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    Testing Tongue Twister ---How Many Tests?

    And the new buzzword: Formative tests. To hear tell, they will save the world.

    by Richard Lakin

    Longer Version:

    How many tests can a test taker take if a test taker detests tests:

    Pretests, post-tests
    Spelling tests, math tests
    Pop tests, diagnostic tests
    Reading tests, take home tests
    Fitness tests, I.Q. tests
    Diagnostic tests, state tests
    Multiple choice tests, matching tests
    Essay tests, multiple intelligence tests
    Criterion tests, achievement tests
    Placement tests, make up tests
    High stakes tests, minimal competency tests
    Culturally biased tests, performance tests
    And lest we forget: No Child Left Behind tests

    Tests, tests, and More TESTS!

    Detesters and Protesters: rest from the tests, save your best for the QUEST!


    Shorter Version:

    How many tests can a test taker
    take if a test taker detests tests?

    Not enough tests
    To test the stuff
    Test givers give
    To test the stuff they stuff

    Enough!

    — Richard Lakin
    Thanks2Teachers.com
    2010-02-11
    http://www.thanks2teachers.com/Home/MyWritings/HighStakesTestingandNoChildLeftBehind/TestingTongueTwisterHowManyTests/tabid/89/Default.aspx

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