[Phys-L] Re: student mathematical capability

[Bernard Cleyet <anngeorg@PACBELL.NET>]

Sorry, I can't find my packet including my scores and sample test
booklet given by the CBEST people or the Kaplan type book I bought.

   Obviously I'm no genius, my Ph.D. is mediocre, but also, obviously, I
passed grad. courses in mechanics (Goldstein), QM, E&M (Panofsky and
Phillips), Math for Physicists (taught by a fresh Ph.D. from H.
Margenau, so I know it wasn't dumbed down), etc.  Despite this I got a
score not much above half way between passing and perfect.

This explains why I wrote it wasn't trivial (sexist term, according to
my mother).

bc

Robert Cohen wrote:

> Bernard Cleyet wrote:
>
>
> > I rather doubt the above refers to California credentialed
> > teachers, as they must pass the CBEST to be fully
> > credentialed.  The maths. section is not trivial; I know.
> >
> > http://www.cbest.nesinc.com/PDFs/CBESTUpdatedTestSpecs.pdf
>
>
> What is the passing score?  The site says the passing score is 37 but
> that is a scaled score (minimum 20; maximum 80).
>
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