Argumentative Essay On Standardized Testing

Standardized testing has been a growing controversial topic in America for several years. Should students be forced to take standardized test? Should teachers' pay be based on those test results? How much preparation should be done for the test? Are students taking to many standardized tests? These are only some of the questions that have come up with standardized testing and I hope to answer throughout this paper. In the world of education standardized testing has become one of the most talked about topics and as a future teacher myself I decided to venture into the world of standardized testing and find out what the commotion is all about. In this paper, I hope to not only reveal why standardized testing has become such a big issue but to also find out if standardized testing truly does reflect on a student's learning and knowledge. In order to reveal what standardized testing is all about, we must first define standardized testing. In the textbook, Ed Psych, Jack Snowman, and Rick McCown define standardized testing as an assessment tool designed by people with specialized knowledge and administered to all students under the same conditions. Standardized test are made to show what a student has learned
How early is too early to begin standardized testing on students. On a survey done by 15 adults, only one person suggest that standardized testing should begin in 1st grade and three participates suggested that testing begins in the third grade. The rest of the participants in the survey said that standardized testing should not begin until the middle or high school. Some students begin testing as early as preschool or kindergarten. In the last couple years, there has been a major push to begin testing students earlier and earlier. Even though the government is pushing to begin testing students at younger ages others tend to