Standardized Testing Albert Einstein once smartly enlightened, “Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish for its ability to climb a tree, it will spend its whole life believing that it’s stupid” (qtd. in Pettigrew). Every individual learns in his or her own way and holds genius talents that are unique to them. That being said, it is unfortunate that our society would judge each child, adolescent, or adult by the same national standards through standardized testing. Each student has a unique talent and a unique way to learn and it is unjust that their futures and their intelligence be determined by a test, no less a test that has been proven to inhibit one’s education and discriminates against minorities. Aptitude standardized tests are an unworthy source to represent an individual’s merit, they
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According to The Glossary of Education Reform, a standardized test has two factors. The first factor is the test asks the same questions that have the same answers of multiple students and the second factor is the test is scored in a consistent manner (“Standardized Test”). Types of standardized tests include achievement tests, aptitude tests, college admissions tests, international- comparisons tests, and psychological tests. Specifically for this argument, only aptitude tests, such as the SAT, will be considered. The definition of aptitude is given by Professor Harvey Gilmore in his article responding to Professor Dan Subotnik’s pro views upon standardized testing. He defines aptitude as “a natural ability to do something or to learn something” (399). Or in other words, this term describes how an individual can adapt and learn from new situations and the tests themselves determine how well, or so they say, an individual will do in a higher education such as college. Through the arguments above and through valid evidence, one can conclude that standardized tests are not so
According to The Glossary of Education Reform, a standardized test has two factors. The first factor is the test asks the same questions that have the same answers of multiple students and the second factor is the test is scored in a consistent manner (“Standardized Test”). Types of standardized tests include achievement tests, aptitude tests, college admissions tests, international- comparisons tests, and psychological tests. Specifically for this argument, only aptitude tests, such as the SAT, will be considered. The definition of aptitude is given by Professor Harvey Gilmore in his article responding to Professor Dan Subotnik’s pro views upon standardized testing. He defines aptitude as “a natural ability to do something or to learn something” (399). Or in other words, this term describes how an individual can adapt and learn from new situations and the tests themselves determine how well, or so they say, an individual will do in a higher education such as college. Through the arguments above and through valid evidence, one can conclude that standardized tests are not so