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What every mathematician should know about standards-based tests

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Abstract

This article examines serious psychometric-based problems that caused the New York Math A graduation test introduced in 1999 to produce a 70% failure rate in 2003. In discussing this test, we highlight potential difficulties with all standards-based tests.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)434-447
Number of pages14
JournalAmerican Mathematical Monthly
Volume118
Issue number5
DOIs
StatePublished - May 2011

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