My name is Niké Alade, and I’m currently a junior psychology and communications double major at the University of Maryland. I plan on pursuing a career in either public relations working for a non-profit organization, or working in a research lab conducting studies.
The issue of standardized testing is important to me because I don’t believe they give a fair opportunity for everyone taking it. The way they are designed, everyone gets the same test and it is administered in the same way. However, no one is the same and people have different learning styles. What might work for one person might not work for another. Some people succeed at taking tests, for example, while others succeed at writing papers.
Also, people are not always equally prepared for standardized tests. For example, with the SAT not all schools approach this test in the same way. Some schools will focus a lot on SAT specific material, while other schools will only focus a little or not even at all on SAT material. This leaves unfair disadvantages to many students. For these reasons and many more, I am against standardized testing.
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