The issue school boards are currently facing is standardized testing. The issue is whether or not it’s working out with the students like they had hoped. Test scores are dropping, students are becoming stressed and overwhelmed by the amount of tests given per year. The question everyone involved with the education system seem to ask is if whether or not standardized testing is still a current method in the teaching criteria.
Standardized testing has been around since the mid 1800s. It was more commonly used in the 21st century after the act No Child Left Behind(NCLB) became effective in 2002 (ProCon). NCLB mandated annual testing in school districts nationwide in the US. The standardized tests given out to the students is supposed to be easily graded with there being multiple choice questions on the tests. The US began to notice the students began to slip world ranks from 18th to 27th in the math subject. A similar decline happened with science as well while there was no difference in the reading section.
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it gives teachers guidance to help them determine what to teach students and when to teach it” (Columbia University). Testing these students on what they know gives the teacher the advantage to figure out what they don’t know. This helps the teachers figure out what they should teach. Another reason why people prefer standardized testing is because it’s good for comparing scores with other students. Comparing test scores from students to different school's help build the criteria teachers need use on the students. Another reason why some might use standardized testing is because it is an easier way for the parents to keep track on their child and their progress academically. It gives the parents information on whether or not if their child is doing well in school or not and gives the leverage to be a part of their child’s