tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15231380.post113949210806715879..comments2023-10-19T07:54:32.841-04:00Comments on Quod She: Standardized testing for collegesDr. Viragohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03960384082670286328noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15231380.post-1139587071615638532006-02-10T10:57:00.000-05:002006-02-10T10:57:00.000-05:00I'm not sure they have in mind a bubble test, but ...I'm not sure they have in mind a bubble test, but that said, whatever they have in mind, I agree with AW's assessment of where it should go.<BR/><BR/>And MT - Hee!Dr. Viragohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03960384082670286328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15231380.post-1139583538137223162006-02-10T09:58:00.000-05:002006-02-10T09:58:00.000-05:00I think we should have a standardized test for the...I think we should have a standardized test for the whole world. We should make the world better if it isn't scoring well.MThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02341704109256270557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15231380.post-1139544387046396182006-02-09T23:06:00.000-05:002006-02-09T23:06:00.000-05:00I am thinking, right now, that I have some very in...I am thinking, right now, that I have some very innovative ideas for what Margaret Spellings ought to do with her bubble sheets. And it <I>does not</I> include passing them out to college students.<BR/><BR/>Maybe she and her supporters don't realize it, but I think we spend the <I>vast majority</I> of our time as college educators trying to correct problems that are <I>directly attributable</I> to students having spent most of their educational lives learning how to take standardized tests--and very little else.Ancrene Wiseasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02075637582360688845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15231380.post-1139521065032199002006-02-09T16:37:00.000-05:002006-02-09T16:37:00.000-05:00What a crappy idea.Next up, some administrator's g...What a crappy idea.<BR/><BR/>Next up, some administrator's going to be telling the faculty that WE need to read these standardized tests. <BR/><BR/>I just cannot imagine a bubble test that will say anything meaningful about anything other than a student's ability and willingness to fill in bubbles.<BR/><BR/>word verification: cckyrb, which seems remarkably apt for this cockamamy idea.Bardiachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11846065504793800266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15231380.post-1139518098811937582006-02-09T15:48:00.000-05:002006-02-09T15:48:00.000-05:00HeoCwaeth, your eloquent rage says exactly what I ...HeoCwaeth, your eloquent rage says exactly what I didn't have the time and energy to say this morning. Thanks!Dr. Viragohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03960384082670286328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15231380.post-1139515335374095602006-02-09T15:02:00.000-05:002006-02-09T15:02:00.000-05:00!@#$%^&! Standardized testing at the university le...!@#$%^&! Standardized testing at the university level. Because it's done SUCH wonders for the grade school and high school levels, right? Because it's very easy to round up English majors and Chemistry majors and Anthropology majors and test them all in a way that's completely non-biased and tests skill-sets rather than knowledge-bases. <BR/><BR/>Does this woman own stock in a testing company? The ONLY good I can see coming from adding more high-stakes testing to the educational experience is the creation of jobs for test-designers. Grrrrr.Heohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15790601758953554870noreply@blogger.com