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Band 6+: How do you think the emphasis on standardized testing affects students' overall development and learning experience?

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Well, I think if the school officials were to focus on a standard template of this test system, then they are still pursuing this one. Therefore, it makes it much easier for students to cheat on essential items with their smartphones by using artificial intelligence. As for the learning experiences in these kinds of scenarios, they are not actually learning useful information. Instead, they are only learning how to overcome this test, not to master the subject of this test itself. Therefore, they are having bad experiences with it.

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Well, I think if the school officials were to focus on standard template of this test system, then they are still pursuing this one. Therefore, making it much easier for students to cheat on essential items with their smartphone by using artificial intelligence. As for the learning experiences in these kind of scenarios, they are not actually learning useful information. Instead, they are only learning how to overcome this test, not to master the subject on this test itself. Therefore, they are having bad experiences with it and

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they: 4

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learning: 3

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