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Argument: What is the true value of standardized testing?

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Argument: What is the true value of standardized testing?

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2-1) Parental Preferences on Exam Taking

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2-1) Parental Preferences on Exam Taking

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More recently in the last 10 years, parents/guardians are more likely to opt their child out of certain learning topics and certain state-mandated tests.

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When preparing for a test, students may experience self doubt and put more pressure on themselves to perform better than they can.

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The style of testing has been around for almost a century and it has not changed. Students are dealing with multiple quizzes/tests a week along with state testing and standardized tests.

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Students tend to over prepare when studying for an exam, leading to poor test performance.

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2-3) Standardized Tests vs Other Application Factors

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2-3) Standardized Tests vs Other Application Factors

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It has been shown that students who do not submit test scores are still achieving success in college, compared to students who do submit. There is not change in these two scenarios that suggest one group is doing better than another.

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Since the Covid-19 Pandemic, high school seniors have been applying test-optional with percentages of students not submitting test scores each application round over 50%.

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In the study Cassady and Johnson 2002, there was a strong correlation between high test anxiety paired with loss of cognitive function, with low SAT scores, suggesting inaccurate reflections of student knowledge.

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Studies show the results of standardized tests do not necessarily show one's academic knowledge nor accurately depict their success, because of outside factors like stress, over preparation, personal conflicts, etc.

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3-3) Incorporating different techniques into the classroom.

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3-3) Incorporating different techniques into the classroom.

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Changing the way to test student's knowledge would be beneficial for the student, as well as the school, as long as the student is retaining the information well. Things like labs, hands-on work, and collaborative projects help and test students knowledge better than tests.

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1) Pressure from environment on student performance

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1) Pressure from environment on student performance

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It has been shown in different studies that students gain a lot of anxiety when preparing for a test, especially from their environment surrounding them.