Standardized Testing

Research Paper: Advantages of Standardized Testing
Many students, parents, and teachers focus on the stress of standardized tests without recognizing some of the benefits. Many people feel strongly about standardized testing. Most people either think that it is the best way to assess students’ abilities or it is a stress-invoking nightmare for everyone involved. “Standardized tests such as the SAT and ACT have been shown to be effective in predicting a student's future performance in higher education, in the military, and in the work force” (The Pros of Standardized Testing). Standardized testing allows the education system to keep track of a school, teacher or student’s progress. Nowadays testing is becoming digital, this will prevent any …show more content…
Without this structure a third grade teacher and a sixth grade teacher could be teaching the same content. Having this guidance also keeps students who move from one school district to another from being behind or ahead their new school.
We all are used to of taking tests since childhood. Testing is an essential part of every student’s life; it shows how much a particular individual has learned. One day, all the students will have to step into the real world. The world is full of challenges. The students will need to know how to manage emotional, physical and mental balance. Standardized testing is helpful in order to prepare students for tomorrow and most importantly for the real …show more content…
These schools and teachers become responsible for teaching the required knowledge for standardized tests” (Advantages and Disadvantages of Standardized Testing).Testing motivates teachers to teach and students to learn. As human beings, we need pressure to get motivated, If there is no pressure, such as standardize testing, some teachers will get off of the track. Not worrying about test, most of the students will not even try to learn. “Testing emphasizes teachers and students to focus the curriculum on essential content and skills, eliminating activities that don’t produce learning gains. Testing also motivates both teachers and students to exert more effort” (Patte Mitchell, 2006). Proponents argue that standardized tests are a fair and objective measure of a student’s ability, that they ensure teachers and schools are accountable to taxpayers, and that the most relevant constituents – parents and students – approve of testing.
With so many students at different grade levels taking the exam, it’s difficult for educators to get through them all. Now, that problem has been simplified through computerized testing – and even scoring. Since a computer handles the grading and all, there is no possible influence of a teacher on the exams. In the past, a teacher can make up their mind about a student’s skills based solely on their biases towards the child. But with computers, those powers are stripped from them and students

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