Thesis Statement: The use of standardized testing needs to be abandoned since it is less inclusive and inaccurate.
Reference Citation
Meier, D., " Knoester, M. (2017). Beyond testing: Seven assessments of students and schools more effective than standardized tests. Teachers College Press.
Summary
The book provides alternative approaches to standard testing from student self-assessments to school boards and town meetings.
Credibility
Deborah Meier has worked in the US public education system and spearheaded its reforms since the 1960’s. Mathew Knoester is a National Board satisfied teacher. Their combined experience in the education field warrants a better understanding of school testing systems.
Relevance
The book shows that other methods exist that are better than standard tests.
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Smith, William C., ed. "The global testing culture: Shaping education policy, perceptions, and practice." Symposium Books Ltd, 2016.
Summary
The book explores the testing cultures and models across the globe. It identifies the weaknesses and strengths of the global testing approaches.
Credibility
William C. Smith holds a Ph.D. in Education Theory and Policy and has often consulted for UNESCO on the matters of global education.
Relevance
The book will help reveal the common testing approaches that have in adopted across the globe and show the access standardized testing has in the global education system.
Reference Citation
Map, M., " Kennedy, K. (2015). A Review of Standardized Testing in Mathematics A Case Study Regarding the State of Connecticut. Insights to a Changing World Journal, 2015(3).
Summary
The paper relates to a study performed in the State of Connecticut to assess the effectiveness of standardized tests in teaching mathematics. The quantitative research shows improvement in performance while the qualitative study shows that teachers consider that standardized test limits their effectiveness.
Credibility
Kristin Kennedy is a mathematics professor and has vast experience in the education system.
Relevance
The article will provide statistical evidence on both qualitative and quantitative effectiveness of standardized testing.
Reference Citation
Carey, M. H., " Schifter, C. C. (2016). Addressing Standardized Testing Through a Novel Assessment Model. In Competencies in Teaching, Learning and Educational Leadership in the Digital Age (pp. 171-181). Springer, Cham.
Summary
The literature exposes the weaknesses of standardized testing on students with disabilities and those with limited resources. It later suggests that situating assessment on virtual environments have better outcomes than standardized tests.
Credibility
Catherine C. Schifter is a professor of educational leadership and has authored several articles and books that aspire to improve the education system.
Relevance
The literature will be used to identify the economic weakness of standardized tests.
Reference Citation
Kempf, A. (2016). The History, Logic, and Push for Standardized Testing. In The Pedagogy of Standardized Testing (pp. 29-50). Palgrave Macmillan, New York.
Summary
The book looks at the history and logic of standardized tests in Canada and the United States. It looks at the political influence as well as the education models that led to the widespread use of the Standardized test in Canada and US.
Credibility
Assistant Professor Arlo Kempf has expertise in educational assessment, and his current focus is on research methods and equity education.
Relevance
The book will help introduce the concept of standardized test and elaborate its continued use in the curriculum.
Reference Citation
Kaiser, M. A. (2014). The Common Goals and Elusive Solutions for Providing Access to Standardized Testing for Students with Visual Impairments. Journal of Visual Impairment " Blindness (Online), 108(6), 511.
Summary
The article urges the need to consider funding, inequality, and disabilities in standardized testing. It argues that standardized testing erodes the No Child Left Behind policy by not factoring the concept of imbalance in the US education system.
Credibility
Marjorie A. Kaiser works with the South Dakota School for the deaf at the University of South Dakota. She has experience with assimilating the deaf students to the standardized test system.
Relevance
The article provides information on the unfairness of standardized testing to students with disabilities.
Reference Citation
Reich, G. A. (2014). Round and Round We Go: The Origins of Standardized Testing in the United States. Theory " Research in Social Education, 42(3), 440-444.
Summary
The article explores the progress of standardized tests from the post-civil war era. It also looks at the process that led the US to full embrace standardized test as the primary testing module.
Credibility
Gabriel Reich is an associate professor at Virginia Commonwealth University and specializes in the history of education.
Relevance
The book will provide an avenue to argue for the replacement of the system since it has been present for a long while delivering little improvement in the education system.
Reference Citation
Butler, M. A., Katayama, A. D., Schindling, C., " Dials, K. (2016). Assessing resilience in students who are deaf or blind: Supplementing standardized achievement testing. The Journal of Educational Research, 1-11.
Summary
The article looks at ways in which standardized tests can be supplemented to improve learning for the deaf or blind. The report establishes that by establishing the right assessment approach, the deaf and blind can show better understanding than perceived.
Credibility
The journal of educational research focuses on publishing top research in the field of education.
Relevance
The article provides evidence that supports the inadequacy of the standardized testing to the blind or deaf.
