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Robertson, Heather-Jane – Phi Delta Kappan, 2000
Fournier, coordinator of the School Achievement Indicators Program (SAIP), claims that score differences are associated with linguistic and gender differences. These results have long been substantiated. The expectation-setting process has little reliability or validity. SAIP does not help teachers, and should not determine what students learn.…
Descriptors: Data Collection, Data Interpretation, Elementary Secondary Education, Expectation