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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The tests are bogus. Giving a math test on computer is ridiculous. Remember these tests are graded subjectively. Common Core is a joke. [/quote]
This is so true.  No professional communicates math by typing it up in a formula tool unless it's actually going to publication.

Look at the sample responses for this question:
[url]https://prc.parcconline.org/system/files/5th%20grade%20Math%20-%20PBA%20-%20Sample%20Student%20Responses%20-%20Item%2012%20-%20M02372.pdf[/url]
First it's clear the formula tool is causing frustration because there are ghost text boxes and phrases in italics (where the tool assumed a word was variables not text).
Second there are many ways a child who calculates the sum of three fractions correctly will not get full credit.  I think it's harder for kids that age to be pedantic than it is for them to add fractions.  Then finally there's the human graders who's work will never be analyzed by anyone beyond Pearson.  It's good to see the small set of anchored responses but a random sample would also be interesting to gauge where students are being tripped up and with what frequency.  E.g. if a large percentage just enter the final answer correctly but don't have the patience to type up anything else that might suggest the computer based test is interfering with the scores.[/quote]

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