An Introduction of the Topic: Standardized testing is very well used by education boards to test students achievements all throughout the nation. These rigorous tests are given at various points in a student’s schooling. Standardized testing was introduced as apart of the No Child Left Behind Act which passed Congress in 2001 and was signed into law by President George W. Bush in 2002. According to an article written in 2008, it states “High-stakes testing and mandated assessments have become the primary vehicles for measuring student progress” (Duffy et al. 2008). Standardized testing allows for comparisons to be made among schools in regard to student achievement, ensures accountability for teachers, and has the ability to inform instruction
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Since it was implemented, high-stakes testing has become more of a mandated topic by the federal government. Before this time, the testing was not as important in schools. Testing was present, but not like it is today. Due to this, the writing will focus on high-stakes testing since The No Child Left Behind Act of 2001. Historically, testing has gone from just a normal thing in schools, to being the assessment that judges student achievement and teacher progress. The federal government has traditionally had the power to affect what the topic looks like. According to Au (2009), “With the passage of the No Child Left Behind Act (Unites States Congress, 2002), or NCLB, the United States ushered in the era of federally mandated high-stakes, standardized testing” (p.65). They track the test and the achievement with the results. Overtime, this topic has not changed much. It went from being mandated by the No Child Left Behind Act to the Every Student Succeeds Act. The federal government is affecting the topic by mandating the high-stakes test. High-stakes testing is not just a topic for education in the United States. The testing has a history worldwide. The assessments are becoming an issue worldwide as well. According to Isaacs (2014), “Curriculum and its associated assessment are at the heart of educational systems worldwide” (p.130). The article goes on to say that due to “stagnation or decline” (p. 130) in performance that there have been reforms, just like the United States with the No Child Left Behind Act. Standardized testing is a significant topic in education
Since it was implemented, high-stakes testing has become more of a mandated topic by the federal government. Before this time, the testing was not as important in schools. Testing was present, but not like it is today. Due to this, the writing will focus on high-stakes testing since The No Child Left Behind Act of 2001. Historically, testing has gone from just a normal thing in schools, to being the assessment that judges student achievement and teacher progress. The federal government has traditionally had the power to affect what the topic looks like. According to Au (2009), “With the passage of the No Child Left Behind Act (Unites States Congress, 2002), or NCLB, the United States ushered in the era of federally mandated high-stakes, standardized testing” (p.65). They track the test and the achievement with the results. Overtime, this topic has not changed much. It went from being mandated by the No Child Left Behind Act to the Every Student Succeeds Act. The federal government is affecting the topic by mandating the high-stakes test. High-stakes testing is not just a topic for education in the United States. The testing has a history worldwide. The assessments are becoming an issue worldwide as well. According to Isaacs (2014), “Curriculum and its associated assessment are at the heart of educational systems worldwide” (p.130). The article goes on to say that due to “stagnation or decline” (p. 130) in performance that there have been reforms, just like the United States with the No Child Left Behind Act. Standardized testing is a significant topic in education