I think that standardized test are good for students because it shows what they can do and what they know so far in the year.
I think they take those type of test to see how the real test is going to look like and so they can prepare for the real one and not be surprised when they see the other one. It useful because it can help the student see what they are going to be doing in the real test and so they dont struggle or think is to much in the real one. I dont really think there are problem with the standardized test I think is really good practice. I think what happen to the results is that the teacher sees them so they can see what you are struggling on and so he can know what he need to review or teach again so the student can get the problems. If I could change the test I would just add more multiple choice questions and less articles because I dont really like
those.