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eppur_se_muova

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4. Standardized exams should be used to collect data about cohorts, not individuals.

Reply to Eugene (Original post)

Tue Jun 12, 2012, 11:02 AM

Jun 2012

While individual results can be used to advise and plan, they should not be used for grades or other high-stakes outcomes. They are *statistical* data, and statistical data is useful for dealing with the *distribution* of outcomes, not specific cases.

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Parents protest surge in standardized testing [View all] Eugene Jun 2012 OP

but look at how much money the testing companies are making! n/t antigop Jun 2012 #1

Welcome to No Child Left Behind Happyhippychick Jun 2012 #2

About Friggin' Time! I Sympathize with the kids, not the parents, they should have protested this... Moonwalk Jun 2012 #3

Standardized exams should be used to collect data about cohorts, not individuals. eppur_se_muova Jun 2012 #4

Amen proud2BlibKansan Jun 2012 #6

Standardized tests have cost Texas $1.2B since 2000 - TBF Jun 2012 #5