C32pong Set Your Own Standards Summary

In the article “Set Your Own Standards”, the author c32pong makes a very effective argument about how standardized test are not successful. The author states these points: standardized test do not measure the knowledge of a student and is an unreliable way of measuring student performances, it creates a grade conscious mindset and it also pressures educators. This article is about how standardized testing is used in many schools and colleges around the United States. Standardized test requires everyone who is participating in the test to answer the same set of inquiries. The questions on the test are usually multiple choice and you only have a certain amount of time to take the test. Standardized testing is used to compare the performance of students. Many consider it to be a way of grading students objectively since there is no bias in computerized scoring. Standardized testing only evaluates the students’ proficiency during the time of the testing. Students normally only study for the test when the date of the test is approaching. These test …show more content…
The author says, “Taking standardized test only evaluates the proficiency of a student only during the time of testing. Students only prepare for these exams when the date of the examination is drawing near” (c32pong). This is a good point against standardized testing. This appeals to the element of logos because it is well-thought-out. Standardized testing does not allow you to be creative in any way and that is a skill that will be needed in college and beyond your college experiences. The author says, “This promotes a way of thing that there are only two choices to every problem, which is either right or wrong, and this does not apply in real-life circumstance” (c32pong). The author makes another positive an effective argument against standardized