ProCon’s Standardized Test Quiz
- Question: What did USA Today and The Washington Post report about high-stakes standardized testing in Washington, D.C., schools between 2008 and 2012?
- Answer: Both newspapers reported on the disturbing level of cheating that accompanied high-stakes standardized tests.
- Question: Who played a major role in introducing standardized tests in the United States?
- Answer: Famed school reformer Horace Mann played a significant role in introducing standardized tests in the United States when he implemented them in Boston schools in the mid-1800s.
- Question: What’s the significance of the famed “Eight-Legged Essay”?
- Answer: The famed “Eight-Legged Essay,” so-called because of the essay’s eight parts, became a fixture of the Chinese empire during the Ming dynasty (1368–1644) and was a standard part of civil service tests for government jobs.
- Question: Which of the following contributed to the use of standardized tests?
- Answer: All of these contributed to the use of standardized tests.
- Question: Which of the following is true about the standardized tests issued by the U.S. Army during World War I?
- Answer: All of these are true about the standardized tests issued by the U.S. Army during World War I.
- Question: The earliest standardized tests in American schools were mainly designed for which purpose?
- Answer: Early American standardized tests were mainly designed to measure student knowledge and assess the quality of schools.
- Question: Which of the following is a common argument against standardized tests?
- Answer: All of these are common arguments against standardized tests.
- Question: Which of the following is a common argument in favor of standardized tests?
- Answer: All of these are common arguments in favor of standardized tests.
