Standardized Tests are the new normal in schools across the country. These tests are designed to make sure that the student is ready for the next grade and if they should be put into a remedial class. However, these tests are damaging our students early on in their educational career due to high stress, the chance of not getting into an elective
class, and making students feel insignificant when not doing well on them.
A standardized test is a test that schools do to ensure that the student can comprehend the material that they have learned that school year. To be more specific, it’s a “form of test that (1) requires all test takers to answer the same questions, or a selection of questions from common bank of questions, in the same way, and that (2) is scored in a “standard” or consistent manner, which makes it possible to compare the relative performance of individual students or groups of students” (Liberty).
