The+Misuse+of+Science+and+Tests

[See also the "VAM - Value-Added Methodologies" page]

 * P.L. Thomas, "What Happened to Scientifically Based Research in Ed Policy?", //Washington Post's// "Answer Sheet", Sept. 2013.** http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/answer-sheet/wp/2013/09/15/what-happened-to-scientifically-based-research-in-ed-policy/

http://curmudgucation.blogspot.com/2014/08/objectivity-is-unicorn.html
 * Peter Greene, "Objectivity is a Unicorn," //Curmudgucation// blog, Aug. 2014.**

http://education.vermont.gov/documents/EDU-SBE_AssmntAcct_Adpted081914.pdf
 * Vermont State Board of Education, "Statement and Resolution on Assessment and Accountability," //Vermont Dept. of Education,// Aug. 2014.** //[link to pdf file]//



An exceptional and in-depth look at the dangers of misusing tests. []
 * W. James Popham, "Why Standardized Tests Don't Measure Educational Quality," from ASCD's //Educational L// //eadership// magazine, March 1999. **

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/answer-sheet/wp/2014/06/27/obama-expands-use-of-standardized-tests-for-special-needs-and-american-indian-students/
 * Valerie Strauss, "Obama expands use of standardized tests for special-needs and American Indian students," //Answer Sheet// column in the**
 * //Washington Post//, Jun. 2014.**

"...using the same assessment to measure both student and teacher performance often contaminates the results for both purposes." http://shankerblog.org/?p=8684
 * Matt DiCarlo, "So Many Purposes, So Few Tests," August 2013.**



http://vigornotrigor.wordpress.com/2014/07/25/pisa-envy/
 * John Chase, "PISA Envy," //Wag the Dog// blog, Jul. 2014.**

http://vigornotrigor.wordpress.com/2014/06/27/performance-standards/
 * John Chase, "Performance Standards," //Wag the Dog// blog, Jun. 2014.**

media type="custom" key="23889514" //** "Published on Dec 3, 2012: ** Oklahoma State University // // Provost Bob Sternberg developed his first intelligence // // test in seventh grade and since then has become one // // of the top 100 psychologists of the 20th century. His talk // // discusses the faults in standardized testing and the new // // needs of today's generation." //

http://math.stanford.edu/~milgram/problems-with-MAP-assessments-and-their-consequences.pdf
 * R. James Milgram, "** **Problems With MAP Assessments and Consequences"** [link opens pdf file]



Short answer: socio-economic status. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/alan-singer/what-do-the-tests-test_b_3177684.html
 * Alan Singer, "What Do the Tests Test?" on //Huffington Post//, April 2013.**

Subtitle: "Our country's testing obsession benefits corporations, not kids. And it's getting worse." http://www.salon.com/2013/09/24/americas_toxic_culture_of_testing/
 * Luba Vangelova, "America's Toxic Culture of Testing," on //Salon//, Sept. 2013.**

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/answer-sheet/wp/2013/10/04/case-study-the-false-promise-of-value-added-teacher-assessment/
 * Jim Horn and Denise Willburn, " Case study: The false promise of value-added teacher assessment," on Valerie Strauss' //Answer Sheet, Washington Post,// Oct. 2013. **

//**Part 1: "Standardized testing causes big time collateral damage"**// http://www.islandpacket.com/2014/03/29/3026354/education-testing-day-1.html http://www.islandpacket.com/2014/03/30/3026373/education-testing-day-2.html http://www.islandpacket.com/2014/03/31/3026381/education-testing-day-3.html
 * Sandra Bowman, //Assessment Overload: The Hidden Costs of Standardized Testing// - a three part series, //The Island Packet (//**//**Hilton Head Island, SC)**//, **Mar. - Apr. 2014.**
 * //Part 2:// //"////Number of standardized tests public-school students take exploded in past decade"//**
 * //Part 3:// //"////How to fix the testing problem"//**