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Should standardized testing be eliminated from the education system? Examine the pros and cons of standardized testing and argue for or against its use in schools.

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The testing of learned
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 is an essential part of the learning process. In recent years, a trend towards standardization of
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 process can be observed. Naturally, every change has its good and bad sides. In
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 essay, I try to present the most important pros and cons.
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, standardization allows easier comparison of things being tested.
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 occurs in education, where many tests help to reliably verify the
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 of many different people in many different places.
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, the use of tests in education
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 significantly speeds up the whole stage of checking
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, which
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 the number of teachers is crucial. We all remember how we were nervously waiting for the result of our matriculation exams or before the result of the university exams were announced.
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, not all skills can be easily standardized.
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 it is great for science, the humanities require a completely different approach. I cannot imagine how to prepare for a test to check
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 of philosophy or philology. Analyzing the arguments presented above, I feel that the standardization of our lives is a fact. What needs to be considered is not its introduction or removal from education, but rather how to use it to prepare the next generation for very different challenges in their lives than those we faced on the threshold of maturity.

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    • Sentence 1 - Background statement
    • Sentence 2 - Detailed background statement
    • Sentence 3 - Thesis
    • Sentence 4 - Outline sentence
  • Paragraph 2 - First supporting paragraph
    • Sentence 1 - Topic sentence
    • Sentence 2 - Example
    • Sentence 3 - Discussion
    • Sentence 4 - Conclusion
  • Paragraph 3 - Second supporting paragraph
    • Sentence 1 - Topic sentence
    • Sentence 2 - Example
    • Sentence 3 - Discussion
    • Sentence 4 - Conclusion
  • Paragraph 4 - Conclusion
    • Sentence 1 - Summary
    • Sentence 2 - Restatement of thesis
    • Sentence 3 - Prediction or recommendation

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