Wah,.. lama nggak buka email, ada org lempar batu sembunyi tangan. Baca tuh, email anda sendiri. Nih, saya kutipkan biar jelas
----------begin message------------ "Sepertinya bener juga ini...... Terus terang saja saya sangat terkagum-kagum dengan nilai TOEFL dan GRE teman-teman dekat saya dari RRC, fantastis......, dan almost perfect.....! Namun, kualitas papernya, biasa-biasa saja ......" ----------end message-------------- Kok bisa-bisanya anda menyimpulkan sindiran saya mengenai org sirik menjadi provokasi antara etnis, agama, dan partai..? Provokasi itu membuat sesuatu yg tidak ada menjadi ada, serta membesar-besarkan fakta yang tidak sesuai. Saya kan bicara mengenai kenyataan. Berapa banyak sih, mahasiswa Indo yg jadi grad student di sekolah2x top di US..? Sebagian besar tuh, memang dari negara2x yang anda tuduhkan dibawah. Terus anda "tuduh" mereka itu cheating berdasarkan dari kualitas paper serta bhs inggris..? Buat saya, nggak ada kata2x lain yang tepat selain SIRIK,DENGKI, dan IRI HATI. Bukan prejudice. Baca baik2x tuh, laporan dari ETS. Bandingkan, berapa lama usia internet dan komputerized test, serta sejak kapan mereka yang anda tuduh cheating itu masuk perguruan tinggi top di US. Bangsa ini nggak akan maju kalau generasi mudanya seperti ini. Iri akan keberhasilan org, tanpa mau introspeksi akan kegagalan diri sendiri. Pake nuduh sembarangan lagi. salam, tj >From: Budi Haryanto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: Indonesian Students in the US <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: Re: Fw: ETS Says GRE Scores From China, South Korea, >Date: Mon, 19 Aug 2002 06:14:13 +0700 > >Sdr Michael, > >Kalau saya membaca tulisan anda, sepertinya anda berbakat sebagai politisi >atau provokator..... >Apakah anda sedang mengajak kita kembali ke masa kelam Indonesia yang penuh >dengan pemutarbalikan kata-kata dan opini, sehingga perseteruan etnis, >agama, dan partai marak? > >Lihat saja, Sdr. Syamil menunjukkan hasil pengamatannya dan saya menulis >dengan kata terdepan 'sepertinya', sehingga kalau anda berpikir positif dan >netral, statement kita nggak ada unsur negatif-nya, dan biasa-biasa saja. >Tetapi, anda mengkemasnya seolah kita pre-judice. > >Lalu siapa yg berpikir negatif? > >Salam, >Budi > >----- Original Message ----- >From: Michael Tjiptaputra <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Sent: Friday, August 16, 2002 4:06 PM >Subject: Re: Fw: ETS Says GRE Scores From China, South Korea, > > > > Kayanya kita kaga usah sirik dah... > > Jadi inget SMA dulu, suka curiga sama yang > > dapet nilai bagus. Kan kitanya aja yang > > salah, kurang mau rajin belajar. > > > > Introspeksi dong, sekali-sekali. Gimana rajinnya > > mereka itu untuk belajar. Kan ujian GRE pake > > komputer ini baru akhir2x ini. Sedangkan > > mereka itu kan sudah dari dulu masuk MIT, > > Caltech, Berkeley, dll. Apa dulu itu mereka > > juga cheating..?? > > > > Think positive man... > > > > TJ > > > > > > >From: "Budi H." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >Reply-To: Indonesian Students in the US <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >Subject: Re: Fw: ETS Says GRE Scores From China, South Korea, > > >Date: Thu, 15 Aug 2002 02:03:18 GMT > > > > > >Sepertinya bener juga ini...... > > >Terus terang saja saya sangat terkagum-kagum dengan nilai TOEFL dan GRE > > >teman-teman dekat saya dari RRC, fantastis......, dan almost >perfect.....! > > >Namun, kualitas papernya, biasa-biasa saja ...... > > > > > >Salam, > > >Budi > > > > > > > Salam, > > > > > > > > Setahu saya, banyak teman-teman dari RRC yang nilai TOEFL, GMAT, >dlsb > > >lebih > > > > tinggi dibandingkan dengan kemampuannya berbahasa Ingrris >sehari-hari. > > > > > > > > Enggak tahunya ...:) > > > > > > > > Salam, > > > > > > > > Ahmad Syamil > > > > > > > > > > > > Wednesday, August 7, 2002 > > > > > > > > http://chronicle.com/daily/2002/08/2002080704n.htm > > > > > > > > ETS Says GRE Scores From China, South Korea, and Taiwan Are > > >Suspect > > > > > > > > By DAVID L. WHEELER > > > > > > > > The Educational Testing Service has told graduate schools in >the > > > > United States that scores on the Graduate Record Examinations from > > >students > > > > taking the test in China, South Korea, and Taiwan may be inflated by > > > > cheating. ETS is also taking measures to try to restore the >integrity >of > > >the > > > > scores, including suspending the use of a computer-based test in >those > > > > regions -- a change that will affect more than 55,000 students >annually. > > > > > > > > ETS, which develops and administers the GRE, began an > > >investigation > > > > last year that checked test results