Blake Phillips
Mrs. Green
A.P. English Language
1 October 2015
Improvements by Standardized Testing Growing up at Harrells Christian Academy, I have taken many standardized tests, starting when I was in the third grade. Unlike students in the North Carolina Public School System, Harrells does not take a statewide End of Grade test at the end of a grade. At HCA, we take standardized tests in selected years to evaluate each student in the grade compared to other students in the nation so that the teachers and school officials can better outline that grade’s curriculum. Standardized tests are important for improvement in instruction and performance because it supplies students and teachers with a better education and a better teaching strategy. Standardized tests improve instruction. One of the most useful reasons of taking any standardized test is that after the students are examined, teachers and school administrators can review what the students did poorly on. 93% of studies on high-scale standardized test show that the information rendered from the results of the examination has had a “positive effect” on student achievement (Phelps). Reviewing the test results is beneficial to both the student and the teacher because it gives the teacher a more direct path of what they need to spend more …show more content…
When a student is evaluated, they see what their weaknesses are so that they can receive help in those particular areas. After a student takes a standardized test, parents receive a copy of the test scores. If the student’s parents see that their child falling behind in a particular subject, they can seek out additional resources to help the student catch back up in their class. Test scores can also give the students a sense of confidence if they scored really high. It can also motivate the students to study harder, so they can improve their score, if it was not as high as they wanted. Both ultimately improve performance in
Mrs. Green
A.P. English Language
1 October 2015
Improvements by Standardized Testing Growing up at Harrells Christian Academy, I have taken many standardized tests, starting when I was in the third grade. Unlike students in the North Carolina Public School System, Harrells does not take a statewide End of Grade test at the end of a grade. At HCA, we take standardized tests in selected years to evaluate each student in the grade compared to other students in the nation so that the teachers and school officials can better outline that grade’s curriculum. Standardized tests are important for improvement in instruction and performance because it supplies students and teachers with a better education and a better teaching strategy. Standardized tests improve instruction. One of the most useful reasons of taking any standardized test is that after the students are examined, teachers and school administrators can review what the students did poorly on. 93% of studies on high-scale standardized test show that the information rendered from the results of the examination has had a “positive effect” on student achievement (Phelps). Reviewing the test results is beneficial to both the student and the teacher because it gives the teacher a more direct path of what they need to spend more …show more content…
When a student is evaluated, they see what their weaknesses are so that they can receive help in those particular areas. After a student takes a standardized test, parents receive a copy of the test scores. If the student’s parents see that their child falling behind in a particular subject, they can seek out additional resources to help the student catch back up in their class. Test scores can also give the students a sense of confidence if they scored really high. It can also motivate the students to study harder, so they can improve their score, if it was not as high as they wanted. Both ultimately improve performance in