tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post5052699253241393860..comments2024-03-29T02:22:59.827-04:00Comments on the daily howler: FOOLED ABOUT SCHOOLS: The latest scores!<b>bob somerby</b>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02963464534685954436noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-39200876304086264572012-12-28T09:38:32.913-05:002012-12-28T09:38:32.913-05:00ETS, now headed by Dan Coleman? ETS, now headed by Dan Coleman? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-21871623413738056542012-12-18T09:54:26.606-05:002012-12-18T09:54:26.606-05:00Too sleepy this morning to even get the name of th...Too sleepy this morning to even get the name of the people who contract with me right. It is the Australian Council for Educational Research.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-91703656527588650442012-12-18T09:51:05.855-05:002012-12-18T09:51:05.855-05:00Small correction. PISA tests every three years and...Small correction. PISA tests every three years and it cycles making reading math and science the major topic. Reading was the major topic in 2009 and math was the major topic in the 2012 round. Results from 2012 will be reported in the fall of 2013. PISA had been managed by the Australian Educational Research Council since its inception in 2000. Starting with the 2015 cycle (science will be the major topic) PISA will be managed by Educational Testing Service.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-22168607774400352522012-12-17T14:13:24.903-05:002012-12-17T14:13:24.903-05:00Newspapers nedn't *always* provide meaning, bu...Newspapers nedn't *always* provide meaning, but most often they should. It needn't be a 'narrative,' but the role of the journalist is not just to repeat information but to help the consumer interpret that information.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-40271211395684926192012-12-17T11:41:53.036-05:002012-12-17T11:41:53.036-05:00Should newspaers always provide a narrative? In th...Should newspaers always provide a narrative? In this case, different organs reported different interpretations for the new test results. But, why do they have to assign meaning at all? Couldn't they just present the results along with a comparison of the past and let the readers decide what the data tells us?David in Calnoreply@blogger.com