Standardized Test (state, national, graduate, certifications)
- A standardized test is a test administered and scored in a consistent manner. The tests are designed in such a way that the questions, conditions for administering, scoring procedures, and interpretations are consistent and are administered and scored in a predetermined, standard manner.
- One of the main advantages of standardized testing is that the results can be empirically documented, therefore the test scores can be shown to have a relative degree of validity and reliability, as well as results which are generalizable and replicable.
- This is often contrasted with grades on a school transcript, which are assigned by individual teachers. It may be difficult to account for differences in educational culture across schools, difficulty of a given teacher's curriculum, differences in teaching style, and techniques and biases that affect grading. This makes standardized tests useful for admissions purposes in higher education, where a school is trying to compare students from across the nation or across the world.
- Some students do not do well on standardized tests, despite mastery of the material, due to testing anxiety or lack of time management or test-taking skills. This reflects the fact that tests cannot directly measure student knowledge, only the ability of students to apply knowledge in a stressful situation.
- Test preparation (abbreviated test prep) or exam preparation primarily refers to educational courses and tutoring designed to increase students' performance on standardized tests, particularly entrance examinations used for admissions to institutions of higher education, such as college (SAT and ACT), business school (GMAT), law school (LSAT), medical school (MCAT), and graduate school (GRE).
- HSPE - High School Proficiency Exam (Math/Science)
- HSPE - High School Proficiency Exam (Verbal/Writing)
- GED - General Education Degree (Math/Science)
- GED - General Education Degree (Verbal/Writing)
- SAT - Scholastic Assesment Test (Math/Science)
- SAT - Scholastic Assesment Test (Verbal/Writing)
- ACT - American College Test (Math/Science)
- ACT - American College Test (Verbal/Writing)
- ASVAB - Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (Math/Logic)
- ASVAB - Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (Verbal)
- TOEFL - Test of English as a Foreign Language
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- PPST/Praxis - Pre Professional Skills Test (Math)
- PPST/Praxis - Pre Professional Skills Test (Verbal)
- GRE - Graduate Record Exam (Math/Analytical)
- GRE - Graduate Record Exam (Verbal/Writing)
- GMAT - Graduate Management Admissions Test
- LSAT - Law School Admission Test
- MCAT - Medical College Admission Test
- NCLEX - National Council Licensure Examination (Nursing)
- PCAT - Pharmacy College Admission Test
- VCAT - Veterinary College Admission Test
- DAT - Dental Admission Test
- TEAS - Test of Essential Academic Skills (Math/Science)
- TEAS - Test of Essential Academic Skills (Verbal)
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