The measurement of intelligence is a debate that has endured through much of man’s time on Earth. Certainly, there are a variety of opinions regarding even the most specific metrics, one of which is academically-based testing. Testing intelligence now has become multidimensional in schools, migrating from a strictly test based system to an interactive platform where students are guided through project based learning, comprehensively assessing intelligence and capability.
Lately, kids have not been getting the same message that adults got in the past. Taking a test nowadays is an almost traumatic experience, a cause of anxiety. Such an endeavour was less daunting in previous generations. Since then, schools have been under scrutiny for placing students under unnecessary duress, triggering a variety of negative emotional responses.Public Affairs Research poll found that 75% of parents say standardized tests "are a solid measure of their children's abilities" and 69%
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Learning how to cope with stress, and correlate it to a school environment is one of the keys in making the transition to college and so on and so forth. Prominent testing critic Diane Ravitch, Research Professor of Education at New York University, concedes standardized testing has value: "Testing... is not the problem... information derived from tests can be extremely valuable, if the tests are valid and reliable."Certainly, the academic peak of a person can vary from person to person, standardized tests allow students to show their strengths and bring themselves to their peak through rigorous academic activity. According to the Center for Teaching Excellence at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, multiple-choice questions can provide "highly reliable test scores" and an "objective measurement of student