Why Is Standardized Testing Bad

Standardized testing is very frowned upon by students my age, but I do not think they are that bad. I understand all of the positive things that standardized tests bring; from seeing how smart one is compared to the rest of the country at their age level to letting teachers know what they need to elaborate on the next year. Standardized testings also keeps schools and teachers accountable. Yes, standardized test do have their negatives, but overall I believe that tests are a good thing. Standardized tests have many positive outcomes; one is students being able to compare their knowledge to the rest of the country. Standardized test works by everyone around the country taking the exact same test. After the test is completed and graded, students get their results with grade average results compared to their results. An example of this is the ISTEP test. The ISTEP test had three grading levels: Fail, Pass, and Pass +. The grades are self-explanatory. A good grade was a Pass and a great grade would be a Pass +. With the results students can realize what they need to focus on to improve in the future. If one gets a Pass + in math but a lower Pass grade in English then they would know by the results to focus more on English in the future. A bad part about judging one’s education on one test is that the student may have just had a bad testing day, or they
From showing where students, teachers, and even schools need to improve to providing stress to the students and teachers. Standardized tests do many great things for the students by allowing them to compare themselves to others and see areas needing improvement. Teachers can realize what needs a little more focus on the next year and what they taught well. Schools can realize what they may need to improve on as well. Overall, standardized tests bring very good things to students, teachers, and schools, and should be taken by everyone for their own