Do Standardized Test Promote Learning?

A standardized test is a test that is administered and scored in a consistent, or “standard”, manner. Standardized tests are designed in such a way that the questions, conditions for administering, scoring procedures, and interpretations are consistent and are administered and scored in a predetermined, standard manner 

These tests have been in widespread use for centuries now, recently, there have been debates about whether they promote learning or cramming? 

With so much riding on the results, teachers often feel compelled to teach to the tests. In some schools, less time is being spent on the sciences, social studies, and the arts to prepare students to take the tests in math, reading and writing.  Even though the public supports testing and accountability, many worry that there is excessive testing, burdening teachers and students.

These tests often do not indicate anyone’s intelligence, topic’s that are tested are often impractical and do not promote learning, cramming is often promoted by seeing the number of tests in just one semester.

Critical thinking is the basis of innovation for the future, critical thinking must be promoted in mainly eastern schools, which still lacks compared to western schools when it comes to extracurricular’s.