This article is from the Wall Street Journal August 6/7, 2016 by Jo Craven McGinty. I have to administer achievement tests for students on my case load so I was interested. The article says scores can vary "10 points in either directions." That is something to think about.
The purpose of the test is to show Special Education classes are needed or that a student is qualified for gate classes. But the author felts that the tests "only explain 40% to 50% of school achievement.
What I like reading the most was, "It turns out that qualities such as motivation, determination, and a desire to succeed--qualities that IQ tests don't measure-- play a significant role in success."
So don't worry about standardized testing - work hard, ask questions, read, take notes, try harder, get extra help, rewrite notes, go to study sessions, do your homework and you should be able to do it!!
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