Pro and Con: Standardized Tests
Some argue that standardized tests offer an objective measurement of education and a good metric to gauge areas for improvement, as well as offer meaningful data to help students in marginalized groups, while others argue that standardized tests only determine which students are good at taking tests, offer no meaningful measure of progress, and have not improved student performance.
United States W James Popham American Educational Research Association Educational Testing Service Riverside Publishing Encyclopedia Britannica
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