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Thursday, May 22, 2008
Questions about the CRCT continue
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Kathy Cox threw out the CRCT social studies scores for sixth- and seventh-graders, but kept the math scores for eighth-graders.
The state schools superintendent says there’s a big difference between the two exams. She said eighth-grade math scores were close to what was projected and align with how students performed on national tests, such as NAEP. The dreadful social studies scores show something went wrong.
Go here to read today’s story. Did Cox do the right thing or should more test scores be thrown out?
Parents, many of you are getting your child’s scores. How did they do?
Teachers, there seems to have been a breakdown between the standards and the tests. What kind of training did you receive on the new lessons? What materials are you using to teach the new curriculum? Is there something you needed that you didn’t get?
Some teachers helped write the new math or social studies curriculum or helped develop the new CRCT tests. For those of you who worked on that, what do you think worked and where do you think things fell apart?
NOTE: The newspaper continues to follow this story. Please contact me at ldiamond@ajc.com or 404-526-7257 if you have information that would help.
