OK, we give a pretest in the fall and then the same test in the fall and the difference in scores shows what the student learned. We are to aim for a 30 percent increase EXCEPT that it is measured in what I consider an odd way. To my way of thinking, if Amy earned a 30 on the pretest and a 40 on the test, she has achieved a 30% growth.
Nope.
If she earned a 30 on the pretest, that leaves 70 to make a 100. 30% of 70 is 21, so Amy would need to earn a 51 (30 + 21) to achieve a 30% growth.
Obviously, the higher your initial score, the less you have to make on the post test for growth, so this is scewed against the low achievers.
What bunk.
The Cat Ate My Homework
3 hours ago
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I am so happy to be out of this crazy system.
That's nuts! You are the math teacher! They should listen to you.
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