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Band 6+: What are some possible long-term consequences of the growing emphasis on standardized testing in education systems?

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As you know, every student becomes similar to each other as they prepare directly for these standardized tests. They don't even use other skills like creativity or flexibility. They just prepare for the tests through studying, even hard studying, but they lose their ability and their identity as individuals, I think.

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as you know that every student would be the similar to each other as they are preparing directly to these standard times and testing and they don’t even use other skills as creativity or the flexibility. They just directly prepare for this testing as studying, even the hard study, but they lose their ability, their identity of the person, I think.

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