tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14872802.post6973535073684300466..comments2023-09-29T01:16:01.473-07:00Comments on Internet Ronin: Literacy TestRandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03071928294799081845noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14872802.post-64200079352498226622007-09-25T17:59:00.000-07:002007-09-25T17:59:00.000-07:00"the incoming students knew more than their senior..."the incoming students knew more than their seniors"<BR/><BR/>Maybe it's because the incoming students were more attuned to taking standardized tests?tjlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06162785796605831050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14872802.post-1012265510081179682007-09-23T09:04:00.000-07:002007-09-23T09:04:00.000-07:00That makes sense to me, Peter.That makes sense to me, Peter.Randyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03071928294799081845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14872802.post-76841020229534802572007-09-22T12:34:00.000-07:002007-09-22T12:34:00.000-07:00To clarify, I meant the same pool of students, not...To clarify, I meant the same pool of students, not the exact same students. That is, did they give the test to randomly selected freshmen, and then 4 years later, give that same test to a randomly selected group of students from that same class, who would (presumably) be seniors.Peter Hohhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06916196998855947137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14872802.post-60174988688225508212007-09-22T09:43:00.000-07:002007-09-22T09:43:00.000-07:00Good question, Peter. My impression is that they w...Good question, Peter. My impression is that they were not the same students because that would eliminate the benefits of random selection.Randyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03071928294799081845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14872802.post-68933474708455542452007-09-22T09:22:00.000-07:002007-09-22T09:22:00.000-07:00Fun exam. I did well enough (A-), though I let mys...Fun exam. I did well enough (A-), though I let myself get fooled once or twice when I assumed that the obvious answer was probably there to trip me up, when it was indeed correct. Like you, I did well on questions where I did not know the answer, but was able to eliminate the incorrect answers. <BR/><BR/>I was slightly unclear about the college results. Were the same students tested 4 years later, or were both freshman and seniors tested at the same time. The latter sugests that perhaps the colleges had become more selective, and that the incoming students knew more than their seniors.Peter Hohhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06916196998855947137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14872802.post-53790547848863565102007-09-22T08:05:00.000-07:002007-09-22T08:05:00.000-07:00Thanks, doing fine - getting a little crowed at my...Thanks, doing fine - getting a little crowed at my mom's house, what with her caregiver, my niece, and now me sleeping over. We'll rearrange things tonight or tomorrow. Unlike previous experiences, I feel well enough to be on my own at home.Randyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03071928294799081845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14872802.post-59504372738638059052007-09-21T14:26:00.000-07:002007-09-21T14:26:00.000-07:00Just stopping by, checking in.Just stopping by, checking in.reader_iamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17352836883752091339noreply@blogger.com