 Some students who master class materials through homework or study may not succeed in testing environments due to a lack of test-taking skills.WNBC-TV senior correspondent Gabe Pressman expressed another concern about teaching to the test; benchmarks for standardized tests can sometimes be affected by political pressures.In many cases test scores are dumbed down to achieve the forecasted figures; as a result, improvement in standardized tests result does not always represent students’ real level of skill.