tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5458172893016186479.post5147378582907269817..comments2008-04-28T22:23:18.139-05:00Corey Bunje Bowerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09764159604965707919noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5458172893016186479.post-66522949324792563842008-04-28T22:23:00.000-05:002008-04-28T22:23:00.000-05:00I actually have a big question about this international tests; how the heck can they compare literacy in different languages ? learning to read in English is way harder than in Spanish, for example (don't know about other languages); so, how can we equate them ? <BR/><BR/>similarly for math, science etc; are the tests designed so that we adjust for teaching things at slightly different times ?<BR/><BR/>So, how useful are these tests for comparing educational systems ?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5458172893016186479.post-67565985862715372372008-04-22T16:10:00.000-05:002008-04-22T16:10:00.000-05:00Hey, Corey. Are you designing your blog titles to work as magnets?<BR/><BR/>There's plenty of evidence that some kids in America are achieving and scoring well in international comparisons. Here's a TEACHER magazine column wherein our high-achievers (guess who they are) are compared to our low-achievers:<BR/><BR/>http://tinyurl.com/2bbddt<BR/><BR/>Cheers.<BR/><BR/>NancyNancy Flanaganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00047575960944913289noreply@blogger.com