Standardized Testing Rhetorical Analysis

One of the main controversial disputes regarding education is if test taking is actually a beneficial form of a learning technique for students. Within the context of Henry L. Roediger III’s article, How Tests Make Us Smarter, Roediger goes into depth upon how giving students “low-stakes quizzes” could help improve their memory as well as consistent and spread out practice. Psychology In Action, written by both Karen Huffman and Katherine Dowdell, also restates similar learning techniques within their first chapter.

On account of high school students having to take a standardized test to graduate, one reason why this intake is unnecessary and irrelevant is because different schools teach different things. According to the article, “Should A Standardized Test Be A Requirement For High School Graduation?”, it suggests, “The standardized test

We shouldn’t have to take standardized tests because they don’t provide any feedback on how to perform better. The tests treat everyone who takes them feel identical, they don’t make you feel different. These tests make create a huge amount of stress on teachers and students. Most test takers can handle certain levels of stress but others can’t handle any amount. There should be other options that schools and colleges could use or get rid of the tests all

In the article, “high stakes of standardized testing”, Steve Kastenbaum express a unique way of writing that helps persuade the reader that standardized testing are not the most effective way to critique students or teachers. The main audience for his article are students, parents, teachers and school officials. The article starts off by discussing how testing has been a part of the American education for a long time. He then goes on to quote a variety of people who have opinions on this matter to elaborate more deeply on the effects of testing and pressure that is involved with testing. In his article it was obvious that each of these people ranging from teacher and students to school officials had their own view on the matter. The people

Standardized testing has been ruling over the lives of students, making or breaking them in their education without fair judgement. Tests like the SAT and the ACT count for way too much when applying to colleges, which in turn limits the student 's capabilities to thrive in an environment that would benefit them. There are many problems within a standardized test that deems them to be unreliable as a true test of knowledge. Although designed to test groups of students on intelligence, standardized testing neglects to fairly acknowledge the abilities of each unique student which reflect their true capabilities.

Why standardized tests people say, well in this article a man named Michelle Rhee, A former Washington, DC, schools chancellor has made it clear that everyone should be treated the same. He is saying that having these tests can show people with disabilities what they can do. Having different things for them should not be allowed and is rude. He is trying to get these tests all over the country to show how talented we are. He loves to hear back from the parents. The parents usually say they love standardized test because they get to see how their child is doing. He is also saying that having standardized test is a good thing to have for education. He thinks it tells us how well everything is going. He says,"You can't separate them, and to try to do so creates two, unequal systems, one with accountability and one without it. This is a civil rights issue." This is Michelle Rhee supporting why we should keep standardized test.

For many years, standardized tests have been a pillar of college admissions. Students are persuaded to take the Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT) or the American College Test (ACT) because colleges believe the scores can predict an applicant’s academic success after high school. However, an increasing number of colleges have made reporting test scores optional due to inconsistencies with the tests, many of which have been emphasized by students. These inconsistencies and other problems with test distribution have led to increasing demands for standardized testing to be reformed or become optional in the admissions process. Standardized testing should be eliminated as a criterion for college applicants because the tests have made education less significant, have made scores vary among students with similar academic abilities, and have not contributed a noticeable improvement to children’s intelligence.

Students should not take standardized tests. They cause frustration and stress; also schools are devoted to passing them and spend most of the year

The article claims that standardized tests ensures the best education possible for the students and provides three reasons of support. However, the lecture explains that these tests are not tools to help students or anyone and inhibit progress in shcools. She refutes each of the author’s reasons.

"If my future were determined just by my performance on a standardized test, I wouldn't be here. I guaruntee you that." said Michelle Obama, according to brainyquotes.com. Standardized testing is everywhere. Children as young as eight years old take these tests in which all test takers are given the same test no matter what their specific needs are. At some schools, these tests determine whether you move on to the next grade and even if you graduate. However, is this really fair? While some students perform exceptionally, others do not. I think students should not be required to pass a test at the end of the year to move on to the next grade or to graduate because not all students test well. These tests can also add additional stress and anxiety to a student's life, and they are unfair to non English speakers and students with disabilities.

In “The Value of Standardized Testing” (Huffington Post 2013), Dr. Gail Gross, an educator specialized in curriculum and instruction, justifies that standardized testing has a positive impact on the functionality and format of each teacher's curriculum for the whole class as well as each individual student. Gross asserts her opinion by analyzing the short term benefits which include supplying diagnostic information about what each child is learning in relation to what he has been taught and giving insight into changes in the curriculum or teaching style to improve students' understanding while also pointing out long term perks such as showing student growth over the years; she also attempts to refute counterarguments regarding high stress and

Finally, I don’t think we have to get rid of standardized testing altogether, but all these tests every week, the State Assessments we have to take every year, do we really have to take all of those? They put an enormous amount of stress on all of us, especially with all of the extracurricular activities most high school students do. It hasn’t helped our country,

Standardized test have been in effect inside American schools for over 150 years (“Standardized Tests”). It has become a tradition to set aside multiple days out of the school year and test students over a variety of different material. But, having one student of a composed set of qualities and knowledge take an identical timed exam of a student on a different level is unfair and proves to be a matter of inequality. Learning is not how well someone can memorize all 208 bones in the human body, for instance. The average person is bound to be dubious on a topic like human anatomy. Undeniably, learning is not meant to be accomplished by remembering statistics and facts. Along with that, vital qualities needed outside of high

Standardized tests decide who gets into college nowadays. Standardized tests have more emphasis now then do GPA, class rank, and the students achievements. If Colleges were to get rid of this requirement, many more students would apply. Colleges should not put a lot of stock in standardized testing because it does not evaluate true knowledge, the tests cannot predict college readiness, and students with test anxiety will not perform at their best.

Standardized testing is a down fall to many students but also an opportunity for many others. Standardized testing has its pros and its cons. It can be the make it or break it factor into getting into colleges you are hoping to attend or the scholarships you want to earn. Some people may have their opinions about the test, whether they hate it or not but the fact is that it’s here to stay.