Standardized Testing Methods: Challenging the Traditional Structure of Evaluation

Abstract

Education is a route through which knowledge is acquired through training and then applied with intelligence, thinking and experience. Standardized testing in the field of education is a testing method safeguarding consistent conditions, scoring rules and interpretation of results. The objective of standardized testing is to make available educational institutes with a calculable and cohesive method of evaluation of the learners. Today, the children who enter school in the early years are no more blank slates like they used to be in the earlier times. The focus of imparting knowledge has shifted from effective teaching to active learning. In this paper, we shall challenge the standardized testing methods and debate over the strategies that can be considered to make childrens� education more qualitative.