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Denny Way, the senior vice president for measurement services at Pearson, said the company welcomed a "very broad and open dialogue" about the role of standardized testing in evaluating students and schools. But he said that should take place based on well-founded research, not professor Walter Stroup's "wild conclusions," which he said would not stand up to the review of outside experts.
The Texas Education Agency also issued a statement defending the standardized exams the state uses to evaluate school districts for accountability purposes. It said that both the STAAR, which ninth-grade students began taking this past school year, and the TAKS, which the state has used since 2003, are "are designed and administered in a transparent and highly scrutinized process" that involves hundreds of Texas educators and a committee of national experts in educational research and assessment, and "routinely undergo" reviews for technical quality.
"TAKS and STAAR were soundly designed to measure Texas state content standards," according to the statement from the agency.
Stroup's analyses, which he conducted with two other UT-Austin researchers, question how Pearson applies "item response theory," a widely accepted method of devising standardized exams, to create the state's TAKS exams. Using that method, he said, test developers select questions based on a model that correlates students' ability with the probability that they will get a question right.
His research shows that when used in that way to create large-scale standardized tests, Stroup said, IRT produces an exam that is more sensitive to how it ranks students based on that model than to measuring any gains in their year-year learning.
Since news reports came out about the research last week, Stroup said that the dissertation on which his claims are based has been downloaded close to 1,000 times by academics across various research fields. He said he no one has pointed out a flaw that overturned any of the research's central conclusions.
The findings -- which he presented at a June meeting of the House Public Education Committee and is preparing to submit to research journals -- suggest that because of the way the exams are developed, they cannot properly measure the effects of instruction in the classroom.
Way, who also released a statement on the company's website, said Stroup's work reflected confusion about how the test development process operates.
"I think you can ask questions from a public policy standpoint," Way said. "But those are separate from saying that the test is flawed or there's a defect in the machinery, that the item response theory is wrong."
He said the claim that a previous year's test scores are a better predictor of students' results the next year than their performance in the classroom, which Stroup said indicates that the tests cannot reflect what they learned over the school year, did not hold up. Any correlation between students' scores probably reflected the fact that students are retaining what they've learned and building on that knowledge, he said.
The research has generated much discussion among assessment experts, many of whom have underscored the importance of moving the studies through the peer review process so that they can be properly vetted.
Stroup said he initially delayed preparing the findings for academics journals, which can take a year before publishing an article, because of assurances that the STAAR exams would address the issues his research pointed to in the TAKS. When it became clear that the same technique was used to develop the new assessment system, he felt the need to press ahead.
He said he regretted the fact that his work had not yet been published had distracted from an examination of its technical merit, but that he remained confident about its conclusions.
Response to Stroup's claims has also focused on what Howard Everson, a former test developer and education professor at the City University of New York, said was a common misunderstanding among educators and policymakers about what large-scale, statewide accountability exams are intended to do.
"We design assessments to fit a very specific, clearly defined need. In the case of the accountability test, it is defined broadly to benchmark how schools and school districts in the state are doing from year to year," said Everson, who has served as the vice president for research at the College Board, which produces the SAT and other admissions tests.
Because statewide accountability exams are created to compare school districts across the board, he said, they aren't a good measure of how well specific instructional practices or curriculum programs are working within a single district.
"Typically they aren't that sensitive to instruction because the instruction varies from school district to school district," he said.
The purpose of the exams is to provide a level way to compare districts' performance, he said, and they shouldn't be used to evaluate individual, district-specific programs. But that doesn't mean there is a flaw in the method they are put together, as Stroup's research implies, he said.
"We always caution that you may not be able to make the kind of inferences you want to make from those scores," said Everson, who said that although he's familiar with Stroup's claims, he had not yet read the dissertation that sets forth his reasoning.
That warning can get lost as school officials and lawmakers turn to state assessment results as the simplest way to evaluate the quality of educational programs, Everson said. "It's an unfortunate fact that policymakers have to make decisions in real time, and they use whatever evidence is available, and oftentimes the evidence isn't really good for the use that they want to put it to," he said.
Stroup said that the conversation the research had generated, including Pearson's response, made the need for a public hearing even more pressing. If the tests do not sufficiently measure the quality of instruction or other factors in the classroom, as he said his research shows, he said the vendor should justify their use in the state's accountability system.
