Intuitively (i.e., without firm data) I think you are getting down to what is questionable about the whole plan. Suggest you check in with
http://www.doe.mass.edu/mcas/01release/ and also especially http://www.fairtest.org/ARN good luck ferreting out the agendas, open and hidden. Jay "Simon, Steve, PhD" wrote: > I haven't been following the news on this very closely, but it sounds like the > evaluation of schools currently being done in the "No Child Left Behind" program has > some of the same issues as subgroup analysis and fishing expeditions. I suspect > there are some differences also. > > Does anyone else see the analogy? Is there a good description somewhere of exactly > what the tests are, what the subgroups are, and what the standards are? > > Steve Simon, [EMAIL PROTECTED], Standard Disclaimer > . > . > ================================================================= > Instructions for joining and leaving this list, remarks about the > problem of INAPPROPRIATE MESSAGES, and archives are available at: > . http://jse.stat.ncsu.edu/ . > ================================================================= -- Jay Warner Principal Scientist Warner Consulting, Inc. 4444 North Green Bay Road Racine, WI 53404-1216 USA Ph: (262) 634-9100 FAX: (262) 681-1133 email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] web: http://www.a2q.com The A2Q Method (tm) -- What do you want to improve today? . . ================================================================= Instructions for joining and leaving this list, remarks about the problem of INAPPROPRIATE MESSAGES, and archives are available at: . http://jse.stat.ncsu.edu/ . =================================================================
