Test Preparation:
Considering the Appropriateness of these Activities

A Professional Development Module for Iowa Educators
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Scenario 9: Compromised score meaning?

Could Mr. Tippy's actions ... ... ...

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result in scores being higher than they should be or misrepresent what students know regarding the larger domain of scores?
Possibly, because ...

Negative Consequences:

  • Any time a teacher makes a judgment that one content area is more important than another because it is on the test, the teacher runs the risk of focusing on that content, thus inflating the test scores. This inflation would make it more difficult to make sound generalizations about the students’ overall social studies achievement.

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