tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186797.post3985030309145016878..comments2023-12-29T05:24:43.830-06:00Comments on Kay Brooks: Accurate test scoresKay Brookshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06073075957511329333noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186797.post-64408252186637128722007-06-14T15:00:00.000-05:002007-06-14T15:00:00.000-05:00http://www.boardofed.idaho.gov/naep/misc/naepequiv...http://www.boardofed.idaho.gov/<BR/>naep/misc/naepequivalentscore/<BR/>nes_menu.htm<BR/><BR/>the whole URLBerthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06707742265305417901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186797.post-46725178328735851522007-06-14T14:58:00.000-05:002007-06-14T14:58:00.000-05:00When NCES mapped the state cut scores for proficie...When NCES mapped the state cut scores for proficiency onto the NAEP scales one thing became clear. There is no clear, consistant relationship between the rigor of a state's cut score and the state's overall achievement. For evidence see:<BR/><BR/>http://www.boardofed.idaho.gov/naep/misc/naepequivalentscore/nes_menu.htmBerthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06707742265305417901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186797.post-54917185067939898412007-06-14T11:49:00.000-05:002007-06-14T11:49:00.000-05:00Why else would TN escape the apples to apples comp...Why else would TN escape the apples to apples comparison of the Stanford 9? Who then can question your "good" grades (and they are worried the homeschoolers aren't accountable).<BR/><BR/>I agree on the challenge of the assesment. If a child is constantly 99th percentile, the test isn't a test - or they are in the wrong grade.<BR/><BR/>What do you think the low bar for the lottery dollars is going to do to the SACS schools? We don't want to offend certain people groups (those that can't score the state average of 21 on the ACT) and are doing everything we can to keep them enrolled at the college level.Eric Holcombehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14302565222717378715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186797.post-1728117674576954972007-06-07T17:37:00.000-05:002007-06-07T17:37:00.000-05:00Thanks for showing this. It is sad that the state ...Thanks for showing this. It is sad that the state has been trusted to devise it's own measurement and it has failed so badly in giving honest feedback to students, parents, and teachers.<BR/><BR/>The clearinghouse mentioned in the previous post is good. More authority ought to be given to the College Board, which makes and administers excellent tests, and the Southern Association for Colleges and Schools, which offers an excellent self-improvement program for schools via the reaccreditation process. It is the best tools schools have, though with the various levels of bureaucracy, SACS reports and recommendations unfortunately get put on the shelf too quickly and often. <BR/><BR/>What we really need to do is remember who our customers are: families here in Nashville. While accountability is necessary, there is no way bureaucrats in Washington, D.C. can truly measure a school and its progress, especially when it lets the state devise the measuring stick. We're raising children, not merely test takers. Too many kids need an assessment that's a challenge. Not all, but many students will rise to the occasion- they will jump as high as we ask them to. Unfortunately for many in Tennessee, the stick is way too close to the ground so everybody can make it over.Buckleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04087082956705159705noreply@blogger.com