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Re:Bill Gates: End teacher bonuses based on master's degrees... by forkandwait on Saturday November 20, 2010 @08:15PM (#1925886)
Is there a study that shows that scoring well on standardized tests does NOT reflect real learning? Perhaps there is, but... There is a lot rhetoric to the effect that "scoring well on tests just means you are good at taking tests", but (1) there is nothing wrong with getting good at taking tests, and (2) are we sure?

Also, the process MAY or MAY not have harmed other students -- there is no reason to believe it would, that I can tell -- again, please respond if there is.

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Re:Bill Gates: End teacher bonuses based on master's degrees... by tptacek on Saturday November 20, 2010 @09:21PM (#1926003)
Yes. Numerous ones. In particular, "high-stakes" middle school standardized tests (of the NCLB variety) appear to correlate negatively with ACT/SAT performance (a test that actually matters).
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