Mar 30, 2023 · Educators have long known that standardized tests are an inaccurate and unfair measure of student progress. There's a better way to assess students.

Jul 2, 2025 · This article delves into the multifaceted ways standardized testing can be detrimental to students, leveraging technological analogies where appropriate to illustrate the complexities.

Sep 3, 2013 · Just in case you are in a position as an educator to influence public policy on this issue, here is a list of 15 reasons why standardized tests are problematic.

Sep 15, 2025 · Teachers are often evaluated on their students’ test results, incentivizing “teaching the test” over prioritizing a student’s academic growth. “Misleading information from poor-quality tests …

In this nuanced view, many of the problems associated with standardized tests arise from their high stakes use such as using the performance on one test to determine selection into a program, …

In contrast, standardized tests measure only a small set of the skills that students need to succeed in college, and students can prepare for these tests in narrow ways that may not translate into better …

Feb 13, 2021 · A strong argument is that standardized tests fail to measure student performance; in reality, they determine which students are good test-takers. Several factors contribute to how well a …

Oct 25, 2024 · Evaluate the pros and cons of standardized testing, explore alternative assessment methods, and advocate for a more equitable education system.

Nov 3, 2017 · As I stress in The Testing Charade, standardized tests themselves are not the problem; the problem is the misuse and sometimes outright abuse of testing. Testing done right can be …

Dec 1, 2025 · The article, “What’s Wrong with Standardized Tests,” by the anti-testing organization Fair Test, discusses how most teachers don’t even use results from standardized testing.