As we have just done taking ISAPS a couple of weeks ago there is a lot of thoughts on whether we should have standardized testing or not an example would be the ISAPS and the ACT. The standardized test came around in the 1920s. The reason schools take these tests is because the state makes every school in the state of Iowa take them to see how good you do and if the school is doing a good job at teaching. I feel that it doesn’t show where the school needs to improve because most people forgot how to do certain things on the test, especially in math. Another reason we take them is that they claim it will show you how successful a person may be in life.
Another example of a standardized test is the ACT. In order to get into a good college, you have to take an ACT and get a decent score on it in order to get accepted. The ACT test over the following subjects English, Math, Reading, and Science. Here at Harlan, they give you around 4 hours to take the test. I think that they should not have a time limit because then some kids may not get done in time. I also feel that the ACT shows nothing about how “smart” a person is and I feel a person’s GPA is more of an accurate measure rather than a standardized test.
To conclude, I do not think we should have a form of a standardized test because it stresses most kids out, and some students give up halfway through them because they don’t want to do it anymore. I also believe that a student’s GPA shows more about a student rather than a Standardized test because some people just guess their way through it and do good on it.
Do you think we should have to take the ACT to get into college?
Do you thy on standardized test
Should they get rid of a standardized test?
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I don't think the ACT should be required to take to get into college. The ACT doesn't really show how smart a person is, a student who isn't very smart could just guess ib the test and still get a good score, which doesn't really show what they do and don't know since they were guessing. Some people just aren't good test-takers in general even if they're smart
I don't think that the ACT should be required in order to get into a college. I think that some people are super smart, but they are terrible at taking tests, so they might not get into the college that they want to get into. I think that there should at least be more things that determine whether or not you get into the college you want or not.
I agree with not having it be required to get into college.
I do not think students should have to take the ACT to get into college. Some kids are very smart but struggle on tests. The ACT test takes forever to take and some kids can't sit in a room and take a test for that long. I do not think that one test score like the ACT should determine whether or not you get into college.
I personally do not think that students should have to take the ACT as many different schools teach different things. The test also stresses many students out as it can lead to which college they could be able to get into. So overall I do not think that students should have to take the ACT.
I agree with not doing the ACT anymore because it does bring up kid's stress levels.
I think the ACT should not have to be taken. I don't think colleges should base wether you get in or not off of an ACT. I think colleges should look at GPA's and grades because that is over a long period of time rather than just one stressful test.
I agree that we shouldn't have to take it anymore.
I feel that the ACT is a good way to show what kids know about every school subject. However some kids aren’t very good test takers and they may not do very well on the test but do very well in regular class. I feel that they should still offer the ACT to people who want to take it. However I don’t think it should be required to be able to get into a college.
I agree with how it should be an option and not a requirement.
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