Well, as someone once said "scratch a criterion and find a norm" .. Criterion referenced tests have a fixed standard to passing, while "normed" tests are graded on a curve.
========================== John W. Kulig, Ph.D. Professor of Psychology Coordinator, University Honors Plymouth State University Plymouth NH 03264 ========================== ----- Original Message ----- From: "mjchael sylvester" <[email protected]> To: "Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS)" <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, May 17, 2012 10:38:16 AM Subject: [tips] 73% flunked 73% of Florida's 4th,6th,8th and 10th graders who took the State's FCAT exam flunked the writing portion of the test.So they decided to lower the standards for passing so more would be counted as passing.Some are calling for the abolishment of the test.Considering the amount of texting those students do,I was expecting a higher passing rate. michael --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected] . To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13338.f659d005276678c0696b7f6beda66454&n=T&l=tips&o=17854 (It may be necessary to cut and paste the above URL if the line is broken) or send a blank email to leave-17854-13338.f659d005276678c0696b7f6beda66...@fsulist.frostburg.edu --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=17855 or send a blank email to leave-17855-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
