FOXNews Politics | 9 hours ago | Politics
A professor from California has raised concerns about the negative impacts on students due to the abolishment of standardized testing in the name of "inclusivity". According to this educator, the removal of such uniform measuring systems may hinder the academic preparedness of students for college-level coursework, ultimately leading them to struggle more.
The argument presented by the professor underlines that standardized tests serve a crucial role in evaluating a student's readiness for college. With the absence of these evaluations, students may lack an understanding of their own academic skills or any areas of weakness that need to be improved before embarking on their college journey.
These tests have often acted as a yardstick to measure a student’s grasp over assigned coursework and their competence in it. Without these objective standards of assessment, there's an increased likelihood that students will enter college underprepared, thereby struggling with advanced coursework.
Though the intention behind discarding standardized testing may be to foster inclusivity, the professor warns that the move can produce unintended consequences. By prioritizing inclusivity over practical academic readiness, the education system could inadvertently leave students behind, unprepared for the demands of higher education studies.