tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28236246.post3854693770984729124..comments2023-07-03T08:48:52.592-07:00Comments on 5/17: math WASL going down in flames?Jim Andersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09928624189124041120noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28236246.post-86809690339508453642007-02-22T11:28:00.000-08:002007-02-22T11:28:00.000-08:00At least in math, multiple choice isn't so bad. Te...At least in math, multiple choice isn't so bad. Testers can create distracters tied to specific math errors. Answer A, for example, might happen only if a test-taker confuses a positive and negative sign. That allows for quick, cheap, valid assessment. (There are also formulas to account for the guess factor--the SAT, for one, slightly penalizes guessing.) <BR/><BR/>A big question that goes unanswered: which better predicts later math success? The WASL, NAEP, SAT, or other variable or combination of variables? If a cheaper, faster test does the same job, we ought to make the switch.Jim Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09928624189124041120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28236246.post-67211268311018068052007-02-22T09:32:00.000-08:002007-02-22T09:32:00.000-08:00I'm ambivalent. The standardization issue is impo...I'm ambivalent. The standardization issue is important so that we can actually do valid comparisons across schools and across grades, but I've always thought one of the strengths of the test is that it's NOT multiple choice.Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01136112516250432897noreply@blogger.com