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Running Head : THE EFFECTS OF STANDARDIZED TESTING

The Effects of Standardized Testing in the Classroom

Teaching to the Test

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Teachers often cringe in fear at the mention of standardized tests School districts and individual schools rely on good test scores in to continue to receive federal money allocated for education Additionally , many teachers ' salaries are based on how well their students perform on standardized tests which makes a successful outcome even more important (Boser , 2000 . The pressure from school districts as well as salary outcomes

has placed a great deal of pressure on teachers when it comes to preparing their students to be successful on high stakes tests . Teachers report that they spend more time on test preparation skills than providing authentic learning experiences for their students (Boser , 2000 . Further , researchers have attempted to discover how much overlap there is between a classroom curriculum and what is included on standardized tests and have learned that one of the ten studies conducted show that the overlap is a mere five percent (Boser , 2000 . This finding suggests that not only are teachers under a great deal of pressure to teach to the test , but they are actually presenting information to students that is not included on high stakes tests . The entire standardized testing system in the United States is largely unsuccessful in ensuring that national and state standards align with curriculum in to show accurate results on standardized tests (Boser , 2000 . An analysis of the proponents...