High-stakes testing

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 testing…

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…

These tests were not a means of giving a state money or getting a teacher a bigger pay check. Teachers before these tests became so high risk paid little attention to these tests, which in turn had little impact on curriculum. The teachers actually taught to teach the children, not to teach the children how to answer a question. While in school one of my teachers who inspired me to…

those in 3rd through 8th grade, grades that are mandated to have annual testing by federal law, take about 10 standardized tests each school year. Some communities that have a greater number of district mandated tests have students take up to 20 tests a year (Lazarin 19). Education policies such as the No Child Left Behind Act and the current Race to the Top have resulted in a curriculum more focussed on standardized testing and test prep. With students taking standardized tests once a month, is…

They encourage test-takers--that is to say, most people--to cultivate a narrow form of intelligence. They relegate many people whose intelligence is not narrow to low-level jobs. And they contribute to the slow decline of the societies that rely on testing to select undergraduates, lawyers, firefighters, and police. This decline has been especially perceptible in sectors such as education and law, where narrow intelligence is a serious handicap (Professor Subotnik, 1). It could also harm society…

The last four decades in American education have been influenced greatly by standardized testing; in return, creating an environment of stress and pressures on teachers, administrators, parents and most importantly our children. The No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) was put into place in 2002. This Act seeks to increase student achievement by requiring schools to raise their standardized test scores or face consequences, including closure. (Clemmitt, 2015). The NCLB Act is supposed to help ensure…

Eliminating the achievement gap has also become a common topic in society. The Boston Globe newspaper has an article by Martin Scanlan and Rebecca Lowenhaupt, professors at Boston College’s Lynch School of Education, that considered the opportunity gap and how it coincides with the achievement gap. Their view is that if we focus on resolving the opportunity gap issue, and the achievement gap will fix itself. They say, “We can build educational equity in our school communities by turning…

It is a blustery Saturday morning in New York City, as high school students frantically stream through the doors of the local high school. Test proctors assign students to their seats, as preparations for the exam to begin. It is a day that will determine the rest of their career and lives. It is SAT test day. Test proctors direct Joe Harris, a white, upper class student, towards a seat near Wes James, a black, lower class student. Joe has attended the one of the best prep schools in New York:…

years to come, Standardized testing will leave a negative impact on students, and therefore should be eliminated. To begin,…

Standerdized Testing: A Major Problem for Students Cadence Mulrooney has struggled with his speech throughout his years, but the education system in Virginia made it easy for him to learn. He was put in an Individualized Education Program to help his education in school. Cadence was able to love school because the teachers worked with him so he wasn’t left behind. One day Cadence’s parents told him they were moving from Virginia to Florida. Cadence being a new resident of Florida thought school…