Submitted by jen (not verified) on March 21, 2008 - 13:41.
Anthony,
State mandates have put too much pressure on test scores. As a result, students are involved in more schooling than they are involved in acutal learning. State tests are making students spit back memorized information. Students are doing less actual learning. They are not able to solve problems and are not able to express themselves.
I feel that standarized tests take away from the learning experience and encourage less critical thinking.
Schooling vs. learning
Submitted by jen (not verified) on March 21, 2008 - 13:41.
Anthony,
State mandates have put too much pressure on test scores. As a result, students are involved in more schooling than they are involved in acutal learning. State tests are making students spit back memorized information. Students are doing less actual learning. They are not able to solve problems and are not able to express themselves.
I feel that standarized tests take away from the learning experience and encourage less critical thinking.