Return-Path: <nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.9.0.Beta5/8.9.0.Beta5/980425bjb) with SMTP id LAA03693; Thu, 3 Dec 1998 11:05:01 -0500 (EST) Date: Thu, 3 Dec 1998 11:05:01 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <v03010d00b28c20817b88@[128.148.147.28]> Errors-To: lmann@literacy.nifl.gov Reply-To: nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: Janet Isserlis <Janet_Isserlis@Brown.edu> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-ESL:2693] Re: $ 7 million X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Peter and others, One problem that has been identified with the CASAS and other standardized tests is that they merely measure the test-taker's ability to take a test. In other words, while the test does give an indication of how well someone can negotiate the format of the test itself and then bring her/his other knowledge and ability to bear on its content, CASAS and other standardized tests are problematic because they only tell part of the story about someone linguistic and literacy-related abilities. A large body of work on other forms of assessment has grown over the past 10 years or so. Do others want to discuss this? Janet Isserlis Literacy Resources/RI
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