Standardized tests

memorize the presented material, and respond to a specific question on a test to pass; although most do not understand the material and does not provide proper education to benefit them in the future.^1 Some students struggle with test taking, possibly due to anxiety and cannot properly show their learning in this form. The students that have difficulties they cannot control get held back because they failed their grade promotion test, regardless of how they did that past year. Getting a failing…

claims that using standardized tests will ensure that students receive the best education and provides three reasons of support. However, the professor states that these tests will inhibit progress in schools and hurt students. She refutes each of the author’s reasons. First, the author posits that standardized tests will create a strong school standard. The professor counters this point by explaining that these tests will force teachers to teach the same things. These tests will be given to…

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:…

reality of standardized testing. Standardized testing is modifying classrooms in the 21st century. Standardized testing in schools should not be as enforced as it currently is because research shows there are no educational benefits that correlate with standardized testing. Mandatory standardized testing does not test intelligence, eliminates creativity, and it increases stress within students to perform in pure excellence. With standardized…

Pop-quizzes, weekly tests, final exams, and semester exams are just a few things that a high school student has to worry about. A standardized test is a mandatory test that students take, usually through the state in formats such as Parcc and Air. They are supposed to be based on common knowledge and material learned in the classroom. This controversial topic is debated year after year when the students are required to take them again. Standardized tests should not be mandatory for graduation…

Standardized Testing There has been a push for standardized testing in elementary schools to improve the performance of students. High test scores demonstrate that the school is effective in teaching, while low test scores make the schools and teachers look as though they are not teaching the students properly. Teachers are feeling pressured to maintain a high standard in the classroom as a result teacher’s are drilling test curriculum into students. The one size fits all standards and…

As stated on the main funding page, only 9% of public school funding comes from the federal government. This may seem low, but it actually used to be much less. As part of President Lyndon B. Johnson's "War on Poverty", the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 was passed. The goal of ESEA was to shorten the ever increasing achievement gap between students by providing equal opportunities. The main target of ESEA were students coming form lower-income areas which usual did not receive…

Removing standardized testing would help improve the quality of education. Consider how many hours teachers spend drilling “tips and tricks” on boosting scores, how much schools pay for the tests, and how many colleges and universities reject eager students based on their scores. Where does the purpose of education fit into this slanted system? Although the purpose of education varies, most opinions share a common theme of applying knowledge and molding character to benefit the community. John…

that all students in grades three through eight take standardized tests to determine their proficiency. Schools and teachers will often go to great lengths simply to ensure that they do well in their standardized tests (Jackson). This leads to teachers teaching to the…

explaining the pros, and cons of standardized tests. Some people support standardized tests, and some people are against them. I think that standardized tests are causing severe stress for students. Some people feel these tests are to stressful. Standardized tests are making kids vomit, or cry, or both. Standardized test produces gripping anxiety for even the brightest students. Test jitters are so common that Stanford-9 made instructions on what to do with a test booklet incase a student…