"Sometimes the most brilliant and intelligent students do not shine in standardized tests because they do not have standardized minds." (Ravitch) Standardized testing has been around since the 1920s and is taken by millions of students around the world every year. Students start taking standardized testing at the early age of 5 (kindergarten) and can continue taking them through eighth grade. Standardized testing has caused negative effects on children all around the world and is an inaccurate way to access a students academic performance. The testing gives many children anxiety, that is unhealthy for them especially at such a young age. Standardized testing puts a significant amount of stress on a child and can have a tremendously longterm
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Standardized testing affects students in multiple ways. It puts anxiety, pressure, and stress on children. Students are pressured to demonstrate their knowledge, and in many instances their teachers' knowledge. There have also been a significant amount of global reports of children throwing up during the test. In one of the forms of the tests there is even instructions on what to do if a student throws up on a test booklet. Studies have also shown that because of these tests students have had greater psychiatric issues. Standardized testing has began to affect students in many different aspects of their daily lives because of the amount of stress it puts on them. The stress that is placed on students can lead to increased infections, tiredness, worry, and irregular sleep habits. Many students who take these tests have began to compare their scores with their classmates. Consequently, they stress to get a better score than their peers. This desire to do exceedingly well on the tests stresses students out and can give them low self esteem if they do not do as well as their classmates. Students have began to think that standardized tests are the "end all be all" and that these tests are the deciding factor for their future academic career. Researchers have also found that with each year students move through …show more content…
Weeks and sometimes even months prior to the administration of tests in the public school setting, children are forced to do "practice tests" or test prep to make sure that they are prepared for the upcoming standardized tests. This takes time away from valuable learning and furthermore stresses the child out. During the weeks and months that are for reviewing for the tests, students are not learning the required material from the curriculum and that gives the teachers less time to teach the required curriculum. Subsequently, the teachers tend to rush the last few months of school and some students may not understand the required material preparing them for the next year. The test prep is also very intense and gives the students a great portion of homework and can make them frustrated if they do not understand the practice tests. Overall, test prep takes time away from learning that is far more important for students than practicing for
Standardized testing affects students in multiple ways. It puts anxiety, pressure, and stress on children. Students are pressured to demonstrate their knowledge, and in many instances their teachers' knowledge. There have also been a significant amount of global reports of children throwing up during the test. In one of the forms of the tests there is even instructions on what to do if a student throws up on a test booklet. Studies have also shown that because of these tests students have had greater psychiatric issues. Standardized testing has began to affect students in many different aspects of their daily lives because of the amount of stress it puts on them. The stress that is placed on students can lead to increased infections, tiredness, worry, and irregular sleep habits. Many students who take these tests have began to compare their scores with their classmates. Consequently, they stress to get a better score than their peers. This desire to do exceedingly well on the tests stresses students out and can give them low self esteem if they do not do as well as their classmates. Students have began to think that standardized tests are the "end all be all" and that these tests are the deciding factor for their future academic career. Researchers have also found that with each year students move through …show more content…
Weeks and sometimes even months prior to the administration of tests in the public school setting, children are forced to do "practice tests" or test prep to make sure that they are prepared for the upcoming standardized tests. This takes time away from valuable learning and furthermore stresses the child out. During the weeks and months that are for reviewing for the tests, students are not learning the required material from the curriculum and that gives the teachers less time to teach the required curriculum. Subsequently, the teachers tend to rush the last few months of school and some students may not understand the required material preparing them for the next year. The test prep is also very intense and gives the students a great portion of homework and can make them frustrated if they do not understand the practice tests. Overall, test prep takes time away from learning that is far more important for students than practicing for