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Determines what to teach and when to teach it for the school and teachers

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Standardized testing allows students located in various schools, districts, and even states to be compared. Without standardized testing, this comparison would not be possible. This means
that a student in Amarillo can be compared to a student in Dallas.

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Able to use a student’s historical assessment data to monitor their progress and uncover any challenges they may need to overcome (as well as identifying places where they have already improved and excelled.)

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One of the strongest cases for standardized tests is that educators and schools are held accountable for their students’ test scores. The scores are public records and can have serious consequences for teachers and schools that under-perform.

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Computers or test-scorers score these tests with no vested interest in the students to remove bias.

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Standardized testing can also help standardized individual students educations.In additions to comparing students against one another or identify problematic schools or districts,standardized test can also illustrate students progress over time.Taking the same or similar test over the years can allow students to indicate measure improvements

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https://www.whitbyschool.org/passionforlearning/the-pros-
and-cons-of-standardized-testing

https://www.everettsd.org/cms/lib07/WA01920133/Centricity/Domain/2847/Pros%20and%20Cons%20of%20Standardized%20Testing.pdf

https://vittana.org/16-biggest-pros-and-cons-of-standardized-testing

https://www.sparkadmissions.com/blog/pros-and-cons-of-standardized-testing/#:~:text=In%20addition%20to%20comparing%20students,students%20to%20indicate%20measurable%20improvement.

https://kid.io/pros-and-cons-of-standardized-testing/

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 They can change how teachers actually teach in the classroom. (pro)

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 They can change how teachers actually teach in the classroom. (pro)

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Because teacher evaluations are based on the results of standardized tests, it has caused many teachers to change their classroom approach. Instead of teaching specific skills that are subject-related, they teach students how to take the test well instead. This practice hinders the potential that a child has to learn, removes creativity from the classroom, and causes children to dread going to school more than they already do.

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Standardized tests can struggle to evaluate a student’s total growth.

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It unfairly affects Public School Funding (con 5)

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It unfairly affects Public School Funding (con 5)

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Because standardized testing data is a matter of public record,it affects the funding for public schools.However,many private schools are exempt from state and federal testing requirements.which means,that those students are not bound to the same testing cycle.Meanwhile,public schools that face more significant challenge can end up being cut off from the state and federal support they need if their test results are not making the grade.

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Standerdized testing can destroy a students self-esteem. Getting a low score on a standerdize test makes students think less of them selfs.

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It restricts teachers' effectiveness and creativity. (con 6)

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It restricts teachers' effectiveness and creativity. (con 6)

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Another major argument is that an over-reliance on test data to measure student performance negatively impacts teachers’ ability to actually do their jobs. A standardized test at the end of the school year can disrupt a teacher’s curricular plan and force him or her to cover material that might be less relevant to his or her students. Similarly, many teachers find constant testing over the course of the year to be disruptive and unproductive to student learning.

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Its unfair to certain types of learners (con 3)

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Its unfair to certain types of learners (con 3)

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In addiction to being unfair to low income students,standardized testing often misrepresent the academic abilities of English language learner (ELL) students with special needs. Although testing accommodations exist,these test are still designed with a particular student in mind.Opponents of standardized test argue that anyone who deviates from that ideal,for whatever reason,is automatically at a disadvantage.

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It doesn't measure intelligent-Only wealth (con 4)

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It doesn't measure intelligent-Only wealth (con 4)

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While proponents argue that standardized tests provide an objective measure of students' achievement the data is more complicated. In fact, research suggests that the best predictor
of success on the SAT is socioeconomic status rather than one education or grade level. Opponents of the SAT argue that this inequity arises because wealthy families have the time and money for test preparation resources and services, which essentially means that a good score can be purchased.