tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6534665086749553287.post5901975106654673743..comments2024-03-27T08:53:29.267-04:00Comments on CURMUDGUCATION: Magical Magical Standardized TestsPeter Greenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16511193640285760299noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6534665086749553287.post-59870730995588010692015-06-15T23:22:56.740-04:002015-06-15T23:22:56.740-04:00Dear Lord. Do grades not point the way to a kid t...Dear Lord. Do grades not point the way to a kid that is struggling? Do last year's teachers not answer email in the summer? Can't he pinpoint kids who are struggling because of grades and then go to the textbook database to see the specific items they failed last year? If he is too lazy to look at the data that is available, and to contact the teachers, and read IEPs, then he needs a new job.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04996620109892561477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6534665086749553287.post-2599828530321575912015-06-15T19:11:35.156-04:002015-06-15T19:11:35.156-04:00To be fair, starting this year in Utah, the scores...To be fair, starting this year in Utah, the scores for all of the BS tests in May came back to students almost instantly. They got their raw score and 1-4 score. Of course, the scores are useless since they're not disaggregated in any way, but they DID get their scores. I believe the teachers got them, too. The writing test scores, which were hand-graded, aren't back yet, though. The writing test was in February. Jennifer Bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11035275432608580082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6534665086749553287.post-43436776272130733172015-06-15T16:34:33.696-04:002015-06-15T16:34:33.696-04:00"deeply invaluable"
Nailed it."deeply invaluable"<br />Nailed it.laMissyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00516322307725011313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6534665086749553287.post-32679263567600831342015-06-15T16:03:20.860-04:002015-06-15T16:03:20.860-04:00Forgot to mention this was in CA, so that answers ...Forgot to mention this was in CA, so that answers one of your questions,Cut to Chasehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09175169613161874472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6534665086749553287.post-91943107858298415582015-06-15T16:02:23.683-04:002015-06-15T16:02:23.683-04:00Been retired for four years, but it is my recollec...Been retired for four years, but it is my recollection that we got our CST (now SBAC) scores before school opened. My final seven years were spent in continuation, so we incentivized students to actually make an effort on tests that normally would have had no impact by offering credit on courses they had failed at the comprehensive high school. Since the CATs purported to test learning, then a passing score could be construed to show that the learning had taken place and that credit had been earned. It worked. We never gave credit for classes that students were taking for the first time with us.Cut to Chasehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09175169613161874472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6534665086749553287.post-20332451467777451912015-06-15T14:39:22.391-04:002015-06-15T14:39:22.391-04:00While I agree with the above piece, and abhor char...While I agree with the above piece, and abhor charters, Mr. Hoffman would be correct when he stated that he had the results of the test back before school started. In California, where I live, aggregate data used to be available to the schools in the end of June and parents receive scores in July. I am not sure this is currently the case since I opt my children out of BS Test, but it has been in the past, But, in CA, the test is only given to third grade and above, so we are assuming this student is struggling based on 3 days in May, and has dramatically improved in one year. The question is: what test, though? California did not give tests in 2014, with reportable results. We got a waiver from the USDOE. So what year is he talking about, 2013? Essentially this story is total BS. Much like the tests Hoffman is proclaiming to love.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11237123294798056040noreply@blogger.com