Re: Justification for the SAT

[dennis roberts <dmr@PSU.EDU>]

At 09:34 AM 9/1/01 -0400, Stephen McGinnis wrote:
>   The belief in the absolute
> accuracy of classroom grades reminds me of something from another era.  Are
> we back to the dogma that the earth is flat?  There seems to be an equal
> amount of quantitative evidence to support both theories.

i don't know of anyone on this list or any other list that thinks teachers'
grades are perfect ... far from it ... most teachers would be very hesitant
to be dragged into court to "prove" their grades were perfect

but, this is what i do think

most folks think that the collective opinion of many many MANY teachers ...
across many years of observing students in school ... is better than scores
on ONE test ... of say .. 2 hours duration ...

you just have to hope that on the day you take the SAT ... you are NOT
feeling under the weather ...


> Sincerely,
>
> Steve McGinnis
>
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------
> To unsubscribe from the ARN-L list, send command SIGNOFF ARN-L
> to LISTSERV@LISTS.CUA.EDU.

==============================================================
dennis roberts, penn state university
educational psychology, 8148632401
http://roberts.ed.psu.edu/users/droberts/drober~1.htm

--------------------------------------------------------------------------
To unsubscribe from the ARN-L list, send command SIGNOFF ARN-L
to LISTSERV@LISTS.CUA.EDU.