verb · academic
standardize
UK/ˈstændədaɪz/US/ˈstændərˌdaɪz/STAN·dard·ize
to make something follow a common standard so it is consistent
Examples
“To compare results between schools, the ministry plans to standardize the exam format.”
“Many companies standardize procedures to ensure consistent quality.”
“Standardizing the measurement methods made the research results comparable.”
Band 8 sentence
“To compare international data reliably, researchers must standardize their measurement techniques before pooling results.”
Collocations
- standardize the exam/format/procedure
- standardize across countries/schools
- standardize measurement/methods
Word family
Common mistakes
standardize of the tests→standardize the tests
We must standardize for all schools→We must standardize exams across all schools
Say it for a higher band
5make standard→6normalize→7+standardize
Synonyms
normalize
harmonize
Easily confused
standard
“The exams are based on national standards to ensure fairness.”
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