Essays on Standardized Testing

Diane Ravitch, Senior Research Scholar at New York University, has written several books and hundreds of articles pertaining to the education system in the United States. In one of her articles printed by Education Week, she says that “most fourth-graders who live in U.S. cities can’t read and understand a simple children’s book, and most…

Most Americans take standardized mental tests as a rite of passage from the day they enter kindergarten. Gatekeepers of America’s meritocracy-educators, academic institutions, and employers-have used test scores to label people as bright or not gifted, as worthy academically or not worthy enough to hold a mop. Indeed, not only is it a stigma, but…

It was recently proposed that Ontario should institute compulsory, standardized tests for all students in Grade 12. The best way to analyze this idea is to look at other cases of standardized testing. In the United States, all seniors are subjected to a rigorous set of standardized tests called the SATs. In Ontario, we administer…

Tests always make me nervous. The night before a test I can not sleep. Waiting for a professor to pass out a test is like waiting for a jail sentence. When the test is returned and I am expecting a B or better, I see an F, waving back and forth in red ink like…

If ignorance is bliss, then our public school system should be doing a back flip while singing God Bless America. Education is the second largest expenditure in the US, yet we rank below many nations who dont even come close to equaling our budgeted allowance. For some reason I am not a fan of the…

Standardized testing affects students of all ages. It affects their academic performance and well-being. Many studies show the disadvantages and advantages in how they impact schools. Standardized testing is a common argument whether it improves academic achievement or not and how it influences a student’s well-being. The emotional effect it has on a student’s academic…

Standardized testing started in the United States. It is known that it started in the mid-1800s. This kind of test is mainly created to measure a student’s performance, progress or potential. Everyone is familiar with the topic of “Standardized Test”. It is widely spread all over the world. Like many issues in education, standardized testing…

Standardized testing should be taken out of our school systems, to help with stress of students, teachers and so much more. Standardized testing is defined as “a test that is given to students in a very consistent manner; meaning that the questions on the test are all the same, the time given to each student…

Standardized testing is a controversial issue for students who attend any type of school or institution. Testing for success and knowledge is the way to understand if students are capable of learning. Standardized testing is a test that is administered and used to identify student’s intellect based on using consistent practices. It is tested on…

“Standardized testing has become the arbiter of social mobility, yet there is more regulation of the food we feed our pets that of the tests we give our kids” (Robert Schaeffer quotes) Standardized tests have traditionally been used as measures of however students square measure compared with each other or what quantity of a selected…