of taking test’s.
Analysis: They could be the best students throughout the whole school and still freeze up when a test is placed in front of them.
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Key Point: Standardized testing causes a lot of stress.
Evidence: The students have to rush and cram information that way they learn it in time.