I think a child’s academic abilities should be assessed, but not to size him up to every other person in his age range. I should be used to understand he knows and what he needs. I personally disagree with standardized testing and how it is implicated into our schools. Standardized scores can not accurately assess a person’s intelligence, or their ability to learn. It only can measure what a person has learned, and as we all know not all schools are taught “Equally”. My mother graduated high school with an ‘F’ average and her standardized scores reported her to be mentally retarded. She is not retarded at all. She missed most of her schooling because she was a sharecropper’s child, which meant she spent most of able time in the fields. My mother knew her only way out was to go to college. So she intelligently pleaded her case the Dean of a locale University to allow her in and he did so. She not only earned her B.A., but she also earned a master’s degree in psychology.
Standardized Testing has made its way to Russia
According to a recent article by Kevin O’Flynn students and teachers are outraged with the new standardized testing called Unified State Exam. The articles states, “The Russian Education Ministry says it is introducing the EGE as part of its obligations as a member of the Council of Europe under the Bologna convention on higher education” (O’Flynn, 2011). Does any of this sound familiar? They are having the very same battle that the US is having with its Ridiculous No Child Left Behind.
You know those tests to me only adds an undue burden to children. I have seen many children under the stress of passing standardized tests that they actually do worse on than what they are capable of. Here in our area the children have to take the CRCT test, and you should see how much pressure these children undergo just to be tested.
ReplyDeleteI also agree with the fact that standardized testing shows the intellegence of a individual. Some people are not good test takers, which causes them to have lower scores....even if they know the information. The CRCT that Melanie was talking about is no joke, I have seen kids cry over it.
ReplyDeleteI would like to thank you for all of the comments and the responses that you provide me during this course. It always helps when you are given opinions and informations by someone else. Thanks. I pray that you continue with success and that your future is very bright. Again thanks, Melanie.
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