Testing Blog 2

A typical standardized test would be summative because the teacher/school district is evaluating students progress after they have learned material in order to see their accumulated knowledge on certain topics. These are mainly formal tests given inside of the classroom where students have certain testing restrictions such as time, pencil to use, and number of questions they can solve in a certain section pertaining to a certain subject.

An assessment may be able to tell about a certain child’s knowledge and how they learn based on certain conditions but it is not necessarily valid. Students do not have the opportunity to feel at ease when taking the test therefore not allowing them to do their best due to stress over answering questions correctly. Therefore it may be reliable in determining what students have learnt but not valid in the same sense.

Test are not standardized tests. They are not the same for all students in the sense that some students are not as quick on their feet therefore the time constraint may cause them to do not as well. Also if student’s have certain disabilities then they can’t perform as well either. The considerations are unfair to many students because students who are at ease during any test conditions may have the upper hand as opposed to students with test anxiety. Also students from more prosperous school as opposed to poverty stricken school may not have the same resources thus making it harder for them to have the same knowledge accumulated.