Standarized Testing

Standardized testing is being tested right now. They are trying to decide if standarized testing is damaging our students. They say that in our smaller schools students are being put down and told they are in lower classes due to poor testing skills. The studetns know the material but they dont know how the testing companies are wording the tests. An advantage of standardized testing is that the results can be generalized and repeated, which shows a degree of validity and reliability. But it still only helps those who qualify with the good grades. The tests are important to know where you are in the material but if you dont have the study skills they may not show exactly where your at in the material.