[Physltest] [Phys-L] Re: California standards test in physics

[Bernard Cleyet <anngeorg@PACBELL.NET>]

Larry!


To tell the truth, I don't know why * I wrote "you". I knew you were, at
the least, paraphrasing.  I intended it as a figure of speech, and now I
can't name it.  Perhaps the synecdoche man can help.

Wrong, after some thought:  I did mean it, but still "knew" you didn't
"make it up".  It's not litotes or hyperbole; what is it?

* It was way past my bed time.

bc,  who still doesn't believe Physics teachers vetted it,  OR  it's
paradigmatic of the state of education in CA.  Our beloved * Governor is
planing to cut educational aid further.

* What figure is this?

Larry Woolf wrote:

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Forum for Physics Educators [mailto:PHYS-L@list1.ucc.nau.edu] On
> Behalf Of Bernard Cleyet
> Sent: Wednesday, January 05, 2005 11:16 PM
> Subject: Re: California standards test in physics
>
> I don't believe you (LW) when you write the question was vetted by teachers
> (Physics?).
> -------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> The quote below is from the California Department of Education web site that
> is shown below. I didn't make it up. That's why I put it in quotes with the
> reference.  Why don't you believe me?
>
>
>
> > "The following released test questions are taken from the Physics
> > Standards Test. This test is one of the California Standards Tests
> > administered as part of the Standardized Testing and Reporting (STAR)
> > Program under policies set by the State Board of Education.
> > All questions on the California Standards Tests are evaluated by
> > committees of content experts, including teachers and administrators,
> > to ensure their appropriateness for measuring the California academic
> > content standards in Physics. In addition to content, all items are
> > reviewed and approved to ensure their adherence to the principles of
> > fairness and to ensure no bias exists with respect to characteristics
> > such as gender, ethnicity, and language."
> >
> > <http://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/tg/sr/documents/css05rtqphysics.pdf>
>
> Larry Woolf
> General Atomics (where we believe in telling the truth about education
> issues)
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