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Standardized Testing Informative Essay

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Introduction
“We’ve got large challenges here in America. There’s no greater challenge than to make sure that every child — and all of us on this stage mean every child, not just a few children — every single child, regardless of where they live, how they’re raised, the income level of their family, every child receive a first-class education in America.” (Strauss, V. 2015) This quote from George W. Bush at a school in Ohio in January of 2002 was the start of No Child Left Behind, a controversial topic in education. While No Child Left Behind seemed like a great idea at the time after 16 years it is easy to see the flaws in the system. What are those flaws? What is working in No Child Left Behind? More importantly, how do the future teachers …show more content…

Even so, such tests have their uses.” (Starr, J.P.,2017) As a superintendent of a school district, Starr realizes that while standardized testing is “meaningless in the real world” (Leadership, 2017) it is helpful to evaluate classes, schools, and school districts. Standardized test scores do not determine the worth of a student, but the quality of education the students are receiving in their school, school district, or state. (Starr,J.P.,2017)
Standardized tests are used to evaluate the quality of education being given state wide to determine what needs to be fixed, and what works well. Starr states that he uses the test results to evaluate the districts performances and make changes as needed. (Leadership,2017) What does this mean for the students in those schools?
As emphasis is placed on the importance of the test often, the reason for the placement of importance is overlooked. This results in “teaching the test” and student testing anxieties, both of which skew the results of the test, and can cause concerns for cheating. (Dotson, L., & Foley, V. 2017)
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