The Criterion Collection

Introduction Standardized testing is an integral part of school systems across the nation, as many subjects require some sort of assessment to gauge a student’s comprehension of the material. Many times standardized tests are used as tools to determine whether students make it to the next grade level, receive credit, or if they are to be accepted to another program/school, for example college and graduate programs. Even though it is common for students to experience some sort of testing,…

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 a major issue that limits students’ ability to succeed. Standardized testing is unsuccessful in grasping the actual capabilities of a student’s potential, due to the difference in the way students minds work. A good example of this theory, is the quote by Edward de Bono, “Many highly intelligent people are poor thinkers. Many people of average intelligence are skilled thinkers. The power of a car is separate from the way the car is driven.” Standardized tests are geared…

When people hear the word Standardized test they typically think of a very long test that is probably not worth taking. In this generation, testing has become a more common to test a child’s academic levels. When teachers are told to prepare kids for these standardized tests they teach to the test, not to other knowledge children might need to know. Testing in general is used to show what knowledge a person has learned throughout a period of time. In most cases testing is pushed upon children.…

Standardized Testing Albert Einstein once smartly enlightened, “Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish for its ability to climb a tree, it will spend its whole life believing that it’s stupid” (qtd. in Pettigrew). Every individual learns in his or her own way and holds genius talents that are unique to them. That being said, it is unfortunate that our society would judge each child, adolescent, or adult by the same national standards through standardized testing. Each student has a…

Parents and teachers need to know that the standardized tests may help their students, but they will not help all the students. The teachers and parents need to see that these tests do not measure their knowledge of the information they are taught, but rather what they can remember later in life. Standardized testing prevents teachers from teaching the parents well-rounded students because the teachers teach the instructional program for the students to be ready for the tests. The teachers teach…

For countless years, students have had the experience of taking at least one standardized test. Standardized tests have been in use a long time to measure a student’s progress in core subjects. Standardized testing has changed the purpose of school. Going to school each day only to be educated the test. Not only does the students miss out on what they should learn to prepare for themselves for when they become adults, but also the teachers. The teachers do not have the time to teach their…

Assignment Questions 1. List three things you learned about assessment and measurement in the context of the video discussions. First and foremost, properly conceived assessment is an essential aspect of education. The educational review process and all associated components should be routinely examined to ensure quality as well as make improvements. Because learning is a very complex endeavor, it is important to create measurement instruments that are sufficiently comprehensive and applicable…

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…

Likewise, the stress that stems from standardized tests can be all for nothing for some students. Gilmore states “The stakes are high when standardized tests determine whether examinees will be admitted to educational programs… or to professions for which they have prepared” (288). Therefore, students are overwhelmed by the weight standardized tests pose over their future. When I took the ACT I felt a lot of pressure for me to excel so that I could get a scholarship for college. After spending…