standardized
adjective
stan·dard·ized
ˈstan-dər-ˌdīzd 
: brought into conformity with a standard : done or produced in a standard, consistent way
standardized tests
High-volume, scientifically managed industry, producing standardized goods, generated vast economies of scale and levels of wealth unparalleled in history.—
Robert B. Reich
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As a childless person who doesn’t teach I’ve been happily unaware that, due to standardized testing requirements that favor close reads of excerpts over whole books, there’s an entire generation of students who have very little contextual framework for the literature they’re being taught in school.
—Literary Hub, 6 Nov. 2025
Just over 3,000 third graders were kept from advancing to the fourth grade in 2025 after being unable to pass the Indiana standardized reading test.
—Caroline Beck, IndyStar, 5 Nov. 2025
The district’s standardized test scores have lagged behind the state average in recent years.
—Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 5 Nov. 2025
Every spring, California public school students in third through eighth grade, as well as 11th-graders, take comprehensive, end-of-year standardized tests in ELA and math as part of the California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress, or CAASPP.
—Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Nov. 2025
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Literary Hub, 6 Nov. 2025
Just over 3,000 third graders were kept from advancing to the fourth grade in 2025 after being unable to pass the Indiana standardized reading test.
—Caroline Beck, IndyStar, 5 Nov. 2025
The district’s standardized test scores have lagged behind the state average in recent years.
—Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 5 Nov. 2025
Every spring, California public school students in third through eighth grade, as well as 11th-graders, take comprehensive, end-of-year standardized tests in ELA and math as part of the California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress, or CAASPP.
—Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Nov. 2025
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“Standardized.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/standardized. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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