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Running Head: Standardized Assessment
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Student’s Name
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Introduction
The issue of standardized testing remains under debate for a long time. Parents, children,
educators and lawmakers have failed to agree on this matter. It depicts a situation where students
take same exams and same questions. In this case, the examiner expects them to answer the
questions in the same manner and will get graded according to the scores obtained. A crucial
debate in using such an approach is that the testing compares the relative performance of
students and ignores other aspects of the development of students.
My Annotated Bibliography
Site 1
Name: Standardizedtests.procon.org
URL: http://standardizedtests.procon.org/
The website presents the benefits and demerits of using standardized test method. While the tests
have numerous faults, the website brings to light some of the merits of using the approach.
However, it leaves room for individuals to evaluate whether to support the tests or advocate
against it. The website is very reliable and widely used by many persons in the field of academic.
It is a very credible site and provides pros and cons on numerous matter affecting our society.
Various authors including Glenn Beck have cited this website, a move that indicates it is a very
reliable source. The resource can help both teachers and parents as it allows them to evaluate the
benefits and demerits of the matter and make an appropriate decision.
Site 2
Name: Azed.gov
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URL: http://www.azed.gov/standards-practices/
This website depicts the official website of the government of Arizona State on education. The
government presents all matters about education on this site. One of such issues is the problem of
scandalized testing. The resource is an official website and hence very reliable source of
information. It presents facts about the matter and hence can help parents and teachers decide on
the issue. It also gives the government’s position on the issue. The standards and practices
section provide standards for all public schools in this state. It contains the rules that applies and
schools in that state ought to follow them ("Http://Www.Azed.Gov/"). It also establishes
assessment criteria that the state’s education system ...