The Criterion

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…

In the United States, it is required by law that every child must attend school. This can be in the form of public or private schooling, along with homeschooling. If a parent knowingly does not enroll their child in school the consequences can be costly and can potentially result in jail time. Based on this information, it is very apparent that education is highly valued within the country. U.S. citizens are constantly looking for ways to improve their lives and education is essential to their…

(2009) Standardized Testing Education.com, December 23,2009 Retrieved from: //www.education.com/reference/article/standardized-testing/ The author believes that there are two types of test. One is the norm-referenced test and The other one is the criterion -reference test. The author believes both are a waste of time on evaluating student progress.one compares scores in bias of the other. One test is to determine testing with peers while the other one test with the curriculum. Personally, I…

A wise man by the name of Albert Einstein once said, “Everyone is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid” As a junior in high school who has taken numerous standardized tests since elementary school, I am very perturbed in how fair or just standardized testing is. With all the controversy going on today about standardized testing, what society fails to realize is that standardized tests are neither fair nor…

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…

Standardized Testing in Schools Standardized testing has been an inevitable part of life for countless Americans, making them question the validity of their life choices since the third grade. When taking standardized tests, one encounters some obvious drawbacks. Any student who has been forced to take one of the hundreds that exist can recount the tales of stress and feelings of inadequacy that linger after every test taken. Standardized testing does not benefit students because it objectifies…

Although there is an exuberant amount of research disproving that standardized tests are trustworthy and reliable, there are still people who stand behind it for multiple reasons. One reason as to why there are people and colleges who heavily trust the results of these scores is because so many kids take it, and according to statistical measures, the more people who participate in something, whether it be a survey or a test, the more accurate the yielded results are. Statistics states that in…

Background summary: Standardized testing in schools implemented in response to the No Child Left Behind Act, has put children who have language disorders (LD) in a realm of disadvantage while being compared to their typically developing (TD) peers in terms of structure and context of the tests. SLP's have an alternative way of calculating quantifiable scores that assess LD children's skillset in the same areas as standardized testing (writing skills). Both tests take different approaches in…

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…

Today students in the United States are being bombarded with standardized tests throughout the year and many of these students do not do as well or as expected. Standardized tests are used to either determine if a child is able to proceed to the next course or to measure the student’s growth throughout the years. Standardized test also measures which teachers and schools are teaching their students better, which leaves a bad reputation for the school’s who are having low scores. The problem with…