雅思托福写论据7.29-7.31.docVIP

Pros Cons of Standardized TestingDo you agree or disagree with the following statement? Grades (marks) encourage students to learn. Use specific reasons and examples to support your opinion.考试分数鼓励学生学习吗？1 标准化考试造成三方的危害段落大意：标准化考试对老师，学生，学校三方都有危害。Where is the standardized test that can measure passion for learning, respect for others, and human empathy?” These are the words of Tom McKenna, a disgruntled high school teacher from Portland, Oregon. Like many other educators and students across the nation, Tom is tired of the system. The educational system today is composed of a series of standardized tests. Standardized tests are bad for many reasons. They cause teachers to limit their curriculum, cause school districts to focus too heavily on raising test scores, and extract the passion for learning from students. 2 标准化考试对老师惰性的培养段落大意：标准化考试使得很多教师只为了考试而准备教学材料。In many cases teachers are encouraged to teach only material that will be seen on certain standardized tests. For this reason, teachers are forced to extract superfluous material from the course. Instead, teachers focus only on specific items from the test. Students are encouraged to memorize isolated facts and regurgitate short responses. In an article published by the Fair Test organization, this method is called “teaching the test.” Teaching the test seems to be conducive to improving test-taking skills but real academic progression is not always represented.3 标准化考试对孩子自信心的伤害段落大意：标准化考试会挫伤孩子的自信心。Standardized tests are used all over the country as a means to measure students’ academic performance. Often the students become frustrated upon taking these tests and in turn do not perform at their optimal level. Research has shown that standardized tests cannot fully represent a student’s intelligence or achievement. 4 标准化考试有内在的不公平性段落大意：标准化考试对鉴定一个人的能力有着不公平，不精确的弊端。Standardized testing is an unfair and inaccurate form of judging a person’s intellect. In many cases, people are either over or underrepr