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06.18.08, 17:21 PM NY Schools
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How on earth would one be able to prove a scoring error on the BSRA/OLSAT? We requested to see DD's sheet only b/c it appears she didn't answer a single question on a subtest but have no intention of requesting a retest. But people here are saying if you can prove there was an error in scoring (which we know we don't have a case for) you can request retesting. [ Reply | Watch | Flag ]
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maybe they rescore it in front of you when you go to see it. N. Rosen will be my chaperone when I go. While I am there I think I may slip into the OSEPO office b/c they won't answer my calls or email re where the hell my letter is! Think civil disobedience. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.18.08, 05:28 PM Flag
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Good luck with that! :) I want to know if we can learn how children who also tested with our tester faired. She seemed terrible from the little I saw of her and what DD told me. Every single tester at our site walked the child back to his/her parents. Ours literally screamed out "Blah blah's Parents????? Your child is done." and walked away leaving DD to find me on her own. She also told DD it was ok to skip a question if she was unsure when we had told her to try her best and give an answer anyway. Who tells a child to skip? I can't imagine that was part of the "training" the testers received. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.18.08, 05:31 PM Flag
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^OH - and some sort of bell or buzzer went off for about 2-3 minutes while DD was taking her test. Almost like the type of buzzer signifying the change of classes in a middle school and DD said "the noise bothered me." Thank goodness we had other options! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.18.08, 05:35 PM Flag
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Did you consider appealing and asking for a resteat [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.18.08, 05:54 PM Flag
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np: I don't think these are grounds for a re-test. If a test was lost or swapped in error, then yes. simple distractions during the course of the test are to be expected. also, instructors are told that if a dc is struggling and not able to choose a response after a period of time, then they can tell the dc its ok to skip. if they don't do that, the kid might get so anxious that it will affect their ability to perform on subsequent items. simple test taking skills. if you don't know, move on. signed olsat tester. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.18.08, 06:41 PM Flag
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Perhaps not, but I would still have requested a retest, making my argument. In fact, we did do this and were granted a retest. The DOE did actually investigate (spoke to the tester, I believe) and granted our request [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.18.08, 06:44 PM Flag
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Retester above: On what grounds? Were you around during test? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.18.08, 06:58 PM Flag
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She had to fill in her own bubbles - the only one during that day's testing at that particular site that had to. Tester agreed that it negatively impacted her performance [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.18.08, 07:07 PM Flag
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Wow. That is big. Did you find out if not bubbling was officially policy? I'd like to know what I am getting myself into. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.18.08, 07:14 PM Flag
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The official policy was that children were given the option to bubble if they wanted. DD told us she wasn't given a choice, and that she had to bubble all 40 questions. She was wiped out by the end. They investigated and agreed that she shouldn't have been asked to bubble. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.18.08, 07:17 PM Flag
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^^ But to add, we did follow official policy and appeal for a retest within 48 hours of the test. We didn't try to have them bend the rules or anything, we just laid out our case respectfully [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.18.08, 07:19 PM Flag
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I thought they all had to fill in their own bubbles, mine did [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.18.08, 08:04 PM Flag
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No. It really didn't occur to us that we could have - especially since this all happened on the last day of testing. And, for the OLSAT tester below - clearly this tester influenced my child to skip b/c she was out in 30 minutes. The first to come out. Something was fishy is all I am saying and I don't trust the DOE to adequately train testers anyway. To have anyone buy psychologists administering tests like these is ludicrous. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.18.08, 07:10 PM Flag
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Why? Did you do the sample test with your dc? What was so tough about following the script? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.18.08, 07:58 PM Flag
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It is not an IQ test, a psychologists does not have to administer it. However, I have a hard time with the DOE allowing any teacher who wants to make an extra buck administer it. I worked there and know how varied quality can be. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.18.08, 08:07 PM Flag
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