Re: [tips] Testing Wars (Again or Still)

2016-04-24 Thread Joan Warmbold
In response to Christopher's commentary about our underfunded schools, I have provided an article from the Atlantic about Chicago schools sent to be my Tom O'Brien, who teaches in an inner city high school on the SW side.

Re: [tips] Testing Wars (Again or Still)

2016-04-24 Thread Christopher Green
Jim, It may be true that teacher training doesn’t include enough information about testing, but that’s not the main problem in the US now. The problem is that over-testing is actually disrupting (what is left of) the public education system. Because the tests focus only on reading/writing and

[tips] Testing Wars (Again or Still)

2016-04-24 Thread Jim Clark
Hi NY Times reports latest on the testing wars in schools. I think one of the causal factors, perhaps especially in the negative reactions of many teachers, may be the lack of education about testing in teacher education. At least one professor of education in the province bemoaned several

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2015-02-14 Thread michael sylvester
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RE:[tips] testing

2013-05-15 Thread Annette Taylor
From: MiguelRoig miguelr...@comcast.net Annette, you describe the terrible tragedy regarding those 4 students who committed suicide and follow it with familiar stories of slacking students. I feel your pain, especially because in applying our 'one-fits-all' course rules and requirements we can

RE:[tips] testing

2013-05-14 Thread Annette Taylor
This has been a particularly hard semester! But not with things that I need to seek help for from TiPS. We had 4 student suicides this semester. I don't think we have had 4 total during the previous 23 years that I have been here. This was really rough. The first announcement about the sad and

Re: [tips] testing

2013-05-14 Thread Gerald Peterson
Peterson Psych at SVSU - Original Message - From: Annette Taylor tay...@sandiego.edu To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) tips@fsulist.frostburg.edu Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2013 9:27:12 AM Subject: RE:[tips] testing This has been a particularly hard semester! But not with things

Re: [tips] testing

2013-05-14 Thread MiguelRoig
, 2013 9:27:12 AM Subject: RE:[tips] testing This has been a particularly hard semester! But not with things that I need to seek help for from TiPS. We had 4 student suicides this semester. I don't think we have had 4 total during the previous 23 years that I have been here. This was really rough

RE: [tips] testing

2013-05-14 Thread Tim Shearon
; general; history and systems You can't teach an old dogma new tricks. Dorothy Parker From: Annette Taylor tay...@sandiego.edu To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) tips@fsulist.frostburg.edu Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2013 9:27:12 AM Subject: RE:[tips

Re: [tips] testing

2013-05-14 Thread michael sylvester
Hey Tim: Do you still have your stash of Aocapulco Gold? Could be included in your summer relaxation program. michael --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: arch...@jab.org. To unsubscribe click here:

RE: [tips] testing

2013-05-14 Thread Tim Shearon
- From: michael sylvester [mailto:msylves...@copper.net] Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2013 4:05 PM To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) Subject: Re: [tips] testing Hey Tim: Do you still have your stash of Aocapulco Gold? Could be included in your summer relaxation program. michael

[tips] Testing

2013-05-13 Thread Paul C Bernhardt
No messages for several days… tap tap tap Is this thing working? Can you hear me now? Paul --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: arch...@jab.org. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5n=Tl=tipso=25496 or send a blank email to

RE:[tips] Testing

2013-05-13 Thread Marc Carter
, May 13, 2013 11:46 AM To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) Subject: [tips] Testing No messages for several days... tap tap tap Is this thing working? Can you hear me now? Paul --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: marc.car...@bakeru.edu. To unsubscribe click here

RE:[tips] Testing

2013-05-13 Thread Tim Shearon
Marc Carter replied: Buried There's a lot of that going around (I'm proctoring exams from 1 - 8pm today!). Best Tim ___ Timothy O. Shearon, PhD Professor and Chairperson, Department of Psychology The College of Idaho Caldwell, ID 83605 email:

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2012-08-20 Thread mjchael sylvester
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[tips] Testing theory question

2011-10-26 Thread Annette Taylor
I know that in many circle a T/F test item is talked about AS IF it's the same as a forced choide A/B item. But in some ways they behave differently. I've been scouring the internet for information to no avail. Can someone point me in the direction of any testing information that might talk

[tips] testing

2011-05-11 Thread michael sylvester
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2011-05-11 Thread michael sylvester
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Re:[tips] testing again--please ignore (and I apologize)

2011-01-09 Thread Pollak, Edward
Michael Sylvester wrote Maybe someone is trying to get you off the list. It is like a prof who finds that his/her office is being moved closer to the parking lot every year. That's quite odd. I've found the exact opposite. The older I get, the farther my office seems to be from the parking

RE:[tips] testing again--please ignore (and I apologize)

2011-01-09 Thread Bourgeois, Dr. Martin
Me too, Ed. And the students keep getting younger! From: Pollak, Edward [epol...@wcupa.edu] Sent: Sunday, January 09, 2011 9:46 AM To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) Subject: Re:[tips] testing again--please ignore (and I apologize) Michael

Re: Re:[tips] testing again--please ignore (and I apologize)

2011-01-09 Thread michael sylvester
- Original Message - From: Pollak, Edward To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) Sent: Sunday, January 09, 2011 12:46 PM Subject: Re:[tips] testing again--please ignore (and I apologize) Michael Sylvester wrote Maybe someone is trying to get you off

Re: [tips] testing again--please ignore (and I apologize)

2011-01-08 Thread michael sylvester
, 2011 1:38 AM Subject: [tips] testing again--please ignore (and I apologize) Testing from another account, but hopefully I will get the old one fixed. Sorry for all the e-mails. Carol D. --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: msylves...@copper.net. To unsubscribe click here

[tips] testing (please ignore unless you are B. Southerly)

2011-01-07 Thread DeVolder Carol L
I've not been getting TIPS messages for a few days and I'm trying to figure out why. I think it's because of some changes to our server so I'm seeing if this has any effect. Otherwise I believe I need to unsubscribe and resubscribe. Carol L. DeVolder, Ph.D. Professor of Psychology Chair,

[tips] testing again--please ignore (and I apologize)

2011-01-07 Thread Carol DeVolder
Testing from another account, but hopefully I will get the old one fixed. Sorry for all the e-mails. Carol D. --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: arch...@jab.org. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5n=Tl=tipso=7759 or send a