To start off with, standardized tests are inaccurate. As previously stated in the paragraph above, standardized tests are hyped throughout the school year, leaving students to worry about them all year. This will eventually cause the students to feel extremely stressed out on the day of the test. The stress will get to some students and affect their testing ability. This can be prevented in a variety of ways, but removing the test entirely would be the best and the most cost efficient way to fix this.…
When going to school students are supposed to learn based off a curriculum, but instead they are learning based off a test. These test are meant to help students, but instead they are hurting them. Standardized test requires all test takers to answer the same questions, or a selection of questions from common bank of questions, in the same way. Also they are scored in a “standard” or consistent manner, which makes it possible to compare the relative performance of individual students or groups of students. Each state has a different name for their standardized test, for Virginia they call theirs the Standards Of Learning, SOL’s. These test are neither fair nor objective, puts pressure on the students, and it cuts off time in the school year.…
Standardized tests have existed in America since 1800s. The tests are ubiquitous attempt to measure students’ performance based on his or her ability to come up with a singular answer to multiple choice questions. A major problem with this is that all students learn differently and their ability to take the standardized test is not a valid representation. The “No Child Left Behind Act” caused a surge in the amount of standardized tests required throughout the nation. The results of these standardized testing showed that America was in the 31st position in the world in the level of education. This is reflected in our school system, which is most likely caused by the misunderstanding of the standardized testing. Standardized testing limits…
First,Schools should take less time on standardized tests. According to researchers parents of children in school have been complaining they take to many tests and waste there time in class. Kids spend 20-25 hours every year on standardized tests. Some 8th graders spend 2.3% of class time each day for standardized tests. I think kids spend to much time on Standardized tests and should take less time. This paragraph stated schools take to long on standardized…
Every year, mandated annual exams are administered to students, of all ages, across all 50 states. School districts, school boards and teachers use these scores evaluate student’s academic progress. Separated by state, there are different versions of standardized exams that students are required to take that cover the same basic math, science, and reading skills. Standardized testing is a symptom a disease that lead to a broken education system that is based off the performances of students on a standardized achievement test. These tests are heavily influenced by three causative factors that contribute to students' scores on standardized achievement tests: what's taught in school, an intellectual disability, and the way students learn.…
A large issue with our educational system is standardized testing. Standardized tests are used to measure students academic achievement and gage teaching. While the intentions are good, the tests are flawed and often discriminate against students. Due to the weaknesses, standardized tests are an unreliable source of measuring student performance.…
We all know that teacher’s performance is not 100 percent positive correlation with student’s performance. There is always going to be a student that just doesn't care about school, this person will not try regardless of the teacher's efforts. There will also be student who simply won't be able to understand the material. Try as they might, the teacher might just not be able to make the information understandable for some students. What’s more, if teachers judged by students performance, they may only use their time and energy to teach smart students and ignore the students who traditionally score low. According to the survey of Washington post, responded by more than 1250 teachers among the USA, more than 70% teacher claimed that they will prefer to teach students who easier to get good grade if their performance is only based on students’ test score. Teachers should be rate by the academic quality, teaching skills and classroom…
Standardized testing has been around since the mid-1800s. The purpose of this system is to measure a student’s achievements through high school. This can help a student and schools realize what they are failing in. Also it can show what they are exceeding in as well. There are many reason to consider standardized exams for high school. Key reason include a explanation of why the test is given and beats any other system of grading, the ability to compare between school, and what schools need to focus on. Is providing this test benefited schools districts nationwide?…
One hundred and thirteen, that’s the number of standardized tests the average student takes from prekindergarten to twelfth grade according to preliminary research conducted by the Council of the Great City Schools (Helfing para.9). If that seems a little extreme to you, you are not alone. Standardized testing has become an increasingly common way to measure anything from student knowledge to the effectiveness of the school, especially after the initiation of policies such as No Child Left Behind (NCLB) and Race To The Top (RTTT). But at what costs? Standardized testing has become a million dollar industry, yet it does not consistently measure student or the quality of education. However, the stress placed on the scores of these test negatively affect students and schools across America.…
“If the purpose of learning is to score well on a test, we’ve lost sight of the real reason for learning”. Admits Jeannie Fulbright. Students should not take standardized tests. Testing takes up too much time, there are too many tests, and schools have to wait too long for results.…
Some researchers argue that tests are powerful tools of education. and while in certain cases that may be true. the benefits of standardized testing are outweighed by their often overlooked drawbacks (Lahey. 2014). For instance. a study in 1992 shows that the number of parents living at home. parents educational background. type of community, and state poverty rate made up an alarming eighty-nine percent of the differences in state scores (Kohn. 2000). While tests have changed since then. other. more up-to-date studies show similar trends today (Sanchez. 2010). This may be because higher-class…
Many people struggle on standardized tests because they are long, and stressful. There is a lot of pressure on the students to do well. The scores that a student will get on this test could affect where they go to college, or what job they…
Standardized tests have become a recent controversial topic across the nation. Americans strive for a great education system, but fail to realize that testing is the main issue. They are believed to be a simple way to evaluate students from all different areas. However, there are countless faults that cannot show truly show students’ ability. Standardized tests in the United States do not accurately measure intelligence and should be modified to prevent issues in academics.…
There has always been people who disagree with standardized testing but once the No Child Left Behind act was put in place things went south. The No child…
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, CSAP, ACT, and SAT, I do not have much background knowledge on this debate. The debate over standardized testing has raised this inquiry question: What are the effects of standardized testing on the United States public education system? I believe that the effects that standardized testing has on the US public education system is good and bad. Within these articles if found common themes, including elements of objectivity and subjectivity, a rise in cheating, and measurement of student success.…