Please remember that tests measure - what the designers want to measure. A number is a number, not an actual, concrete thing. Early IQ test measured whether the test takers knew knew the proper way to set a table. Guess who failed?
They were also exclusively in English and gave very low scores to those who didn't speak it. As far as I can tell, no one who mandates standardized testing has learned anything from that.
True. And also, a whole lot of teachers learned stuff as their schools were closed and they became wandering subs. The testers never learned anything. Not part of the job requirement.
"Don't let anyone tell you that standardized tests are not accurate measures. The truth of the matter is they offer a remarkably precise method for gauging the size of the houses near the school where the test was administered." ~Alfie Kohn
Please remember that tests measure - what the designers want to measure. A number is a number, not an actual, concrete thing. Early IQ test measured whether the test takers knew knew the proper way to set a table. Guess who failed?
They were also exclusively in English and gave very low scores to those who didn't speak it. As far as I can tell, no one who mandates standardized testing has learned anything from that.
Ah, but that is the point: Only the testEES are judged, never the testERS, so they never have to learn anything.
True. And also, a whole lot of teachers learned stuff as their schools were closed and they became wandering subs. The testers never learned anything. Not part of the job requirement.
"Don't let anyone tell you that standardized tests are not accurate measures. The truth of the matter is they offer a remarkably precise method for gauging the size of the houses near the school where the test was administered." ~Alfie Kohn
I love this
It's a great quote. Wish I'd thought of it!