Comments on: NAEP Math 2009: What It All Means

By: mert7878

mert7878 — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 21:44:46 +0000

I don’t know of any “economic determinists” who have said there is no qualitative differences between school systems. There is nothing inconsistent with socio-economic status being the primary determinant of educational outcomes AND school district “A” doing a better job of educating its poor students than school district “B”.

By: Joel Packer

Joel Packer — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 14:30:10 +0000

Since NCLB’s implementation, the rate of improvement in math scores has clearly slowed down.

From 1990-96 4th grade scores increased by 11 points and 8th grade scores by 9 points

From 96-2003 4th grade scores increased by another 11 points and 8th grade by 8 points

From 2003-09 – 4th grade scores increased by 5 points and 8th grade by 5 points.

By: Remainders: National disappointment over NAEP scores | GothamSchools

Remainders: National disappointment over NAEP scores | GothamSchools — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 03:17:02 +0000

[...] Kevin Carey: the disappointing NAEP scores tell us that most national edu policy claims are overwrought. [...]

By: Todd Hausman

Todd Hausman — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 00:43:13 +0000

Or could it be that procedural math skills have declined since curriculum and instruction has focused almost entirely on conceptual understanding.

By: Kimmy

Kimmy — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 21:02:20 +0000

I think the scenario would be that testing well on a standardized test may not necessarily create a thinking student, or one ready for college.

By: Flatline! Call a Code Blue! at The Core Knowledge Blog

Flatline! Call a Code Blue! at The Core Knowledge Blog — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 19:30:30 +0000

[...] “Supporters of the No Child Left Behind Act–and I’ve generally been one of them–hoped that the law would catalyze a major upward move in student achievement. That hasn’t happened.” (Kevin Carey @ The Quick and The Ed) [...]

By: Corey

Corey — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 19:24:05 +0000

It could also mean that state tests aren’t well-aligned with NAEP.

Also, under what scenario would NCLB possibly lead to an enormous decrease in scores? I haven’t heard any NCLB critic argue that the law will hurt students’ ability to perform well on standardized tests.