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This is a bit like saying "disrupt the federal contracting business, so much money for such crap software!" Standardized tests are a highly political product,
by throwawayjava 9y ago
This is a bit like saying "disrupt the federal contracting business, so much money for such crap software!"
Standardized tests are a highly political product, and in most states the creation of a standardized test has very little to do with creating an optimal (or even good) assessment.
The idea of using teachers as part of the vetting process for questions is a nice one, but your actual customer sit in state capitols, not classrooms.
- germinalphrase 9y agoI don't think you're entirely wrong, there is political pressure behind standardized testing; however, this is largely because the alternative was no trustable testing. Making teachers' assesments trustable is politically palatable to teachers while also fulfilling the administrative goals that standardized testing has been asked (and largely failed) to resolve.