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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determines the rest of your future. These difficult standardized tests cause an unnecessary amount of stress for high school students‚ as if they aren’t already stressed enough. Students are expected to take multiple AP classes‚ participate in multiple extracurricular activities‚ and find time to study for these standardized tests. The ACT and SAT are commodified on the American market through tutoring and the cost of taking multiple tests. Standardized testing for college acceptance is unfair because it
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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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A problem within the educational system would be standardized testing. Standardized testing has been part of the US educational system since the mid 1800’s. Educating children should and is a top priority in America. That being said standardized test should not measure educational quality because of the many complications that come with it. Many people are intelligent test are not reliable or valid. I agree that standardized test helps to see where the students may be in certain areas which can then
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Imagine a world where students are replacing their opportunity to prepare for college and think for themselves with cram sessions for state standardized tests. In the United States‚ this is an everyday problem. Unfortunately‚ educators keep ignoring the warning signs that show that something needs to change. State standardized tests are state issued tests that measure a student’s ability to recall and apply knowledge. America has recently placed extra emphasis on these tests‚ and by doing that‚ the
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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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How is Standardize Testing Ruining Our Schools? Is standardize testing ruining the future of the next generation? Are children getting the education they deserve? The stakes are too high when it comes to tests. Often times students put all their efforts into a class yet fall short on the standardize test that grade the level they should be placed. Teachers have to cater to these tests creating a stressful classroom environment‚ instead of an environment of creativity and expressive learning. These
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Standardized testing in our education system is oftentimes frowned upon. Though some disagree with standardized testing‚ others see it as an advantage to education in the future. I recently reviewed two articles with opposing opinions on this controversial topic. I noticed that one article worried more about how they felt emotionally‚ and less focused on the academic advantages or disadvantages. This is an issue in America‚ I believe when it comes to education we should worry about educational outcomes
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domestically and internationally. Standardized tests‚ sometimes known as high stake examination‚ measured students’ ability using a multiple choice answer format‚ which covers topics including math‚ English‚ and science. These tests gives an objective and a comprehensive outlook of students’ capability to recall information from their curriculum; however‚ it is not the only measure the education system could take to assess whether its student body is attaining information from courses that are taught
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Imagine our little brothers‚ sisters‚ or even our children having hard times learning at school. Now imagine them not being able to proceed to the next level of their education because they scored low on one of their tests. Standardized testing has been around for centuries; since the 1800’s to be exact‚ and every year since then the average success rate in the US for students K-12 has decreased. It doesn’t take doing research on success rates to know that the world we live in today is not at the
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