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<blockquote data-quote="BillM" data-source="post: 3786752" data-attributes="member: 45785"><p>Yes, it could. Did, actually, in my limited experience. Been out of the teaching field since 2012, so can't say definitively, but probably still does. "Standardized Testing" generally amounts to multiple guess answer sheets that are computer scanned and graded. Most people can get a 65% or better just randomly choosing answers without bothering to read the test. I was taught, and told to teach, a method of doing this by comparing two of the answers, and eliminating the one that was obvious wrong, which if followed rigorously would give you a 50% chance of getting the correct answer by just marking one of the two left at random. You're supposed to format the test so the answers don't cluster. Makes it easier to grade manually if you must, and to tell who's cheating, among other things. Works best for simple facts, and rote memorization. </p><p></p><p>To accurately test comprehension is considerably more difficult and time consuming. Lots of essay questions, and a lot of reading. Not so easy to do for large numbers of students. When I was teaching geography at Del Crest Middle school, I had 6 classes per day, approximately 35 students per class, and about 45 minutes to do everything they wanted done besides teaching the subject. I thought I could make it a bit more interesting for them, since I'd been to some of the places they were studying. I found otherwise. I averaged one student per class who actually wanted to learn what I was teaching. The rest already knew everything they needed to know. </p><p></p><p>Couple of years after that, I saw one of my kids on the news, wanted for murder. Very rewarding time in my life.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BillM, post: 3786752, member: 45785"] Yes, it could. Did, actually, in my limited experience. Been out of the teaching field since 2012, so can't say definitively, but probably still does. "Standardized Testing" generally amounts to multiple guess answer sheets that are computer scanned and graded. Most people can get a 65% or better just randomly choosing answers without bothering to read the test. I was taught, and told to teach, a method of doing this by comparing two of the answers, and eliminating the one that was obvious wrong, which if followed rigorously would give you a 50% chance of getting the correct answer by just marking one of the two left at random. You're supposed to format the test so the answers don't cluster. Makes it easier to grade manually if you must, and to tell who's cheating, among other things. Works best for simple facts, and rote memorization. To accurately test comprehension is considerably more difficult and time consuming. Lots of essay questions, and a lot of reading. Not so easy to do for large numbers of students. When I was teaching geography at Del Crest Middle school, I had 6 classes per day, approximately 35 students per class, and about 45 minutes to do everything they wanted done besides teaching the subject. I thought I could make it a bit more interesting for them, since I'd been to some of the places they were studying. I found otherwise. I averaged one student per class who actually wanted to learn what I was teaching. The rest already knew everything they needed to know. Couple of years after that, I saw one of my kids on the news, wanted for murder. Very rewarding time in my life. [/QUOTE]
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