Standardized Testing Persuasive Essay
Have you ever sat down and thought about college and how one test can determine what college you can/will get accepted to. Everyone knows that colleges place so much stock into these standardized test scores. Knowing this makes students worried and develop anxiety about test taking. Colleges use these standardized tests to predict how well we do in college to succeed.Colleges shouldn’t be allowed to put that much pressure on us for our test scores on SAT’s or Act’s. “We all have different abilities, thought processes, experiences and genes so why is a class full of individuals tested by the same means?” Its not fair to test us all on the same test when we all are different and some of us are better test takers than others.These test
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scores are merely a justification on who will do well in our school system not in college or our future life. These test results aren’t the best way to predict if a student has good potential because some kids are better test takers than others are. Student Rachel Voznak, says, “…That is what is at stake when, come April, I take the ACT. I did not have an issue with taking standardized tests before, but now, as a junior in high school, it hit me that those hours locked in a room will determine my imminent opportunities. Many colleges focus on what score students receive on the standardized tests they take as juniors. Some will even discard an application if the score is not high enough. Seventeen is too young. It is too young to complete a test that predetermines my future.” These tests don’t test us on skills and traits that make one successful.to be successful you need to have creativity, collaboration, vision, perseverance, and self-discipline. “In fact, studies have shown that students who do not take standardized tests are excellent college students, that standardized testing ignores high school grades and that these tests cannot predict college readiness.”
If standardized tests are easy to cheat on then that shows another reason on why there not fair to let colleges use them to factor in if we can get accepted.
Some students have had college students that did well and got into their school of dreams go take their quiz for them. “People briefed on the investigation said that Samuel Eshaghoff, a 2010 Great Neck North graduate, scored in the 2,100 range (out of 2,400) on his own SATs; he is accused of taking tests for at least 15 people over three years, and the people briefed on the inquiry said he obtained scores for them between 2,170 and 2,220 on the SAT and as high as 33 out of 36 on the ACT. He was proficient at making fake identification cards, they said, and allowed clients to pay in installments and based on what they could afford.” Students that know they have no chance to get into good colleges actually paid people so that way they can get into good colleges. Some students also take ADD / ADHD medicine before they take the test to increase their ability to focus and have alertness. “According to a study done by the partnership for a drug free America found that 1 in 10 kids of the middle and high school age were taking Adderall and Ritalin without a
prescription. Colleges and society make us feel like we are not as smart as we think we are because “As a society we have come to base our view of intelligent high schoolers off of a basic pen-and-paper test. Students who receive higher scores on the SAT and the ACT are considered to be more intelligent and as a result are usually admitted to more selective schools than those who receive lower scores.” Doing this makes us feel as if we will not get anywhere in life due to the fact that we don't feel as smart as we were before we took the test. the test makes us nervous and not
Opponents would say that students could use the practice tests on college board and that would help them pass and review for their sat or act test.” It’s just like urging kids to take a practice test in advance or go online and watch our test day simulator that takes them through the entire day’s process,” even if the students take the practice tests it might give them more anxiety about the test and sometimes the test doesn't help you figure out the problem at task because it doesn't show you how to do the problem.
scores are merely a justification on who will do well in our school system not in college or our future life. These test results aren’t the best way to predict if a student has good potential because some kids are better test takers than others are. Student Rachel Voznak, says, “…That is what is at stake when, come April, I take the ACT. I did not have an issue with taking standardized tests before, but now, as a junior in high school, it hit me that those hours locked in a room will determine my imminent opportunities. Many colleges focus on what score students receive on the standardized tests they take as juniors. Some will even discard an application if the score is not high enough. Seventeen is too young. It is too young to complete a test that predetermines my future.” These tests don’t test us on skills and traits that make one successful.to be successful you need to have creativity, collaboration, vision, perseverance, and self-discipline. “In fact, studies have shown that students who do not take standardized tests are excellent college students, that standardized testing ignores high school grades and that these tests cannot predict college readiness.”
If standardized tests are easy to cheat on then that shows another reason on why there not fair to let colleges use them to factor in if we can get accepted.
Some students have had college students that did well and got into their school of dreams go take their quiz for them. “People briefed on the investigation said that Samuel Eshaghoff, a 2010 Great Neck North graduate, scored in the 2,100 range (out of 2,400) on his own SATs; he is accused of taking tests for at least 15 people over three years, and the people briefed on the inquiry said he obtained scores for them between 2,170 and 2,220 on the SAT and as high as 33 out of 36 on the ACT. He was proficient at making fake identification cards, they said, and allowed clients to pay in installments and based on what they could afford.” Students that know they have no chance to get into good colleges actually paid people so that way they can get into good colleges. Some students also take ADD / ADHD medicine before they take the test to increase their ability to focus and have alertness. “According to a study done by the partnership for a drug free America found that 1 in 10 kids of the middle and high school age were taking Adderall and Ritalin without a
prescription. Colleges and society make us feel like we are not as smart as we think we are because “As a society we have come to base our view of intelligent high schoolers off of a basic pen-and-paper test. Students who receive higher scores on the SAT and the ACT are considered to be more intelligent and as a result are usually admitted to more selective schools than those who receive lower scores.” Doing this makes us feel as if we will not get anywhere in life due to the fact that we don't feel as smart as we were before we took the test. the test makes us nervous and not
Opponents would say that students could use the practice tests on college board and that would help them pass and review for their sat or act test.” It’s just like urging kids to take a practice test in advance or go online and watch our test day simulator that takes them through the entire day’s process,” even if the students take the practice tests it might give them more anxiety about the test and sometimes the test doesn't help you figure out the problem at task because it doesn't show you how to do the problem.