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    There have been a lot of controversy around the idea of standardized test scores‚ whether it actually measure the intelligence of students or do it standardized test is built to fail person. I remember when I was at my next college in a sociology class when my professor said that standardized test is built to fail a person especially minorities. I was shocked when I heard that in class that day. All I was thinking to myself‚ at that moment why build something to better one side of the spectrum and

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    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). Although‚ these tests can be a waste of

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    Standardized Tests We all know how stressful tests can be. Standardized tests take the normal stress levels from test and multiplies it infinitely. The only things standardized tests accomplish are limiting the results of students’ grades‚ not testing their full potential‚ and thieving students of their opportunity to learn more. Schools shouldn’t require kids to complete standardized tests. The first reason schools shouldn’t have standardized tests is that the tests only track a student’s performance

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    A standardized test is defined as any examination that’s administered in a predetermined standard manner. (Popham) Standardized tests have defined students for years‚ determining what colleges and scholarships they’re eligible for. Although standardized tests make it easy to compare school performance‚ they are just one of many measures that should be used to evaluate student’s ability and readiness for college. Standardized tests originated in Imperial China to determine one’s eligibility for

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    The ACT and the SAT are both examples of standardized testing. According to Education Reform “A standardized test is any form of test that (1) requires all test takers to answer the same questions‚ or a selection of questions from common bank of questions‚ in the same way‚ and that (2) is scored in a “standard” or consistent manner‚ which makes it possible to compare the relative performance of individual students or groups of students.” although standardized testing may seem like a good idea‚ it is

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    Students Should Not Take Standardized Tests Students should not take standardized tests because they are not a good predictor of whether students will prosper in life. These tests do not identify students as individuals‚ and they do not measure their personality (Ravitch). The character of a person is a great deal when determining how likely students will succeed because some people are optimistic and some are pessimistic (“Personality Tests”). Their personality traits can decide on their future

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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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    Stop Standardized Testing Do you think standardized testing is helpful or harmful? In my opinion standardized testing is harmful. Even though I think it is harmful other people might think that standardized testing is helpful. Standardized testing is harmful because it stresses kids out to much‚ an obsession with testing robs children of their childhoods‚ and standardized testing doesn’t improve student achievement. First of why standardized testing is harmful is because it stresses kids out

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    Standardized test is any form of test that requires all test takers to answer the same questions‚ or a selection of questions from common bank of questions‚ in the same way‚ and that is scored in a “standard” or consistent manner‚ which makes it possible to compare the relative performance of individual students or groups of students (The Glossary of Education Reform‚ 2014). Standardized testing has a previous history. According to National Education Association (NEA) standardized testing was actually

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    stated‚ “Standardized testing has swelled and mutated‚ like a creature in one of those old horror movies‚ to the point that it now threatens to swallow our schools whole” (qtd. in Solley). Kohn is right; the emphasis on standardized testing has only increased since the practice was first introduced to schools. The pressure surrounding tests affects schools‚ teachers‚ and students‚ and poor scores reflect badly on all of them. This leads to increased focus from teachers on test items and test specific

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