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Students take up to 88 standardized tests before high school, but more testing doesn't improve learning

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Briefings

The United States public K-12 school system is heavily shaped by standardized testing, which has become a pervasive feature of education. Despite this widespread testing, research indicates that additional testing does not improve student learning outcomes.

Key points

• The public K-12 school system in the United States has become pervasively shaped by standardized testing.
• More testing does not improve learning outcomes.

Context

This finding challenges the assumption that increased testing drives educational improvement. The evidence suggests that while testing is widespread, its impact on actual learning remains negligible.

Limitations

The evidence is limited to the public K-12 system in the United States. It does not specify the number of tests taken, the specific learning metrics measured, or the duration of the study period.

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