Overview of the Project: All students, starting from a young age, will experience and have to complete standardized tests at some point in their academic career. This starts in grade school and does not end until graduation from high school, and even then some students may still have to take one while in college. Standardized testing has been a hot button topic recently in education and has racked up numerous controversies over the years - specifically on weighing so heavy on a student’s academic career and portfolio. I am going to research into this topic by examining the question of, “What are the benefits and consequences of standardized testing?” I am hoping to find information that explains
Overview of the Project: All students, starting from a young age, will experience and have to complete standardized tests at some point in their academic career. This starts in grade school and does not end until graduation from high school, and even then some students may still have to take one while in college. Standardized testing has been a hot button topic recently in education and has racked up numerous controversies over the years - specifically on weighing so heavy on a student’s academic career and portfolio. I am going to research into this topic by examining the question of, “What are the benefits and consequences of standardized testing?” I am hoping to find information that explains