Everyone who has attended school has taken at least one standardized test in their life. A standardized test is any examination that’s given and scored in a standard manner. There are two major types of standardized tests. Aptitude tests‚ such as the SAT and ACT‚ and achievement tests‚ which school board members rely on when they evaluate the effectiveness of a school (Popham). A typical student takes about 112 mandated standardized tests between pre-kindergarten classes and 12th grade (Layton)
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my proposal is should the results of standardized tests be used determine whether or not you get into a certain college‚ or MCA to graduate high school‚ or GRE to get into a graduate program of your choice? No. I think that there should be an alternate option for students who are not good test takers. Summary Standardized testing can now be considered as essential aspect of the public school system. There is a lot of money and time making sure that standardized test work efficiently as possible.
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The idea of standardized testing has been around since 1845. It was brought up by an educator named Horace Mann who thought that the evaluation of written exams was better than oral exams (Gershon). According to Carole J. Gallagher‚ Mann’s goal was to create or find a way to give every student equal opportunities in the testing environment. Standardized testing has been a part of the learning environment for over 150 years. Although some argue that standardized testing is the best way to show a student’s
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today’s society‚ they have become too important of a factor in the college admission process. They have the potential to be the only thing that prevents one from getting into a school of their dreams. Therefore‚ standardized tests‚ including the ACT and SAT‚ shouldn’t be as important in the college admission process as they currently are. Standardized tests don’t allow equal opportunity for success as they favor affluent students. Those at a disadvantage include minority groups and students coming
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requirements. These requirements may range from essay‚ extracurricular activities‚ GPA and standardized test scores. All these requirements are put together to have a better insight on a students capabilities and knowledge. In recent years‚ debates have been talked about the importance of standardized testing in college admissions such as the SAT (Scholastic Assessment Test) and the ACT (American College Testing). Many people advocate that college should prioritize the importance of this test toward
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Standardized testing is one of the most passionately debated educational topics in America. As a student within American school system‚ thoughts of my own are formulated on such topics. Standardized testing is a debate on whether or not they are useful in improving instruction and performance. While some believe that standardized test such as EOG (End of Grade)‚ SAT‚ or ACT are great ways to strengthen a student’s instruction and performance‚ I. myself have to disagree for many reasons. As a student
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performance on a standardized test‚ I wouldn’t be here. I guarantee you that.” If our first lady of the United States of America can be stating that she would have not been successful if she took standardized testing‚ then why do we base all of our students success on their test scores? Diane Ravitch‚ one of the major contributors to the No Child Left Behind Act‚ was once a supporter of standardized testing and believed it could improve public schools. After seeing standardized testing put into place
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and Lang. AP Standardized Testing When you think of education‚ what comes to mind? Homework? Books? Essays? What about tests? Nowadays‚ that’s the only thing that seems to matter. As absurd as it is‚ no one truly cares about anything besides test scores; it’s all about how high students can score‚ and how good they can make the school look‚ rather than how much they can retain and actually apply when it really counts. Despite what some people may think‚ standardized testing is one of the worst
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a major test. The word (or well‚ words) of the day is standardized testing‚ which means this test gives scholastic officials the idea of how well a student is doing and if the school is successful in meeting their requirements as an educational institution. Schools require students to take standardized tests to receive their rightful credentials‚ however‚ such a highly-participated test are known to receive low test scores. Standardized testing can cause stress on the teachers and the students because
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because they scored low on one of their tests. Standardized testing has been around for centuries; since the 1800’s to be exact‚ and every year since then the average success rate in the US for students K-12 has decreased. It doesn’t take doing research on success rates to know that the world we live in today is not at the educational level it once was. School should be something people look forward to not something they dread. We should eliminate standardized testing in the US because not everyone
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