joannejacobs.com - 16 days ago
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Urging parents to "set a high bar" for their children, President Obama revealed his daughter Malia, a sixth-grader at Sidwell Friends School, had come home with a 73 on her science test. Her mother had told her earlier that she should earn “90 percent and up.’’
Malia vowed to study harder ...
What Do These Test Scores Mean? Part 1
schoolpsychologistfiles.blogspot.com 4/22/2009 — Part 1 of "What Do These Test Scores Mean?" will focus on the cognitive assessment (a.k.a. Intelligence Testing) . Check back in the next few weeks for Part 2 and Part 3, which will focus on rating scales and educational testing. A cognitive ...
Paying for test scores pays off
joannejacobs.com 6/8/2009 — Low-income students offered cash for high test scores improved more than similar New York City students who got no reward, reports the New York Post.
About two-thirds of the 59 high-poverty schools in the Sparks program -- which pays seventh-graders up to $500 and fourth-graders as much as $250 ...
Who shall test the test readers?
joannejacobs.com 9/29/2009 — Poorly trained part-timers determine test scores that loom so large in education, writes Todd Farley in a New York Times op-ed. The author of Making the Grades, Farley was hired to score fourth-grade, state-wide reading comprehension tests when he was a graduate student in 1994.
One of the tests ...
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feedproxy.google.com 10/18/2009 — yes, a test. What. you’ve never seen a blogger testing before?
By the way, did you see my attempt at a review blog? Check it out !
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Obama: kids need MORE time in school
mommylife.net 9/27/2009 — More disturbing trends from the President who seems to never sleep - and never to run out of ideas for controlling our lives.
Associated Press reports:
More school: Obama would curtail summer vacation
By LIBBY QUAID (AP) - 4 hours ago
WASHINGTON -- Students beware: The summer ...
The Back to School Test
myspecialks.com 9/19/2009 — Because I'm too tired to do anything else! What does yours say about you?! You Are an Overachiever You are a lively, ambitious, and passionate person. You are driven to do well in life and aspire to great things. You are most likely to succeed if you are working with other talented ...
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jophiesjungle.blogspot.com 3/12/2009 — Late night testing and maintenance......
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