Re: CAT 6 Questions

[George Sheridan <learn@jps.net>]

At 07:42 PM 5/5/2003 -0700, Karen Canty wrote:

> But it still isn't going to be made public?

Right, Karen. So new teachers can't see any questions is advance, for fear 
they would teach to the test.

-----Original Message-----
> From: arn-l-owner@interversity.org [mailto:arn-l-owner@interversity.org]
> On Behalf Of George Sheridan
> Sent: Monday, May 05, 2003 12:17 AM
> To: arn-l@interversity.org
> Subject: Re: [arn-l] CAT 6 Questions
>
> Karen:
>
> All second grade math questions are dictated (I suppose in an attempt to
>
> factor out discrepancies in reading ability). Some language arts
> questions
> are also dictated, such as those requiring students to match the sounds
> they hear in a word.
>
> In any case, a teacher proctoring a test cannot avoid seeing at least
> some
> questions, since we are required at various times to ascertain that
> students are working on the correct problem.

George Sheridan
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