Standardized Testing Argumentative Analysis
Standardized testing in our education system is oftentimes frowned upon. Though some disagree with standardized testing, others see it as an advantage to education in the future. I recently reviewed two articles with opposing opinions on this controversial topic. I noticed that one article worried more about how they felt emotionally, and less focused on the academic advantages or disadvantages. This is an issue in America, I believe when it comes to education we should worry about educational outcomes and not emotional distress due to the criteria in which you are required to abide by. The first article I reviewed was, “Producing Commodities or Educating Children? Nurturing the Personal Growth of Students in the Face of Standardized Testing” by Julia Barrier-Ferreira. This article begins with her talking about the announcement of the standardized testing right before Christmas break. She refers to the principal as a heartless individual, like the Grinch. I believe this is her focusing more on how she disagrees with it because of how “mean” it is, and being oblivious to the possible advantages it can produce. The argument is that the problem arises when the assessments are used as the sole indicators of schools successes and failures.
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This article is very short and to the point. Arizona Parents believe that inadequate funding is the biggest challenge facing the states k-12 education system. Seventy percent of the parents surveyed in March for the study by researchers at Arizona State University said they agree with using standardized-test scores to rank academic performance. In addition 58 percent agreed that students should be required to pass the states standardized test to earn a high school
This article is very short and to the point. Arizona Parents believe that inadequate funding is the biggest challenge facing the states k-12 education system. Seventy percent of the parents surveyed in March for the study by researchers at Arizona State University said they agree with using standardized-test scores to rank academic performance. In addition 58 percent agreed that students should be required to pass the states standardized test to earn a high school