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Students' Attitudes Towards Standardized Testing: A Literature Review, Kelly Gard
Students' Attitudes Towards Standardized Testing: A Literature Review, Kelly Gard
Curriculum and Instruction Undergraduate Honors Theses
Standardized testing is a task that all students must undertake during their educational careers. Standardized tests are large determinants to course placements, exceptionality placements, grades, school sanctions or rewards, and education policy. It is imperative that all students have an equal opportunity to succeed on standardized tests. However, bias, stress, and anxiety in standardized testing often hinders the opportunity for many students to excel on the tests.
The purpose of this literature review is to discuss the research conducted on standardized testing bias which includes the prevalence of testing bias as well as the causes and types of testing bias. …