What Are The Pros And Cons Of Being Standardized

Do you remember sitting at your computer screen, taking your fifty to fifty-two question NWEA? Standardized testing is any form of test that requires all test takers to answer the same questions. Some of the common standardized tests are the SAT’s and the SBAC tests. You take the SAT’s in high school and the Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium or the SBAC tests in middle school. Standardized testing negatively affects the school district's financial state, the mental health of the student, curriculum of a class and lastly the time students have to learn.

The government's spends about $10,658 for each individual student. (Atlas, 2016) Most of this money goes to standardized testing because some standardized tests cost around $59,000. I believe that the money spent by the government for students should go towards laptops or Chromebooks because instead of measuring the intellect that the students have, they should provide students with necessities such as Chromebooks and laptops. The money should be spent on equipment such as projectors, smart boards, and internet capabilities for teachers so they can teach their class with ease. In my current school district, they provide us with gigantic amounts of standardized tests to measure how smart we are
Considering the negative effects of standardized testing, help decrease the amount of tests and time it takes to do these detrimental tests. A way that the teachers can manage the curriculum is by evaluating the students work instead of giving them a fifty-two question test and telling them to do as best as you can. Also this can work when you are being placed into classes for upcoming years because teachers can recommend classes for you based on you as a student and your work, not a standardized test that you can get an amazingly good temporary score and end up failing your recommended