Vincent Gardiner
Mrs. Foltz
ENC 1101
1 December 2015
Standardized Test
All students in public or private schools know about the stress of taking standardized test. The average student in high school dreads the three letter word SAT or ACT. If you have ever taken a standardized test you will know the struggle of answering mass amounts of problems accurately and in a crunch for time. All classes that kids take in grade school are in one way or another geared toward the final resultant of giving students the right tools to pass high stakes standardized test. Standardized test are used for nearly all subjects all around the nation. These tests are used by the state to gage where students are at in their curriculums and whether or not they are on …show more content…
The more test that students are exposed to will cause increasing anxiety and stress. The authors of Procon.org standardized tests section say that “Stricter standards and increased testing are better preparing school students for college”. Although more testing may in fact better prepare students for college, it will also cause a significant amount more of stress and pressure on students. Testing causes more than just the test taker stress; it also causes the teachers to feel pressured to keep their students grades up. According a NEA survey, “a majority of teachers reported feeling considerable pressure to improve test scores and 72% felt moderate or extreme pressure from both school and district administration” (Neatoday). If teachers are showing signs of stress you can only imagine how the students stress levels must be. Many of the standardized tests given today are presented to the students before they have even finished the entire course. Students are not only bombarded with test after test but they are also expected to know a whole course worth of material before they are even done taking the course. “Parents are worried about the pressure on their children because suddenly they are feeling like failures” (UFT). Pressure in school can cause some students to give up and begin performing poorly, which can even lead to more serious issues with one’s health. The stress caused by standardize testing is for the most part effecting both student and teacher. With all the standardize tests students are required to take some scores are not even
Mrs. Foltz
ENC 1101
1 December 2015
Standardized Test
All students in public or private schools know about the stress of taking standardized test. The average student in high school dreads the three letter word SAT or ACT. If you have ever taken a standardized test you will know the struggle of answering mass amounts of problems accurately and in a crunch for time. All classes that kids take in grade school are in one way or another geared toward the final resultant of giving students the right tools to pass high stakes standardized test. Standardized test are used for nearly all subjects all around the nation. These tests are used by the state to gage where students are at in their curriculums and whether or not they are on …show more content…
The more test that students are exposed to will cause increasing anxiety and stress. The authors of Procon.org standardized tests section say that “Stricter standards and increased testing are better preparing school students for college”. Although more testing may in fact better prepare students for college, it will also cause a significant amount more of stress and pressure on students. Testing causes more than just the test taker stress; it also causes the teachers to feel pressured to keep their students grades up. According a NEA survey, “a majority of teachers reported feeling considerable pressure to improve test scores and 72% felt moderate or extreme pressure from both school and district administration” (Neatoday). If teachers are showing signs of stress you can only imagine how the students stress levels must be. Many of the standardized tests given today are presented to the students before they have even finished the entire course. Students are not only bombarded with test after test but they are also expected to know a whole course worth of material before they are even done taking the course. “Parents are worried about the pressure on their children because suddenly they are feeling like failures” (UFT). Pressure in school can cause some students to give up and begin performing poorly, which can even lead to more serious issues with one’s health. The stress caused by standardize testing is for the most part effecting both student and teacher. With all the standardize tests students are required to take some scores are not even