Standardized Testing: Pros and Cons
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What is one of the advantages of standardized testing mentioned in the text?

  • Punishing students with lower scores
  • Ignoring students with disabilities and economic marginalized groups
  • Homogenizing the student population in terms of scoring (correct)
  • Creating more subjectivity in grading
  • What does the data collected from standardized tests lead to addressing?

  • Irregularities such as students with disabilities and economic marginalized groups (correct)
  • Curricular enhancements for all students
  • Variations in teaching methods
  • Diversity in student backgrounds
  • What do standardized tests enable educators to articulate?

  • Reliable appreciation and comparability of the scores (correct)
  • Biased opinions about students' knowledge
  • Inconsistencies in grading
  • Unreliable assessments and accountability
  • What is one of the purposes of sorting tendencies emerging from standardized test statistics?

    <p>Mapping differences among tested individuals</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary focus of standardized testing based on the text?

    <p>Addressing primordial irregularities such as students with disabilities and economic marginalized groups</p> Signup and view all the answers

    According to the passage, what is a significant concern related to standardized tests?

    <p>The statistical discrimination of students based on privileged background knowledge</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What aspect of standardized tests is emphasized as a decisive factor for students taking these tests?

    <p>Inner factors such as anxiety and test-taking dexterity</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which factor undermines both the teaching practice and the skill students achievement?

    <p>The washback effect on academic programs</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the passage suggest is showcased by the intentions of discrimination depicted through statistical scales?

    <p>The biased nature of standardized test questions</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In what way does the passage suggest that standardized tests are usually conducted?

    <p>By matching assumptions with privileged groups' background knowledge</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary purpose of criterion-referenced tests (CRTs) according to the passage?

    <p>To gauge the level of mastery achieved by students on a specific body of knowledge</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the likely outcome of using standardized tests according to the passage?

    <p>A possibility of comparison among students in terms of achievement</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How are local districts most likely to use criterion-referenced tests (CRTs) according to the passage?

    <p>To weigh passing scores of an average of students</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is suggested about the reliability and validity of standardized tests?

    <p>They facilitate comparison among students in terms of achievement</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a significant concern related to standardized tests according to the passage?

    <p>The potential achievement wherein teachers are meant to work on it</p> Signup and view all the answers

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