in 40 countries. The >investigation > > >found > > > > that scores on the verbal portion of the exam in China, South Korea, >and > > > > Taiwan were being artificially increased by the use of Web sites, >where > > >test > > > > takers were posting questions they had memorized and, sometimes, the > > >answers > > > > to the questions. Toward the end of the cycle in which the same pool >of > > > > questions was used for the tests, national average scores were > > >increasing by > > > > as much as 100 points in China, and 50 points in South Korea and >Taiwan, > > >on > > > > the standard range of scores from 200 to 800. ETS informed graduate > > >deans of > > > > the problem in a letter that was mailed on July 31. > > > > > > > > The score increases occurred only on the verbal portion of the > > >test. > > > > The GRE also has quantitative and analytical sections. ETS >hypothesizes > > >that > > > > with the scores already high on the latter two sections, because of >the > > >high > > > > performance of test takers in the region, it was impossible even for > > > > cheaters to increase the average scores on those portions of the >test. > > > > > > > > The ETS investigation indicated that cheating was not >affecting > > >scores > > > > on the Test of English as a Foreign Language and the Graduate >Management > > > > Admission Test. > > > > > > > > Carol A. Beere, associate provost for graduate studies and > > >outreach at > > > > Northern Kentucky University and the chairwoman of the GRE board, >said > > >that > > > > the board was torn between needing to tell graduate schools what was > > >going > > > > on and fearing that it would harm the reputation of students who >hadn't > > > > cheated. The board was also concerned about publicizing a cheating > > >strategy > > > > that others might try to use. "Our challenge is to protect the test > > >scores > > > > and reputation of the students who are putting their honest energy >into > > > > preparing for graduate school," she said. > > > > > > > > Ultimately, she said, the board felt it had no choice but to >tell > > > > graduate schools about the problems with the test, but it is also >trying > > >to > > > > publicly acknowledge that many Asian students are achieving high >scores > > > > because of hard work, not cheating. > > > > > > > > Although some questionable scores were submitted to graduate > > >schools > > > > in last year's round of admissions, and some questionable scores may >be > > >sent > > > > to graduate schools this year, ETS is urging universities to look at >the > > > > scores in the context of the students' other achievements, their >essays, > > >and > > > > their letters of recommendation. > > > > > > > > To help prevent future cheating, ETS will stop using the > > > > computer-based tests on September 30 and switch to using paper > > >examinations > > > > in which questions are only used once. In the computer-based tests, >a > > >pool > > > > of questions is used over a period of time until the questions are > > > > discarded. The advantage of the computer-based tests is that they >can >be > > > > offered anytime a testing center is open, while the paper-and-pencil > > >tests > > > > require more heavily monitored administration of large groups of > > >students. > > > > > > > > ETS has planned two testing dates for China, South Korea, and > > >Taiwan: > > > > November 23, 2002, and March 15, 2003. After that, the testing >service > > >hopes > > > > to have devised a more secure form of computer-based testing. > > > > > > > > ETS regards the Web sites where students have posted GRE >questions > > >and > > > > answers as illegal, but says that international litigation would > > >probably > > > > not produce the quick remedy needed. Before taking the GRE, test >takers > > >sign > > > > an agreement saying that they will not reveal any questions from the > > >test to > > > > others. > > > > > > > > Ms. Beere said that the Web sites in China on which students >have > > > > posted questions and answers appear to be nonprofit ventures, run by > > > > students themselves. The students appear to be motivated by the >desire > > >to > > > > help others, but might have been able to help themselves if they >took > > >the > > > > test twice with minimal time between tests. For test-security >reasons, > > >ETS > > > > will not say how long the test questions are used for the >computer-based > > > > tests. > > > > > > > > > > > > >---------------------------------------- > > >This message was sent using CBN WebMail. _________________________________________________________________ Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: http://mobile.msn.com
