Re: [Phys-l] What's the point of teaching to the test whenit's graded inaccurately?

["John Clement" <clement@hal-pc.org>]

> JC said;
> "This is because while they have good statisticians, they do not have
> people
> who actually do
> research in the education in these fields."
>
> Really?
>
> "The ETS Research & Development division provides R & D to support
> existing
> assessments, to develop future products and services, and to advance
> educational measurement and policy research worldwide.
> In addition, ETS researchers and analysts regularly publish reports that
> contribute to the policy debate on pressing educational issues. To ensure
> that they remain up-to-date, innovative and flexible, our research teams
> collaborate with other research organisations around the world that are
> engaged in similar pursuits.
> The R&D division at ETS is comprised of dedicated centres for:
>
>   a.. Assessment research
>   b.. Statistical analysis and psychometrics research
>   c.. Assessment innovations and technology transfer
>   d.. Data analysis research
>   e.. Global assessments
>   f.. Learning and teaching research"
>
> M. Horton

Where are the PER papers?  Have they contributed at the PER conferences?  Do
they have the ability to conduct student interviews to check what the
questions are really testing?  I have been contacted by PER researchers to
give test questions in my classes, but never by ETS.

John M. Clement
Houston, TX