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This is an important read. We need to take a long hard look at why so much of American education is ceded to @CollegeBoard | Testing… Testing… | Confessions of a Community College Dean https://ihenow.com/3c6kgsP #Accuplacer #testing #FUBAR
There are more layers to this ACCUPLACER (such an interesting name) conversation | How colleges are changing remedial education https://www.educationdive.com/news/how-colleges-are-reshaping-remedial-education/557120/ via @EdDiveK12
Yesterday, @JonBoeckenstedt said @CollegeBoard was narcissistic and @deandad seconded that today and provided an example.
Let me also point you to this pattern of events.
CB's ACCUPLACER and @ACT's COMPASS were not doing their job. We know CB's response, here is ACT's
Let me also point you to this pattern of events.
CB's ACCUPLACER and @ACT's COMPASS were not doing their job. We know CB's response, here is ACT's
ACT drops popular Compass placement test, acknowledging its predictive limits https://ihenow.com/36ACS2V
Let's also look at how CB handled #AP exams vs its closest competitor the @iborganization (IBs) and Cambridge.
College Board in 4 weeks "developed" and "valid" mini-AP exams that they rolled out with tons of problems.
College Board in 4 weeks "developed" and "valid" mini-AP exams that they rolled out with tons of problems.
On the other hand ... | IB, Cambridge cancel spring exams amid coronavirus concerns https://www.tampabay.com/news/gradebook/2020/03/24/international-baccalaureate-cambridge-cancel-spring-exams/
It's exceedingly difficult to find any other explanation besides narcissism or
oh yeah, College Board is a titular non-profit. https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/131623965
So when you test lovers out there think the folks who call out College Board just hate all things tests, I encourage you to look at this thread and look at the lack of similar volume and tenor of criticisms of IB, ACT, Cambridge, et al.
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