Should standardized tests be limited in schools or should other forms of assessment be used? Is the overall educational experience impacted? Educational experience becomes affected when students are taught basically from the test questions and not taught outside information that could be useful, but not present on the test. Also, external factors affect a student’s engagement in a test. Standardized tests should be limited because of a large tendency to hinder creativity and demonstration of true knowledge. From experiences and articles, there are many factors impacting test taking. More effective ways of assessment develop someone’s true knowledge about a topic. These include presentations, hands on demonstrations, and allowing elaborative,
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Achievement goes beyond what it really is and parents value this philosophy. “A June-July 2013 Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research poll found that 75% of parents say standardized tests "are a solid measure of their children's abilities" and 69% say the tests "are a good measure of the schools' quality." 93% of parents say standardized tests "should be used to identify areas where students need extra help" and 61% say their children "take an appropriate number of standardized tests"” (ProCon.org) Achievement is defined as classroom learning development that helps promote character such as integrity, reliability, creativity, critical thinking, enthusiasm, and open mindedness. It is unfair because test makers build an assumption that students have been exposed to a white, middle-class background. Most tests produced are subjective experience such as “What items to include on the test, the wording and content of the items, the determination of the "correct" answer, choice of test, how the test is administered, and the uses of the results” (Henningfeld 1). Standards of the state must be upheld because they have to assess different samples and groups. So, these tests measure the results of a whole group rather than individual scores. Also, there is inability to pinpoint every students’ exact needs based on an individual to alter the day to day learning
Achievement goes beyond what it really is and parents value this philosophy. “A June-July 2013 Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research poll found that 75% of parents say standardized tests "are a solid measure of their children's abilities" and 69% say the tests "are a good measure of the schools' quality." 93% of parents say standardized tests "should be used to identify areas where students need extra help" and 61% say their children "take an appropriate number of standardized tests"” (ProCon.org) Achievement is defined as classroom learning development that helps promote character such as integrity, reliability, creativity, critical thinking, enthusiasm, and open mindedness. It is unfair because test makers build an assumption that students have been exposed to a white, middle-class background. Most tests produced are subjective experience such as “What items to include on the test, the wording and content of the items, the determination of the "correct" answer, choice of test, how the test is administered, and the uses of the results” (Henningfeld 1). Standards of the state must be upheld because they have to assess different samples and groups. So, these tests measure the results of a whole group rather than individual scores. Also, there is inability to pinpoint every students’ exact needs based on an individual to alter the day to day learning