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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Assuming these behaviors are affecting "fairness," why didn't the TJ test administrators just change the test questions every year?  You can assess readiness for the rigor of TJ without repeating the questions each year.  [/quote]

Because creating a high-stakes test is an expensive, time-consuming process. [b]You can’t just formulate some questions like a high school teacher does[/b]. It has to be validated.[/quote]

Honest question.  Why can't they do exactly that?  Why can't the TJ math teachers basically write a TJ-esque Algebra I midterm exam and have all of the kids take it.  It would separate the kids who have the math foundation to succeed at TJ from those who don't.  If the kids currently taking Algebra II don't earn high scores on a TJ style Algebra I test, that would also let admissions know that the kids are overaccelerated, but have no real depth of knowledge.[/quote]

Algebra 1 SOL could work. All kids are already “prepped” for it.

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SOLs generally are not great.  There is no effective time limit and you world get more perfect scores than available seats.  It's better than what we have now but it's not really meant to differentiate students at the far right hand side of the curve.[/quote]

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