tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9025948832913694345.post4782749529753297566..comments2024-03-22T02:15:56.280-07:00Comments on Jersey Jazzman: JerseyCAN Can'tDukehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16535645107179796099noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9025948832913694345.post-49009551391953448442014-06-05T09:24:47.231-07:002014-06-05T09:24:47.231-07:00I think that you are missing the point here Mark. ...I think that you are missing the point here Mark. The methodology may be flawed, sure, but there is a lot of use in compiling these kinds of lists. Most of the "top schools" reports that come out year after year name the same group of schools. But, across the state, this kind of single item list is very restrictive. Poor families cannot move to West Windsor, or other districts for the schools. The top ten lists of schools are especially useful because they say which schools are doing better in different sets of circumstances. Also, its a nice way to give kudos to schools that dont normally get them for doing somethings right, like say Riletta T. Cream school in Camden. It is a traditional public school, they made the list, and I say "good for them"Jelly Roll Mortonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16697410856273364995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9025948832913694345.post-564168510018996782013-06-24T10:15:52.628-07:002013-06-24T10:15:52.628-07:00In addition, as Daniel Koretz (2008) and many othe...In addition, as Daniel Koretz (2008) and many others point out, you CANNOT accurately asses the achievement gap or achievement gains using percent passing/proficient. The results are incorrect Since those two measures are incorrectly calculated, the entire report card is severely flawed beyond any usefulness.<br /><br />Further, as the College Board correctly points out, SAT scores should never be used to compare schools or states because so much of the variance in scores is explained by participation rates.<br /><br />Pretty much every metric in the study violates basic standards of data use. But that did not stop them, obviously.Dr. Ed Fullerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01036485760859056906noreply@blogger.com