standardized tests

基本解释

First there was No Child Left Behind, which took effect in 2003 and required states to give all students standardized tests to measure school progress.
首先是2003年生效的“不让一个儿童落伍”的计划，它要求所有的州都对学生进行标准测试来衡量学校的学习进程。
As in many states, Massachusetts elementary and high school students must pass a series of standardized tests during their scholastic careers, ultimately as a prerequisite for high school graduation.
在我所在的州，马萨诸塞州小学和高中学生在学习生涯中都必须通过一些列标准化测试，最终作为高中毕业的必备条件。
Why? Because somewhere along the way, girls stopped taking math and never learned the skills required to do well on standardized tests.
原因在于学习到某一程度时，女孩停止了数学的学习，并没有学到在标准化测验取得高分所必需的技能。

Dennis Van Roekel of the National Education Association said the plan "still relies on standardized tests to identify winners and losers."

The survey found that home-schooled children scored well above the national median on standardized tests.
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