He said legislators should press the test developers to prove why they know that it is prior learning and "not a test-taking construct" that produces the similarity between scores.
"In the end, however it should be the vendor's responsibility," he said. "And the vendor should have to do this in a public forum, not just somewhere at TEA."
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"homeboy", "dude", "guy"
Mexican-American Spanish slang que paso ese vato loco.
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Mexican OG for duuude Eh, vato? Whassup???
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the word mexicans use for homeboy 1. que paso vato?
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The word Vato is Spanish for "dude", or "man" - made popular by the song appropriately named "Vato" by Snoop Dogg featuring B-Real and Pharrell. "Vato you wont believe what I saw,
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Vato is mostly used by mexicans, the word is used in place of "man".. 1.Fucken Vato stole my girl!!
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Mexican slang for "man"... there is some kind of respect implicit on this word to the guy referred as vato. Vato is a guy who means business. The instance Bato instead of Vato should be more appropiate as it sounds on the streets. But grammatically, both words are correct because this word hasn't been ruled by any Language academy so far. Vato is not the same as güey. Güey does not implies respect. Güey is more alike to be pejorative or familiar depending the way it is applied. Fuí con este vato y me dijo que tu ranfla ya no sirve ése...
Que pasó vato, hace un buen que no te wachabamos por acá en el cantón... Saludos desde Juaritos Raza!! |
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Hispanic word. roughly translated as 'friend'. kind of like homie or blud. ayo, what'z goin' on vato?


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In a pregame ceremony at Coors Field on Saturday, September 22, 2012, the Colorado Rockies named Ernesto Marquez as the Tenth Annual Hispanic Adult Leadership Award winner. Outside of his full-time job as a field auditor at Pinnacol Assurance, Ernesto has been the head baseball coach at Denver North High School for the past six years. His philosophy is that sports are an everyday, lifelong commitment, and he has gone above and beyond, viewing his role as a mentor to at-risk kids most important. Ernesto himself is an alum of North High School, and he strives to instill the importance of a college education, even meeting with families, accompanying them on college visits, and helping prepare them with sports eligibility processes and prep courses. In 2010, he was voted Coach of the Year by his peers. He is married with two children, and leads by example, proud of his college education and teaching his athletes that they can accomplish anything.
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Virginia Longoria - A Denver native, Virginia has always had a passion for social and economic justice and helping people achieve a quality education. Virginia led the Denver Community Investment Alliance in the 1980s, which changed the lending practices of banks to people of color and people with disabilities. Leading other neighborhood and metro area causes got her appointed to community and public service positions under Mayors Webb and Pena, and Governor Romer. Virginia also serves (or has served) on education-focused boards, such as the Ricardo Flores Magon Academy and KIPP Sunshine Peek Academy, both of which have the mission of preparing young children from diverse backgrounds for success in high school and college. Since 2008, Virginia has held the position of Executive Director of ACCESS Housing, an agency that serves homeless families and those challenged with tremendous financial difficulty.
Romaine Pacheco - Born in Las Vegas, New Mexico, and relocating to Denver in 1968, Romaine is a first generation American who has spent her life building bridges for multicultural communities, especially on behalf of families faced with language or economic obstacles, always finding time around her regular job and instilling the same passion in her family. Romaine is a long-time volunteer at Centro San Juan Diego, where she has vastly increased their event fund raising for the Bienestar Family Services program, the Archbishop Gomez Gala, as well as for various toy drives and holiday baskets for migrant families. Romaine was a founding member and executive committee member of the Latina Women's Leadership Conference, Adelante Mujer, from 1980 to 2009, and she has been honored by Colorado State University for her enhancement of diversity there. After holding day jobs in congressional offices and major telecommunications companies over the course of her career, Romaine is currently the Director of the Governor's Office of Boards and Commissions.


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This process is so frustrating, flirting has always been hard for me and it show with the results I have had. Zoosk has only showed me less than desirable women. What does it take? I have flirted with 40 women and one response. All I ask is respond and say your not interest or don't post on sites like this. Nice guy tired of finishing last.
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Mystery and Humor can be a deadly combination if used in the right amount.
If you joke too much and acting too funny, it'll seem like you are immature. And by too much mystery you will look uncommunicative.
