I think using my scores to compare with other individuals taking the test is a great way to analyze which areas of the world are in fact learning different subject materials the best. I also believe it is a great way to see where the smartest and brightest people come from. I…
The current test based system is a joke to the students who only care about what they receive on the exam. Especially in High school, everyone’s trying to get into the best college they could. Grades are all that matters to colleges and kids will do what they need to do to get them. Once they have them, they no longer care about the material they needed to achieve those…
Do you hate staring at a computer/ piece of paper for more than two hours and answering questions? I am sure most people would answer “no”, and that is why standardized testing puts more harm than good in today’s world. Standardized testing causes a lot more problems than usual. It used to be a part of life, but now it’s causing kids not to go to college, and it’s causing kids to have a level of stress that shouldn’t even be allowed. People all over are stating that they give a false overview of who the student actually is, and in the end, these tests won’t get you anywhere in life. It’s important to many people including students who are taking the tests, teachers who are preparing the students for these tests, and of course the parents who have to deal with all the complaints from their child about these tests. This is a pretty important issue today, because so much is riding on these tests. If you do poorly you won’t get accepted to the university you want, or your teacher could get fired because of your performance. Although some people think standardized testing is just a part of life and it teaches students that it’s not okay to fail, these tests give a false interpretation of who the student actually is. One score does not tell you if that person is an outstanding individual or not. These scores might help you get into a better university, but when it comes to a career later on down the road, employers don’t look at what you got on your SAT, they look to see if you are best fit for the job, and whether you are a hard worker and would bring the company many positives, and I think colleges should focus on that same idea.…
The tests themselves are not cause for concern. The amount of value the federal government place on the tests is the concern. The students know how pertinent the test is for their grade and this stresses students out. Stress is not beneficial to student lifelong learning. If we teach to the test, the students will likely forget the rapid mass of information pushed into them.…
Most students don’t really want to take state tests, but they have no choice. These tests, such as AIR, determine if students graduate. While what will determine if a kid graduates is the big question mostly asked, the tests determine if kids graduate because there is not enough time in the school year to teach all of the curriculum, it is not helping the kids with learning disabilities, and the tests do not line up with the standards. I believe that’s not fair for all of the kids who actually do really bad on test but may be an all around good kid. Freshmen year I did not try and i’m guessing others didn’t try either. Plus, standardized tests don’t help the kids with a slower learning disability or a kid who doesn’t understand how…
Since my first exchange program to the U.S. my mind has been filled with memories of taking standardized tests. In junior high I was introduced to the MEAPs, and the agonizing tests went on until my senior year of high school when I took the dreadful ACT. I remember the importance that our teachers and school administrators stressed concerning the ACT, because they had a reputation to uphold in the education system. The schools are ranked in each district based on how well the students perform on the standardized tests. We, as students, were brainwashed by the school system to believe that these tests are of considerable importance and that they measure our intelligence, but the reality is that these tests really prove who is a better test taker.…
A large issue with our educational system is standardized testing. Standardized tests are used to measure students academic achievement and gage teaching. While the intentions are good, the tests are flawed and often discriminate against students. Due to the weaknesses, standardized tests are an unreliable source of measuring student performance.…
Standardized testing has been embedded in children from the time they first enter kindergarten all the way through grade school and high school years and finally ending in college and graduate school. It has become so frequent that it is no longer questioned why these tests are necessary, and by the time a person is finally through with school, they have taken an average of twenty to twenty-two tests. Although countless generations of Americans have had to sit through these tests, never have they played such a prominent role in schooling. Usually these exams were used to administer a child’s performance in the classroom and what he or she has learned so far, along with where…
Standardized testing is very frowned upon by students my age, but I do not think they are that bad. I understand all of the positive things that standardized tests bring; from seeing how smart one is compared to the rest of the country at their age level to letting teachers know what they need to elaborate on the next year. Standardized testings also keeps schools and teachers accountable. Yes, standardized test do have their negatives, but overall I believe that tests are a good thing.…
In all truth I feel that standardized test need to be gone for good. If not they should should be written in a way that is not biased and accessible to people of different backgrounds. According to Noliwe M. Rooks, research shows that tests heavily…
Nearly every student that is required to do a state test can agree that standardized testing is a pain. There are even some cases where teachers find state testing to be a bothersome. The point is that the majority views on standardized testing are not so delightful. Even though some may view standardized testing as an essential part of the schooling system, they are mistaken because with state testing there is no learning, has life changing consequences, its focus is narrowed, provides minimal to no use of feedback, and there are more fit alternatives.…
Imagine our little brothers, sisters, or even our children having hard times learning at school. Now imagine them not being able to proceed to the next level of their education because they scored low on one of their tests. Standardized testing has been around for centuries; since the 1800’s to be exact, and every year since then the average success rate in the US for students K-12 has decreased. It doesn’t take doing research on success rates to know that the world we live in today is not at the educational level it once was. School should be something people look forward to not something they dread. We should eliminate standardized testing in the US because not everyone learns the same way.…
Standardized testing is something you're bound to come across in public schools as soon as first grade. I remember taking test after test as a public school student, and I can't really say I ever got anything out of it. These tests are putting so much pressure on teachers and students a like. A bunch of old men sitting around a table who've never even stepped foot in my school can make a test and say that it evaluates what students have learned as a whole. The problem with standardized testing, its just that, its standardized. Humans strive by working with their peers, giving them the chance to directly feed off of what others are thinking. However this is being pushed aside by the hustle and bustle of teaching a multiple choice test. Standardized testing is being over used and abused. How we are testing, who we are testing, why we are testing. We need to evaluate if its really worth all the money and trouble in the end. According to the teachers on the receiving end these tests seem to be doing more harm than help. Teachers feel they are just teaching a multiple choice test now to assure that their students do well. Testing also takes money, resulting in many districts cutting programs such as arts. Standardized testing is also a money making business, someone out there needs to sell these tests to your school district so they can take a pay check home. Most teachers have a negative attitude about testing because it bring more heartache than help. This needs to be evaluated to assure that we are getting some positive useful information out of our tests.…
* Standardized testing adds too much stress to student lives. Students spend a lot of time stressing over the SAT/ACT when they could be focusing their energy on more important academic and social activities that could benefit them in the future.…
There is alternatives to standardized testing and they need to be enforced in schools around the globe, and there needs to be standardized testing that occurs in some institutions because there is simply no other alternative that seems to work as well. Standardized testing has many pros and cons but there needs to actions taken to subtract the cons and give students and teachers a fair chance at succeeding in the classroom which will lead to success in the real…