Standardized Testing System

The Truly Innovating Testing System Standardized testing is a system used widely throughout the world and this form of testing focuses primarily on basic but core skills which creates a simple, foundational test-taking format. However, standardized testing is dominantly used but not effective. According to Saint Andrew’s Episcopal School, standardized testing is used in “ more than 1,600 public and independent schools nationwide” and it distinguishes “learning among students at the highest level” and determines each school’s success. So if students fail to do well in these tests, teachers won’t have a satisfying record. With that said, standardized testing is shown to be ineffective in improving education as it decreases the value of learning and influences teachers to “teach the test”. Standardized testing can decrease the value of learning as it, according to Gerald W. Bracey, Phd, does not measure a student’s creativity, critical thinking, and generally their capabilities. This in turn means that standardized testing analyzes a student’s capability on a limited stance. Students don’t have a choice in …show more content…
However, there is a negative factor that is eluded which is the fact that students are not the same. Every student has their own way of learning and not everyone can demonstrate their capability through standardized tests and the visual provides a good example of that. A student may be excellent when it comes to innovation and developing fresh and unique ideas but if the test questions only allow certain answer choices or ideas to choose from, then the test can’t truly measure the student’s skills. Students could be knowledgeable in a subject as a whole but if the questions tackle certain parts of the subject that they aren’t strong on, then the test can’t really prove that they are