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The benefits of standardized testing are constantly debated; while the system was a given for decades, it is often criticized as unfair, inaccurate and in need of updating to reflect reality.

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One of the problems is that coaching can often boost scores significantly. Moreover, people who take a lot of tests have a significant advantage over people who do not. In other words, the tests test other things in addition to what they claim to test.

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To find out how much you have learned or not and to compare you to other students in your grade level/age group. It gives the teacher an insightful view of how they are teaching and how the students are learning.

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Generally it provides scoring for teachers to evaluate student performance and if there are learning gaps that must be filled.

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They are needed to make standard comparisons of different students for certain purposes (e.g. college admission, career guidance).

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