Standardized testing guarantees the educational accountability in the academic achievement of all students (2010).
Another great aspect of standardized testing is the fact that they can be used across states and districts. In not only helps the students, but it also helps schools become better educating institutions because they, in a way, are being tested too. Standardized testing makes it possible for us to see where schools are failing its students. It improves accountability overall.
A bonus pro-of standardized testing is that it motivates students to really learn the material they are being taught -- as opposed to simply memorizing it for tests at school (Balanced Politics 2010). It is so important that we know where students are, whether they are behind others -- or ahead. There is reason to believe that a student who is behind may stay behind permanently because knowledge is cumulative (2010).
There has been research that has pointed to students being "cynical about tests" (Paris et al. 1991), but the more that standardized testing is considered the norm, the more accepting students will become of it and thus they will feel motivated to really do well on them....
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