Teachers are learning to grade MAP tests at locations across the state, including two in southwest Missouri.
During the workshops, which are put on by the State Department of Elementary and Secondary Education and test publisher McGraw-Hill, teachers score a portion of the MAP tests taken this spring.
According to a news release from the state department, teachers train for four days before beginning to grade tests. A large portion of the tests is graded electronically, but human scoring must be done for essay-type short-response questions.
In Southwest Missouri, workshops are being held June 7-24 at Webb City High School and at Central High School in Springfield.
2 comments:
As a college student studying to eventually administer those damn tests, I am curious if the essay portion is graded by only one or more than one teacher. What if I, as a teacher, had a really bad day, and while the first student's answer was really good, the rest of the answers I read fail to compare. I realize teachers are supposed to be non-biased, but it happens to even the best of us.
If you know or find out, will you pass the information along.
It has been a while since I went through one of those teacher meetings where the scoring of the MAP tests was discussed, but I do believe they have a failsafe. It is my understanding that no test is examined by just one scorer.
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