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Reply to "Is two weeks of MCAP testing really necessary?"
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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What is the purpose of MCAPs? To get individual data on the progress of each kid? Or assess the effectiveness of the school’s teaching on a broader level?[/quote] Good questions. It cannot be the first one since the result is not known until 5 months later. How could this test benefit the students?[/quote] It doesn't. It is a report card for the school. However, it really is a mirror for the school's demographics. There was an article years ago about how schools could easily be ranked based on parental income level. Researchers ranked them and surprise, surprise. The results of the testing almost exactly fell along the lines of parental income. It isn't rocket science.[/quote]
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