Standardized Testing Is Not Useful

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Carley Robb Mr. Bates English 12 CP/ Pd. 3 21 March 2024 Standardized Testing is Not Useful The man who created multiple-choice tests once said that standardized tests were too “crude” and should not be used (Jagiah 1). Something that almost every student has to complete annually is standardized testing (Roe 1). These tests are used to determine if students can graduate or not (Jagiah 1). In the past, standardized tests were valuable, but are currently creating more problems than solving them. There should be an alternative way to evaluate students (Davidson 2). Despite the fact that the intentions of standardized testing seem advantageous, these tests have a negative impact on students, do not show a student’s real skill, and are unfair to students from less …show more content…

There is a large number of students who struggled, especially those who had inadequate access to resources and opportunities (Morial and Murguia 1). “Some 60 percent of A.P. Exams taken by low-income students this year scored too low for college credit -1 or 2 out of 5- a statistic that has not bulged in 20 years” (Goldstein 2). Some may say that in this day and age test-taking skills need to be learned, although standardized tests measure achievement when they measure progress (Phelps 2). Despite the fact that the intentions of standardized testing seem advantageous, these tests have a negative impact on students, do not show a student’s real skill, and are unfair to students from less wealthy families. Standardized testing is thought to be an efficient way to evaluate a student’s knowledge and the teaching skills of their teachers. However, the curriculum is less expanded in order to “teach to the test” (Buckley 2). Not all students have the same resources to prepare for (Jagiah

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