What Are The Pros And Cons Of Being Standardized

The monotonous sound of the teacher’s voice is all that is filling the room, the room in which you and other numerous students are told to stay in. The “instructor” is reading to you and the other students the directions. You have heard these directions all throughout your life. You are told to read along, even though you can recite them word for word, as they are being told to you. All that races through your mind is that you must do well on this test. You need this in order to have the life you have dreamed of. The results from the test, which might not even show your true potential, determine your fate. With this I conclude that standardized testing is inaccurate, overused, and over emphasized as a criterion for college admission.
Standardized tests are an unreliable measure of a student’s performance. They fail to measure importance skills such as creativity and critical contemplating. Studies indicate that standardized tests reward superficial thinking and demoralize more systematic thinking. With this in mind a very incomplete picture of a student’s achievement and other abilities goes into effect. Accepting that standardized test are all that show the potential of a student makes students fall prey to a “dangerous illusion.” A student’s achievement means more than a …show more content…
The results are just to justify high-stakes decisions on school closings, teacher evaluation, and student promotion. The misuse and overuse of standardized tests are undermining educational quality, quantity and equity. Which is having teachers use a “teaching to the test” method. This only helps students get ready for the tests instead of being taught the needed curriculum for life and college. This will decrease a student’s true potential in having a well built prepared mind for college. Students, teachers, and schools should be assessed using multiple methods to capture a full picture of learning process and