A majority of people have an issue with standardized assessment at this current time, “53 percent of teachers say standardized tests are ‘seriously flawed’ with almost 1 in 5 wanting to abandon standardized testing completely” (Pascopella 1). Because of this it’s very obvious change is required, although most people do not completely understand what this form of testing entails, what works, and what does not. Although, Standardized testing must be understood, as it affects a student's education and influences everyone in modern schooling.
Standardized tests function in multiple ways, are administered different forms and are used for many reasons. Standardized tests are, “administered and scored in a predetermined, standard manner” (Guide Qdp.).
…show more content…
The No Child Left Behind Act still mandates that end of the year exams be taken, therefore it is difficult to experiment for new forms of assessment such as speaking tests in a foreign language class like spanish or german (O’malley 4). Standardized tests cannot be removed or revoked in some situations such as military aptitude testing. In theses situation testing is needed to make sure recruits or applicants can meet military requirements. However in high school situations some schools are being punished by the Education Department for low test participation. Deciding they would not lower penalties even though students in Nevada and surrounding areas experienced many technological glitches and delays (Brown 17). With these many stipulations, change is left to the test administrators themselves; when students and teachers should be able to experiment with different forms of assessment that could then benefit everyone. With all of this information it also needs to be understood that these assessments being administered are still in the barebones, stone age, primitive stage, so there is vast room for improvement and it will occur as the tests become “modernized” (Guide