Arguments Against Standardized Testing

Standardize test has been around more than 100s years. It was officially created in 1905 by a french psychologist, named Alfred Binet and he wanted to do a modern IQ test for the selective service during World War I. Though it was actually the Imperial China that created standardized test to determine one’s eligibility for positions in the government of a ruling class. (Concordia University) Ebglossary states that “standardized test is any form of test that requires all test to answer the same questions, or a selection of questions from common bank of questions, in the same way, and that is scored in a ‘standard’ or consistent manner, which makes it possible to compare the relative performance of individual students or.groups of students.”

Klein states that the No Child Left Behind Act is a update version of President Lyndon B. Johnson’s Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA). The law cause the American education system to be less competitive internationally. In addition, it increase the federal role towards school’s academic progress for all students. The law put an emphasis on school to boost their performance for certain groups of students, such as English-language learners, special education, and the poor and minority children. And if the state’s school doesn’t meets the requirement, then they will lose federal Title I money. States education leaders get change if the performance doesn’t meet with the standard. (Education Week) Though there are risk such as low scores will force the student in repeating the same grade or a class. And if there is too many low score in the school, then the school could lower its funding or close down. And the standardized test determine if the teachers and schools are accountable to

It also help determine high school graduation rates and how many students dropout. It also use for advanced placement and college testing. (Concordia University) Danny Kichi states that a class grade isn’t consistent because not all the teacher has the same expectation. And some teacher are compel to teach similar to the actual test, so the teacher won’t affect the school funding. The Center on Education Policy has reported that almost half of the school districts in the US has reduced their time in social studies, science, and arts, while increase in math and reading. United States has problem with testing by having mismatch standards in different districts and states, aligning national test. In a multiple choice are straightforward results, students thinking is simplistic, and they also don’t show student’s creativity. While response test shows student critical thinking. Gerald W. Bracey adds that standardized test doesn’t measure motivation, resilience, curiosity, persistence, reliability, leadership, and etc. Michelle Rhee says that we can’t separate the test between majority and minority also students with a disability. (Green Garage) Also standardized test is more easy to cheat, while response test are more harder to cheat. In addition, standardized test doesn’t favor