User:Sjalderson/Standardized test/Jaime Wegener Peer Review

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Sjalderson


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 * Standardized test
 * Standardized test

Evaluate the drafted changes
Lead

This article's lead is good and sufficiently brief, but perhaps could be made a bit more succinct?

Content

The article appears to include most of the relevant subjects pertaining to standardized tests; this includes controversy pertaining to socioeconomic status. Perhaps the article could mention something about how affluent students have higher success rates with standardized testing considering they have access to educational resources such as test-preparation courses or tutors that lower-class or even middle-class students have more difficulty obtaining. There is also the link between socioeconomic status and systemic racism (such as in the criminal justice system school-to-prison pipeline). Another aspect of controversy concerning standardized testing is its impact on mental health. This source: https://direct.mit.edu/edfp/article/16/2/183/97156/Testing-Stress-and-Performance-How-Students\ links standardized tests and increased stress levels in adolescents.

Tone

The tone is neutral.

Sources

I would just confirm that the sources are academic and scholarly, as I am sure you have done.

Organization

The article is organized very well. There doesn't appear to be a section on testing alternatives, such as portfolio-based exams, in which test-takers present their work from high school to college admissions committees to show their individual skillsets.

Images

There are relevant images of standardized tests and test-takers.

Overall Impressions

This article is very good! I do not see much that needs improvement, perhaps just a few tweaks here and there.