Against Standardized Testing

Standardized Testing, For or Against?

In today's world, the debate topic focused on standardized testing has become controversial to many. Standardized testing is a test designed for students to answer a certain amount of questions in the subject Math, English, and History. An example of a standardized test is Parcc or ACT/SAT. In most schools and institutes, they are tests designed to measure the knowledge a student has. In standardized testing, students are required to answer a set of the same questions in a designated time span. The questions can consist of multiple choice, true or false, and word problems. Many say that standardized testing is used to “compare students”. Its proven that millions are spent on these tests for students to
For the most part, standardized tests hinder any sort of creative out-of-the-box thinking, which is a skill needed in college and in the workplace.” Standardized testing does not give students as much time as they need, it gives them a strict time limit to answer whatever questions there are. It is a dull atmosphere or students to only directions, and most students know what to expect on a standardized test. Standardized testing is only about a week or two in one school year, that does not measure a student's progression. Testing should be revoked because 1 students can not express themselves on the
In most cases, when standardized tests are completed, scholls get ranked from the highest scores, to the lowest scores. Standardized tests give mentors a packet to teach to the students, a practice packet. Bryce Jacobs states, “Teachers often lack the authority to deviate from the standard curriculum regardless of student needs. Teachers are generally expected to rigidly present a pre-programmed, often tightly scripted curriculum, covering a set of skills each day in order to prepare students for state assessments.” Bruce Jacobs, "No Child Left Behind's Emphasis on 'Teaching to the Test' Undermines Quality Teaching,” Endeavors, Dec. 2007. This quote demonstrates that teacher has to follow the same directions as the students, sometimes there may be little to not even information about the topic to teach, stresing not only students but teachers out. Another reason is that whatever the average of the student's score is, the teacher’s teaching gets looked at. Although schools require standardized testing, it does not measure knowledge of a student and their performance. WHy should students have to sit in a desk for 2 or more hours and take a test that will stress them out and or give them anxiety? Why should students feel not as good about themselves when they score lower on the test then others. With this standardized testing should be revoked because not only is it unreliable way of measuring a student's