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[Author Prev][Author Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Author Index][Thread Index] Re: Test Development and Scoring for Dummies
These are the same people that Big Business thinks are not qualified to work for them. What makes them qualified to make decisions on qualifications of others, even if they ARE following someone else's directions? VS-) George Cunningham wrote: > > Juanita, > > These scorers are drawn from the same population of potential employees as > are telemarketers. So, when you are annoyed by callers at dinner trying to > sell you replacement windows just be glad they are doing that, not grading > your children's tests. > > This is why I believe large-scale, high-stakes tests should only use > multiple-choice items. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the ARN-L list, send command SIGNOFF ARN-L to LISTSERV@LISTS.CUA.EDU.
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