- This citation is from CQ Researcher that just talks about standardized testing in general and if whether or not teachers as well as students should be evaluated solely by their performances on these tests. It also contains some useful statistics about tests scores. I can use the information from this source in the introduction. This would be useful in the introduction because it is just an overview of different viewpoint on the topic. I can also give some background info about my topic in this way.
Walberg, Herbert J. "Standardized Tests Effectively Measure Student Achievement." Standardized Testing. Ed. Dedria Bryfonski. Detroit: Greenhaven Press, 2012. At Issue. Rpt. from "Stop the War Against Standardized Tests." Defining Ideas: A Hoover Institution Journal (20 May 2011). Opposing Viewpoints in Context. Web. 23 July 2014.
- This citation is from Opposing Viewpoints. This article goes against my side of the argument and talks about why standardized tests do effectively represent student achievement. This article will be very useful for making counter arguments. I can take their points and then refute them with my points. For example, I will start off a paragraph with the argument that standardizing testing can target problem areas in American education and then refute by talking about how the test scoring may not be the student’s best work.
Harris, Phillip, Joan Harris, and Bruce M. Smith. "Standardized Tests Do Not Effectively Measure Student Achievement." Standardized Testing. Ed. Dedria Bryfonski. Detroit: Greenhaven Press, 2012. At Issue. Rpt. from "Chapter 3: The Tests Don't Measure Achievement Adequately." The Myths of Standardized Tests: Why They Don't Tell You What You Think They Do. 2011. 33-45. Opposing Viewpoints in Context. Web. 23 July 2014.
- This article is also from Opposing viewpoints and shows my side of the argument. It talks about how the