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The SAT
According to the article, "The SAT vs. The ACT," in the Princeton Review, the SAT was the first nationwide standardized testing exam in America. This test made it easier on students. Instead of having to take a separate exam for each college, they could take one and send their scores to all the colleges they want attend.
The SAT was the first standardized test to take place in America that was accepted by colleges as a stepping stone into the school. -
Beginning of the ACT
According to "ACT history" on the ACT website, E.F. Lindquist founded the American College Testing Program (ACT). This test was based off the things that was taught in the classroom. The first ACT test was taken on November 7, 1959. This test allows colleges to reviews tidings knowledge to see if their acceptable for their school.
This is important because colleges now had a new way to determine what students can or cannot attend their school. -
No Child Left Behind
According to the article, "How No Child Left Behind Affects Your Child," standardized tests wererequiredforevery school to take. Those schools were then held accountable for the progress of their students, and if they failed to meet requirements or fail to improve , the schools were penalized.
This is important because it affected every school in America. It was the beginning of the era of standardized testing and changed the way the testing system was run. -
Standardized Testing Overwhelming Students & Schools
According to the article, "Standardized Testing is Overwhelming Nation's Public Schools," in the Washington Post students are given average 112 standardized tests between pre-k to 12th grade. That's not including all the other chapter tests and quizzes that students take. While the test help measure the students knowledge, teachers feel overwhelmed with the criteria that they have to teach.
This is important because both teachers and students are stressed with the testing & desire change. -
Every Student Act
In the article "Standardized Testing," in the Los Angeles Times, it described the event that took place on December 10, 2015. Obama signed the Every Student Succeeds Act. This act allows more free range for schools to do what they need to do to in order to make their school successful. States are now required to work with the lower 5% of their schools, to make them more successful.
This is important because it standardized testing no longer is as important to a school's ranking.
