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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Yes, because the district shares a curriculum. The diagnostic tests are part of a curriculum. The goal is to raise test scores in that you want to see that students are progressing through the curriculum, so you expect to see a child score higher on these diagnostic tests at the end of the year than at the beginning.

The test is purely for teaching purposes. It is not used for funding, scores are not publicly distributed, it is simply a tool for teachers to use to assess where students are and whether or not they are progressing.

Though I believe in DC, teachers receive evaluations based on how well their students progress, which can be controversial. But again, not a "teaching to the test" issue.

I really think you just don't understand what is being discussed here. Diagnostic tests are a very standard part of most curriculums. Otherwise how does a teacher figure out what a new student knows? You need a way to figure out whether a kid knows their letter sounds and is ready to work on blends, or if a child needs to be focusing on basic 1-10 arithmetic this year before advancing. How else would you do this?[/quote]

You're tying yourself in knots trying to make this argument work.  Have you ever been inside a DCPS classroom?[/quote]

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