Study: CSAP Math Questions Too Hard
Report Says 31 Percent Of Questions Aren't Taught
POSTED: 7:24 am MST January 29, 2002
UPDATED: 7:52 am MST January 29, 2002
DENVER -- There's been much controversy over the CSAP tests. Now one study may prove that the standardized test is too hard.
A new report by University of Colorado in Boulder showed that some of the tenth-grade math questions are harder than those on a college entrance exam.
Results show 31 percent of the questions on the CSAP are not taught until after 10th grade geometry. The 10th-grade CSAP in mathematics was administered for the first time last spring. While Colorado fourth- and eighth-graders performed above average on the National Assessment of Education Progress, only 14 percent of Colorado 10th-graders scored proficient or advanced on CSAP.The school administrators who created the CSAP told reporters that the test was meant to raise the expectations of a student's and teacher's performance, and it would hopefully force schools to reevaluate its lesson plans, forcing them to teach at a higher level.
A new report by University of Colorado in Boulder showed that some of the tenth-grade math questions are harder than those on a college entrance exam.|
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Previous Stories:
- October 1, 2001:
District Rethinks Linking CSAP Scores To Graduation - July 26, 2001: CSAP Results 2001 -- Act Results
- July 26, 2001: Colorado CSAP Results Released
- May 4, 2001: Statewide CSAP Results Released
- March 9, 2001: DPS Weighing Options On 24 Low-Performing Schools
- March 8, 2001: Battle Over CSAP Scores Looms
- March 6, 2001: Principal Resigns For Giving Students Second Chance At CSAP Test
- February 6, 2001: Sample CSAP Testing For Adults Underway
- January 18, 2001: Parents Take CSAP Test
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