Standardized Testing Should Be Stopped Are you one of the many students who cram in hours upon hours of studying the night before an exam that has been stressing you out all week? You wake up the next morning nervous and full of anxiety‚ just to take the same test as everyone else‚ under the same conditions as everyone else. Sounds fair right? Well I don’t believe it is‚ and here’s why. Standardized tests were made to test the knowledge of a student over a particular course or subject. The ACT and
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experiences this problem. If we measure a student’s knowledge by making them take a test‚ it would be a big mistake and we would risk the chance of not letting a good student graduate. Test anxiety affects many very smart students; therefore a standardized test would not be
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Standardized Intelligence has been a monumental breakthrough in Psychology. This instrument of psychology has been one of the most practiced inventions in the field. Alfred Binet is considered the father of standardized intelligence testing. In the early 1900’s‚ he conducted these tests on young children to identify learning disabilities. It has assisted the U.S. military place new recruits in their positions with the ASVAB‚ and since the SAT was enacted in 1926‚ millions of aptitude tests have been
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For all of my life‚ I have lived in San Antonio‚ Texas‚ and have gone through the Texas school system. When I was a little girl‚ I really enjoyed going to elementary school and learning new things. At the time‚ learning was fun and exciting to me. It was not until I entered the 3rd grade that my perspective about school completely changed. I started to dread learned and going to school because it all felt like a giant weight on my shoulders. The reason for this is because of the infamous TAKS test
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Around the world‚ most schools and institutes use standardized testing. These standardized testing questions consist of multiple choice‚ and/or true or false questions. They test your knowledge to the limit and are provided to give students the opportunity to express their full knowledge and ability. This all happens in a timed situation‚ making students think critically and quickly. Although schools make students take these tests‚ it does not measure a student’s academic success‚ potential‚ and
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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
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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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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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test are meant to help students‚ but instead they are hurting them. Standardized test requires all test takers to answer the same questions‚ or a selection of questions from common bank of questions‚ in the same way. Also they are scored in a “standard” or consistent manner‚ which makes it possible to compare the relative performance of individual students or groups of students. Each state has a different name for their standardized test‚ for Virginia they call theirs the Standards Of Learning‚ SOL’s
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long-drawn-out debate about the benefits of testing in education. Despite the conflicting data‚ I believe that testing is beneficial to students. In comparison to other countries‚ the United States scores remarkably lower worldwide than one might expect. Education is an intrinsic part of being successful. I believe that testing course material is beneficial to students because frequent testing can improve learning‚ it aids in later retention of the information‚ and improves meta-cognitive monitoring
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