How Can Standardized Tests Measure Student Achievement?

Imagine a young child sitting in class about to take a standardized test. They sit there clutching your Number 2 pencil, trying to steady the shaking of their hands. This test could completely change their future occupation or where you attend college. They aren’t the valedictorian of their class, but they get pretty good grades, except when it comes to tests. They’ve never been a good test taker, and the stress always gets to them.
While it is true that, that students may learn the material better by following up and testing on it, according to a study done by Natasha Segool, a University of Hartford Director of Undergraduate Psychology, in Michigan in 2009, over 10% of children disclosed severe physiological and psychological symptoms associated with …show more content…
The assessment scores at so-called “good schools,” are significantly higher for the Caucasian pupils than for the native, latino, or black pupils. Schools that are considered “urban” tend to spend significantly over two times as much time preparing for standardized tests than schools that are considered “suburban.” In addition to the prejudice against minorities, special needs students are also forced to take the same quizzes. Many of these students cannot complete the necessary work and have no chance at scoring well. Standardized tests can cause extreme stress, even to the point of depression or refusal to go to school. Student achievement cannot be assessed through tests; it is far too complex. Tests- especially standardized tests- simply are unable to calculate pupil’s accomplishments in many important areas. Scholars who guess on questions they don’t know, tend to score higher than students who truly try to comprehend the reading. In addition, standardized tests tend to show bias towards minority students and pupils with disabilities. While test have their benefits, the bad outweighs the