“Teachers should not be forced to spend the academic year preparing students to fill in bubbles on standardized tests.” (Barack Obama) The number of standardized tests has escalated in the last decade, which has caused the level of stress of students to rise quickly, standardized testing should not be required in public schools. Why have the number of tests escalated in the last ten years? David Whittemore says, “Each time a law is created regarding education, more tests are added to it.” A student who is in school from kindergarten to graduating high school has taken over sixty tests in their academic career, this does not include optional tests for advanced classes including the ACT’s, and SAT’s. if those tests were included, this number could reach nearly one hundred tests.
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the AYP (Adequate Yearly Progress) only focuses on whether a student is proficient during the time of testing. Testing should be evaluated over the growth during the school year, other than an individual test. A test should be given at the beginning of the year, and end of the year to show overall growth, not a test after every lesson is taught. (Pros and Cons of standardized testing) Another negative of standardized testing is that it creates a “winner and loser” category. The losers, are those that get labeled as the low scoring students or the reluctant learners. The students who do not score well on a test will suffer a loss of confidence, and self-esteem. They will also be placed on the “low expectations” list which will completely ruin their chance at a successful life. The tests do not provide any feedback on how the student should do better, the student should be provided with feedback on how they can improve so they can learn their mistakes. (Why standardized tests are
the AYP (Adequate Yearly Progress) only focuses on whether a student is proficient during the time of testing. Testing should be evaluated over the growth during the school year, other than an individual test. A test should be given at the beginning of the year, and end of the year to show overall growth, not a test after every lesson is taught. (Pros and Cons of standardized testing) Another negative of standardized testing is that it creates a “winner and loser” category. The losers, are those that get labeled as the low scoring students or the reluctant learners. The students who do not score well on a test will suffer a loss of confidence, and self-esteem. They will also be placed on the “low expectations” list which will completely ruin their chance at a successful life. The tests do not provide any feedback on how the student should do better, the student should be provided with feedback on how they can improve so they can learn their mistakes. (Why standardized tests are