Standardized tests originated in 7th century Imperial China‚ though they were formatted much differently then. Since the mid 1800’s standardized has been apart of American education. Although since the No Child Left Behind Act passed in 2002 the amount of standardized tests in the 50 states has increased drastically. Supporters of standardized tests say that they are a fair and objective way to measure students knowledge. However‚ many are against standardized testing as well. People looking at from
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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
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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
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Standardized Testing Education is extremely important in today’s society. Knowledge is power. According to Christine Armario from the associated press‚ “United States’ students are continuing to trail behind their peers in a pack of higher performing nations‚ according to results from a key international assessment.” (XXX) Out of 34 countries‚ the U.S. ranked 14th in reading‚ 17th in science and 25th in math. (XXX)It is obvious that something in the education system in America is not working out
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Reflection: When the topic of standardized testing arises are there typically two types of people. Those who are for standardized testing and those who are against standardized testing. In this article it talks about how both sides affect the minority races. On one hand Sonja Brookins Santelises states that standardized tests can benefit from these tests. She goes on to saying these tests gives parents a way to view if their children are not being served well by the teachers and the school district
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the kids through‚ and that’s unacceptable. It’s unacceptable to quit on a kid early and just say‚ ’Move through‚ and hope you learn.’” Researchers and data analysts at the S.E.E.A.L.L University have noticed that standardized testing is a very controversial topic to many people. Standardized tests are a test that students have to take every year in order to determine whether a student is at a standard or level of knowledge and skill that they are supposed be at. There are some people who say it helps
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Standardized tests in school Standardized tests are very common in our schools today. Many school require that we take tests in some form and there is a big debate on whether these tests are actually helping students. There are many people that say that standardized testing is good for our schools and students‚ while others believe that standardized tests shouldn’t be used and are not necessary in our schools. My stand on the issue‚ is that standardized tests should not be used in school. Standardized
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children‚ feel special. But we have to ask ourselves‚ what is being rewarded? In the American public school system‚ everything is built on an unstable foundation called standardized testing. Standardized testing consists of strict curriculums with certain information that must be retained until a test is prepared. Standardized testing is a rinse and repeat method where children memorize facts and reiterate them multiple times. But there is an absence of critical thinking‚ which consists of knowledge
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Arguments for Grading * Standardized testing prepares students for college (but if there is not testing at any level then there is no need for standardized testing.) * It is practical- strict directions and easy to give and time efficient and easy to grade * Standardized testing offsets grade inflation ( consistently compares student knowledge) * Standardized testing is objective bc a machine grade it and the mood biases do not affect the grade. * Without grading how can u judge
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called‚ put your pencil down and stop filling in the bubbles. Standardized tests show schools how well students comprehend what they learned throughout their school year. Standardized tests show students how much they learned and progressed over the years. Taking these tests tends to cause students anxiety. No guarantee expressed or implied that students excel on their standardized test. Through the years statistics have proven that standardized tests have become an inadequate way to assess how students
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