Why standardized testing throughout secondary school should be stopped 13 Articles

by Freddie Paredes

Albert Einstein said it best, "Imagination is more important than knowledge. For while knowledge defines all we currently know and understand imagination points to all we might yet discover and create." In a nation where o...read more

by Huma Rashid

Standardized tests, also called aptitude tests, are our only current way of qualifying a high school student's general aptitude spanning several subject disciplines, but they need to be abolished in favor of another system...read more

by Eileen Christenson

It is widely known throughout the education community that students have different learning styles and comprehension levels. The standardized testing that exists for most schools systems do not address all of the possible...read more

by Lowrie Fawley

Assessment: Virtues and Merits in the Educational Setting Whether we like it or not, it is a fact of life in general, not just the realm of education, that human beings are assessed on a daily basis. Our performance in...read more

by Elizabeth Bailey

Do we really want a nation filled with mediocre, average, run-of-the-mill people? That is the question that should be asked. The only thing that standardized testing, such as the Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills,...read more

by Deena Mcclusky

For the younger generation the joy of reading has all but disappeared. When did the young people of today stop liking reading and why you may ask? While I certainly don't have all the answers I do have a few ideas. Some...read more

by Zachary Brown

Testing students in school, the very thought sparks controversy. Should we test students throughout their secondary school years? No, we shouldn't. Testing is very prominent in secondary school. Final exams, the bane o...read more

by Katie Barker

Standardized Testing. Some believe that it's a great way to measure how well a school is teaching their students. Most people, however, find it to be a big waste of time. I am in that majority. Having taken state testi...read more

by Emma Claire

I cannot speak for all states, but as for Kentucky standardized testing is too limited of a measure. I understand, and agree, that testing is a necessary evil. I also, unlike many teachers and administrators, do not mind t...read more

by Adrian Tay

There has been constant debate over the need for yearly evaluation of students undergoing secondary-level education. Teachers, parents, and students all have their own views, and each group may have their own reasons as to...read more

by Rachel Read

A cold sweat engulfs my body. My hands start to shake. Why am i so nervous? I asked my self. Its not like i haven't done this before. Still, that doesn't change the fact that I am about to take a huge test. A test that de...read more

by Emma Billings

The question: Should students carry on being tested all throughout their secondary school education? The answer: Yes they should! Not only does it prepare the students from the more important exams like GCSE's (exams...read more

by Ermina Pierre

I don't know about other states but as far as Florida, standardized testing is the most ridiculous thing ever. One test determines if students are smart or not, good enough or not, or go to college or not. Not how a studen...read more