It does not stop there either. Despite all the negative points shown over the controversy of standardized tests, there is a positive side that has been uncovered. These results show that positive changes can occur due to standardized testing. Even if a new system is not implemented in the schooling system, a positive turn of events has occurred as the pressure on the schools and teachers to get the children to perform at an acceptable level . . . Though time consuming, the involvement of the parents has shown great results as well as the bonus of building family ties.
Results are commonly misunderstood due to their vast comparative numbers.
Coyle continues with an illustration of the misapprehension. When test results came out last year, scores from the two large elementary schools were relatively close. However, the local paper printed the rankings, showing how each school compared to all the other schools in the state. Apparently, there were many, many schools in Indiana with similar scores because three hundred schools fell in between our two. It was misleading . . .