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Nevertheless, in this day and age, standardized testing is necessary in public schools. Standardized testing enables schools to evaluate progress, classify areas where improvement is needed, and then to distribute assets with this in mind. ... More importantly, whether or not some people will admit it, the results of standardized tests are typically accurate in providing information concerning students’ skills and knowledge.
While standardized testing is necessary, there is a point where we must draw the line. Scores from standardized tests should never determine important decisions about a student’s future, including promotion, retention, graduation, and enrollment in special classes. ...
Unfortunately, I think that standardized tests are being used much too liberally within the American school system. Never before and in no other country are students forced to take so many standardized tests, and yet American students are still not performing at the level of students on the international level.
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