Standardized testing has gotten a lot of arguments in the classroom. Students from kindergarten through 12th grade take a lot of test‚ but does this necessarily mean it is a positive effect on students? There are two sides to this‚ there are pros and of course there are cons to a standardized test. Everyone has their view on standardized testing‚ which one are you? Pros The first pro according to a University of Arkansas is that students don’t feel like testing is too stressful (Standardized Test-
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educational system once asked a headmaster why so little standardized testing took place in British schools. "My dear fellow‚" came the reply‚ "In Britain we are of the belief that‚ when a child is hungry‚ he should be fed‚ not weighed" (Bowers 1). Even though this quote can be construed as being comical and light-hearted‚ the anecdote suggests the obvious question: "Why do we do so much standardized testing in the United States?" Standardized testing places incredible amounts of stress on teachers and
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Introduction Standardized testing is one of the most controversial topics discussed in American schools today. According to The Glossary of Education Reform‚ there are several different forms of standardized test: achievement test‚ aptitude test‚ college-admission test‚ international-comparison test and psychological test. These test are used to measure student’s academic progress‚ a teacher’s effectiveness on his or her students and the school’s overall performance. Standardized testing affects the
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Standardized Testing Should be Abolished “Will that be on the test?” This is a question that every teacher and professor has heard and the question every student has asked. In today’s schools‚ students become so focused on a test that they don’t get a quality education‚ instead they learn to do well on a test that does not affect their education whatsoever. Since the 1980’s standardized testing is continuously taking on many names and acronyms such as Texas Assessment of Basic Skills‚ Texas Educational
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In many schools today‚ standardized testing is becoming more of a problem. It is now said‚ from a survey conducted by George Washington University‚ that eighty one percent of public school teachers believe that their students spend too much time taking tests required by the state or district. Students‚ on average‚ spend around 10 days taking district required tests and nine days for state required tests. These numbers are outrageous and the tests are just a waste of time and learning. Students need
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Standardized tests are often referred to as “assessments”. Assessments are often defined as the collection and analysis of information about one or more students. These so called standardized testing is a particular groups of students will take the same test that will be scored and analyzed the same way‚ then the students’ scores are compared to the rest of the group to see how well the students preformed. One of the federal law which is known as “No Child Left Behind” was created so that schools
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Standarized Testing Should Be Banned There are many questions concerning the education system. Everyone always seems to have an opinion on this certain topic‚ but no one is producing solutions to the problem. For example are standardized tests really helping the system? The “No Child Left Behind” act was established in the U.S in 2001. The law states that all children in public school have to be tested in reading and writing. This testing starts in grades third through eight‚ and also they have
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question a step in the right direction as the children of today will be the leaders of tomorrow. To make certain that schools and educators are providing the best education in every school‚ standardized testing was introduced to serve as a method of assessment. Many critics however see standardized testing as a tool that causes more harm than good. Their reasoning is that educators are focus on teaching what will be on the test rather than on material that will enhance critical thinking and life
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equality in the education system‚ and more specifically‚ within standardized testing. Standardized testing is a set metric used to measure the academic ability of all students who take the test. However‚ as is illuminated in the case of Lara and Roy‚ this kind of metric only reveals a small piece of information about some students’ academic achievement. Lara’s creativity and Roy’s social skills were invisible to eyes of the standardized tests‚ and as a result‚ they were penalized for‚ not their own
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the Standards of Standardized Testing The Virginia Standards of Learning exams were introduced to public schools in1997. The testing begins in the third grade and continues through high school. Before 2014‚ students were required to take twenty-two state mandated Standards of Learning tests; that has since been reduced to seventeen. High school students must pass six Standards of Learning tests to earn a diploma. I believe students are being over tested and these standardized tests are being used
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