Students take up to 88 standardized tests before high school, but more testing doesn’t improve learning

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Students take up to 88 standardized tests before high school, but more testing doesn’t improve learning

Just because you test more doesn't mean your system is superior.

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Lka1988

lemmy.dbzer0.com

The point of standardized testing is not to learn more, but to see where the students stand in their respective educations.

Schools who cram in more testing for some perceived benefit are doing it wrong.

kmartburrito

lemmy.world

Why would testing improve learning? The point of testing is to determine the level of knowledge and recall in a student, it's definitely not to improve the student's ability to learn.