Belmont Stakes

determined by how well or poorly I perform on a test. However, there are many students, some barely starting their schooling, and some who graduate from college in less than four months, who would disagree with me. These students might believe that a high stakes test will define their worth and value to society. The Consortium for Research on Educational Accountability and Teacher Evaluation (2012-2015) believes that student success should not be based on the results of a single test, but…

the tests failing the students? In the year 1991 an average high school student took an averaged of anywhere from eighteen to twenty-one standardized test throughout the course of their academic career. I can only imagine that those numbers and the stakes associated with the test have increased since then. We rely on test to tell us so much information, but is that test doing students any good? Personally I don’t think they are benefiting anyone; however they are a good tool to determine how…

The Effects of Standardized Testing in Education Standardized testing is not a reasonable measurement of student comprehension. The material that students should be learning has been manipulated into a score rather than knowledge of the material. Education itself is now solely based off of tests and not if the students know the material or even know skills that will help them out of school. The school system is no longer teaching students, they are only providing students with enough…

George W. Bush in 2002. According to an article written in 2008, it states “High-stakes testing and mandated assessments have become the primary vehicles for measuring student progress” (Duffy et al. 2008). Standardized testing allows for comparisons to be made among schools in regard to student achievement, ensures accountability for teachers, and has the ability to inform instruction…

Specific Purpose: My specific purpose for presenting this speech and persuading my audience is for me to show you the dark side of standardized testing and why it may hurt a lot of students rather than helping them. I will try my best to get my listeners to join my side on this argument. Thesis Statement: There are plenty of positive and negative aspects of standardized testing but to truly determine this argument you need to learn more about the history of standardized testing, how it impacts…

Standardized testing is such a headache. Standardized testing mainly started to take action in schools in 2001, when George W. Bush signed the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB). Standardized testing is any form of a test that requires all test takers to answer the same question. Standardized testing includes true or false questions, short answer questions, essay questions, or a mix between different types of questions. Standardized testing originated from China, but did not fully take action in…

form of ‘high-stakes’ testing which takes place all over Australia for children in grades 3,5 and 7. It first commenced in 2008 to test the full cohort of years 3,5 and 7 ("NAPLAN | NAP," n.d.). It 's purpose is to test students on their literacy and numeracy abilities to see if they are performing above or below the curriculum standards (Omara 2014). However, there has been much debate as to whether NAPLAN testing has as much benefit as it is claimed. Research has stated that high-stakes…

Standardized Testing: All Guess and no Check “Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.” Nelson Mandela’s words ring clear and true; the importance of education is obvious to all. That is exactly why it is such a highly contested issue in the contexts of politics, schools, and homes all across the nation. Only a few weeks ago, President Obama passed the Every Student Succeeds Act, a massive comprehensive education reform that serves to ensure a proper…

Introduction High-stakes testing has consistently been a hot topic in education for decades. These tests are used to hold students, teachers, and school districts accountable for academic growth. But, what exactly is a high-stakes test? How did it evolve in education? Why does it matter? What are some of the intended and unintended consequences of high-stakes testing? Also, what arguments do the proponents and critics have about high-stakes testing? High-Stakes Tests Defined A high-stakes test…

Standardized tests are bringing this nation down, they expect students to memorize a plethora of information that they most likely will never need in their future. Standardized tests are currently a very controversial issue, should they be kept to keep an equal grading system for students, or should tests be more tailored to students so that everyone can show off their individual skills rather than what they have memorized. Standardized tests force teachers to teach to them rather than teaching…