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Bad Data Must Be Challenged.

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

Quantum Theory, the Uncertainty Principle, and the Alchemy of Standardized Testing.

Wassermann, Selma – Phi Delta Kappan, 2001

Argues that reliance on the outcome of quantitative standardized tests to assess student performance is misplaced quest for certainty in an uncertain world. Reviews and lauds Canadian teacher-devised qualitative diagnostic tool, "Profiles of Student Behaviors," composed of 20 behavioral patterns in student knowledge, attitude, and skill.…

Descriptors: Alternative Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education, Intellectual Development, Research Skills