Thursday, March 15, 2012

A Fact that Speaks for Itself

LSAT  (test for law school applicants)- Three-hour and twenty-five minute test

MCAT (test for med school applicants)- Five and one-half hour test

For the 2012 Virginia Math SOL Tests (9-12 grade high school student test to earn verified credit for math) schools are increasing their testing block to accommodate the 4-6 hours that many students need to complete it.

Seriously-  if you are a decision-maker in Virginia and you honestly think it's ok for fourteen year-olds to take four hour long math tests you should go ahead and turn in your decision-making credentials now.
This sample is one item, but in fact requires students to work five equations.  It is also possible to get the answer partially correct; but the student would not get partial credit.  This link connects to the Virginia DOE website's .pdf guide to the Algebra II SOL test practice items.

3 comments:

  1. It's worse here in AZ. Students take 30 hours of testing to prove what they know in one year of school. I did a graph comparing this to all the professional tests out there. It's mind-blowing to think of the discrepancy.

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  2. "The only winning move is not to play"-Joshua Worp

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  3. My 5th grade child just took a 7 hour math SOL today.

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