High Stakes Testing Essay

In regards to high-stakes testing, I believe this type of assessment only shows a small portion of what a school curriculum indicates. It seems that teachers are being evaluated strictly based upon the standardized tests they administer. I do not think this would be proper representation of how well students are learning from the curriculum that is being taught by their teachers. With that said, I am all for doing away with high-stakes testing for five years. Testing is not the only method we can use to determine if students and teachers are successful in the classroom. Some students might be successful in subjects without even studying. Other students may study for hour, yet score poorly on a test. I do not believe that tests indicate the effectiveness of a teacher. I have learned many key concepts in college, but when getting to a standardized test, the results do not show that I …show more content…
This will show not only a test score, but also homework assignments and other in-class assignments that formulate to create a semester grade. This will help a student who does not do well on tests. Even if a student does not do well on tests, this evaluation allows students to bring their grade up based on hard work and dedication. This also shows classroom attendance, effective teaching, and dedication to specific subject matters. To me, evaluations should be based upon a series of tests, not one particular test. During my freshman history college course, our grades were based upon a midterm test and a final exam test. If a particular student struggled taking an exam, they were more than likely to do poorly in this class. Elementary schools in today’s society are very firm believers that standardized tests represent how successful our schools