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Testing is the way to go for everyone
BY JOAN VINCENT DAVILA Reporter
Students in K-12 and in college should take standardized tests so they can do their best and learn from them.
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By taking these tests, students can be motivated to improve and succeed.
BY CHRISTIAN CASTELLANOS Reporter
While proponents tout its effectiveness in assessing students' college readiness, what they fail to see is a growing concern for bias that has only grown worse with the Covid pandemic. Standardized tests should not continue to be the metric we use to evaluate students for college.
Standardized testing greatly puts poor students in a disadvantage while benefiting those who are more wealthy.
In an article written by Meredith Broussard for the Atlantic in July 2014, she said standardized tests in the Philadelphia school district were not based on a student’s general knowledge but instead based on specific knowledge found in very specific textbooks made by the test makers.
And the problems of the eightlargest school district in the United States are indicative of a larger problem among districts of other
Testing can show students how far they can go in their life, especially when they grow up and evaluate their life’s purpose from a test. They can also show others what the test can mean for them.
One of the benefits of standardized testing listed in an article written by Lisa Tunnell for Education Advanced on Feb. 24, 2022, is that it demonstrates student progress. The objective of the standardized test is to set up a baseline of comparison, and by having students take the same test over time, students’ test scores are compared to see if there are any changes in progress.
Tests such as the California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress and the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SATs) hold teachers and students accountable. A teacher's job is to prepare students for the next level, whether it's 5th to 6th grade, or 12th to college. A student's job is to get to the next level.
Tests are the benchmark that everyone needs to prove they are doing their jobs. According to Fordham