Find the right balance.Aidan C
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Excellent list. I would, however, add one more major, though rare, turn-off in online communication: Excessive formality. I learnt English from books and law – and it shows. An instinctive capitalisation of You is just one example. A certain pedantic drabness of language is another. In effect, you aren't drafting a company statute, and your language should be at least slightly warm.
I love this list, thanks for sharing it.
One thing I would really like to know is, can you learn how to become funny. I know being funny helps with flirting and confidence, but can you learn it. I read this article http://hubpages.com/hub/How-To-Be-Funny-All-The-Time but I'm still not convinced.
I know this is where I struggle in relationships, I hate being boring =[ How do i become the 'funny guy'
Would love a response, and thanks again for the list.
I think this is where I struggle in the online world, my flirting skills are rather terrible to say the least.
"Don't reveal too much too soon — mystery is fuel to the fire"
And that quote is so true, I will think of that when I'm dating.
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March 13, 2012
My son has had two dental visits with this dentist(the first two he has ever had), neither of which went well. He was a little bit anxious at first and after seeing the dentist the first time, and the dental assistant the second, he was inconsolable for about twenty minutes. They had me hold him down and kept trying to brush his teeth even after he started freaking out. At that point I had to leave. He just wasn't comfortable with them. I have no trouble brushing his teeth at home, so it surprised me that they had so much trouble. I understand that they have to at least try and get his teeth cleaned and looked at, but there is a line between trying and forcing which they definitely crossed.
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how is that racism?
That just the way kids talk with their urban street slang
I don't care that you heard it from a movie where the main characters are AFrican American. This apparently what some youth say to each other. And that is where that came from?
These are young teenaged Autobots
My teenaged cousins who are in their late teens and early 20s speak in slang and in internet lingo all the time. This is no different from saying words like "PWN3D" or "Noob" or "have your ass handed back to you". Its all just urban slang.
Asian and white kids say pop a cap in yo ass just as much as black kids do so what is your point??


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Anthony's big second quarter helps Knicks end skid
New Orleans Hornets guard Greivis Vasquez (21) drives as New York Knicks forward Amare Stoudemire (1) defends in the second half of their NBA basketball game at Madison Square Garden in New York, Sunday, Jan. 13, 2013. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens) |
NEW YORK — Carmelo Anthony was hungry, and not just to end the Knicks' losing streak. He wanted something to eat.
Anthony, struggling to keep his energy up while fasting for two weeks, snapped out of a slow start by scoring 18 of his 27 points in the second quarter, and New York ended its season-high, three-game skid with a 100-87 victory over the New Orleans Hornets on Sunday.
Anthony missed seven of eight shots and scored two points in the first quarter of the noon start he dislikes, then outscored the Hornets by himself in the second period as the Knicks took the lead for good.
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Bachelor of Arts in Early Childhood EducationDay Program Course Sequence The early childhood education program provides preparation for teaching in four- and five-year kindergartens and in the primary grades (PK-3). A substantial portion of the curriculum consists of course work in the liberal arts to establish a broad educational background prior to the professional sequence of courses. The professional sequence provides content and direct opportunities for field clinical experience. The final experience is a semester-long student teaching assignment of which half is in a pre-primary (4K or 5K) setting and half in a primary setting (grades 1, 2 or 3).
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Bachelor of Arts in Secondary EducationThe program in secondary education prepares students to teach in grades 9 - 12 and does so through a core of general liberal arts experiences; a student teaching experience; and intensive course work in a specific area of subject specialization. The secondary education curriculum may lead to either a Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science degree, depending upon the chosen area of subject specialization. Areas of subject specialization in secondary education at USC Upstate include biology, chemistry, English, Spanish, mathematics and social studies. (Courses in subject specialization areas are taught on the Spartanburg campus).
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I'm trying to launch a (Spring Batch Admin -enabled) webapp in STS, and I need to pass a startup parameter. (According to http://static.springsource.org/sprin...g-started.html I need -DENVIRONMENT=something)
How do I pass Tomcat a startup parameter if I deploy/run from within STS?
If I run Tomcat on the command line, I would usually put a custom startup parameter CATALINA_OPTS in CATALINA_{HOME|BASE}/bin/setenv.sh
I put some debug "touch /tmp/somerrandomtext" or echo statements in all the catalina.sh and setenv.sh I could find in the vfabric folder, with no side effects, and this tells me that STS runs Tomcat in some other way.
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