Standardized testing is an exam that requires all test takers to answer a selection of questions from a common bank of questions of a selected material. There are two diverse ways to take a standardized test, for example, paper-based and computer-based. This house believes that standardized testing should be banned because it increases stress, some students don't do well when testing, and costs a lot of money.
Firstly, standardized testing should be banned because it increases stress. Standardized testing can cause a lot of stress on both educators and students. Very good teachers quit teaching every day because of how much stress is on them to prepare students to perform on standardized tests. They feel a considerable amount of pressure to improve testing scores. According to NEAToday say that "Despite the elevated level of overall satisfaction, nearly half (45 percent) of surveyed member teachers have considered quitting because of standardized testing". Students especially feel the stress when there is something meaningful tied to them meaning that some parents threaten to take away something that they value
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According to a New Report on Assessment Finances that says "Standardized-testing regimens cost states some $1.7 billion a year overall, or a quarter of 1 percent of total K-12 spending in the United States". That is money that could be used to increase the teachers’ salaries because at the end of the day, with they are the ones who have spent 9 hours with us or sometimes even more. According to the Pew Center on the States "annual state spending on standardized tests rose from $423 million to almost $1.1 billion in 2008". Although, testing the concept learned throughout the year is a way to have knowledge of what students have learned worldwide. Also, it could be considered a waste of money because, some students won’t perform the same in an exam, rather than in