A fellow professor has stated that standardized testing should not be a graduation requirement. I was wondering if anyone had any research or expertise on the subject of standardized testing and whether it should be a graduation requirement.
Thank you,
Dr. Sartre
Dear Timon Sartre,
Thank you for the insightful question. Notably, standardization is a fundamental requirement in high-stakes testing in which students' scores serve an important part in making decisions about students' promotion or graduation. The bulk of research available on the issue places a high premium on standardization of tests for the purpose of objectivity . Only few studies exempt very young learners from taking such tests because of the unnecessary stress they may evoke. For more information, I refer you to the following links, which I hope are beneficial>
Best regards,
R. Biri
https://news.blogs.nytimes.com/2006/08/30/students-paths...can.../comment-page-1/
https://books.google.com/books?isbn=141299523X
https://teachersofnovascotia.wordpress.com/page/3/
Yes I agree, it is an important part of student graduation, however standardized testing alone does not make much sense. If it was paired with other requirements that would make more sense. Such as formative assessments and looking at grades.
Also. some may argue that this stress can be helpful, for it teaches students to cope with stress.
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