Standardized tests are exams developed by a government or an association of professional educators; the purpose of theses standardized tests are to supposedly determine whether students of any discipline are grasping the required aspects of a subject field based on a set of data. Recently the administering of these tests has rapidly been growing and expanding. The growth in theses tests are not fully accurate and do not represent all learners. Standardized tests do not evaluate how all students learn.
             Using standardized tests to evaluate the performance of students is not an effective method. It does not determine the level of knowledge they posses. The idea of a test which acts as a measuring device learning is ingenious, but not realistic. A student's test result does not necessarily relate to how well they learn and what he/she has learned. As well, the results which are issued do not represent the ideal standards that appeal to all students. The government has the liberty of setting the standard to any degree they wish. Rarely does the government ever address where the results originated from. Standardized tests are merely used as a source of academic feed back, and state that students are being educated according to a set of standards. Writing these tests does not asses a student's ability. The marks cannot define any sort of achievement and only cause problems.
             Those who have undergone these standardized tests are usually subjected to horrible effects. Those who have been tested are given the impression that they are only worth the grade that is issued. This causes the students with a more pleasing grade to feel superior over others. Those who received a lower grade then become depressed. The testing causes them to develop a lowered self-esteem, and my lead to other social difficulties. It is obvious that the students who are adapted to the learning style of the tests will have a better performance ...