To graduate from high school in the state of Oregon, a student has to pass a standardized test. These test have become a norm within the public school system, but they shouldn’t be. Standardized Testing should be removed from school systems as its no longer useful, harms the students, and can negatively affect schools as well.
The purpose of standardized testing is “to make a valid inference about the knowledge and/or skills that a given student possesses in a particular content area” (Why Standardized Tests Don't Measure Educational Quality” However it puts some students at a disadvantage as they may have testing anxiety or just in general can’t show their knowledge well on standardized test. This takes away the usefulness of the test, as
The purpose of standardized testing is “to make a valid inference about the knowledge and/or skills that a given student possesses in a particular content area” (Why Standardized Tests Don't Measure Educational Quality” However it puts some students at a disadvantage as they may have testing anxiety or just in general can’t show their knowledge well on standardized test. This takes away the usefulness of the test, as