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Standardized test

Meaning in education & teaching, with examples

nounCommon term

In education & teaching, standardized test means: A test that all students take under the same conditions, with the same or equivalent questions, and that is scored in the same way so results can be compared.

In Turkish: standart test, merkezi sınav, standartlaştırılmış test

How it is used

Common in discussions about national exams, school results and university entrance. Students take standardized tests; schools are sometimes judged by their test scores. 'Teaching to the test' is a common criticism.

Example sentences

  1. The state uses standardized tests in reading and maths at the end of grades 3 to 8.

  2. Many parents worry that standardized testing narrows what is taught in class.

Common collocations

  • take a standardized test
  • standardized test scores
  • standardized testing
  • teach to the test
  • summative assessmentAssessment at the end of a unit, term or course that measures what students have learned, usually to give a grade or make a decision.
  • examA formal test of students' knowledge or skills, usually taken at a fixed time and place under controlled conditions; short for examination.
  • proctorA person who supervises students during an exam to make sure the rules are followed and nobody cheats.
  • assessmentThe process of collecting information about what students know and can do, for example through tests, tasks, questions or observation, and judging their progress.

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