Chris Green couldn't get this to post so I'm trying to get this through: Shearon, Tim wrote: > I believe that the current thought is that it is teachable- anyone > familiar with that research? Tim Shearon
My point was not so much that people cannot be taught to be better test-takers, but rather that some students (according to Beth's initial message) believe there to be something else -- an inability to do well on tests -- (1) which is more "inherent," (2) which is orthogonal to issues such as acquired knowledge, study habits and intelligence, and (3) which we "should" be making some sort of special accommodation for (because it is like a "disability," at least according to the putative sufferers of it). I am personally inclined to disbelieve, but my understanding is that it was this, rather than simple lack of test-taking savvy, that we were thinking about investigating. Regards, -- Christopher D. Green Department of Psychology York University Toronto, Ontario, Canada M3J 1P3 e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] phone: 416-736-5115 ext. 66164 fax: 416-736-5814 http://www.yorku.ca/christo/ ============================ .
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