tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3038828360589919480.post4178006896850817865..comments2023-10-12T05:22:07.181-04:00Comments on The Prichard Blog!: ACT, CPE, and bit of Frank BaumSPWestonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08602329486466534720noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3038828360589919480.post-77490852690125907552009-05-21T11:42:22.737-04:002009-05-21T11:42:22.737-04:00CPE could have people who understand those issues ...CPE could have people who understand those issues working on the substance, but not have those people checking President King's exact wording. I hope it's that simple.<br /><br />If it isn't, I see another worrisome possibility.<br /><br />CPE might say that their three ACT cut-points are all the information they need to provide about students need when they enter in college. If that happened, the effort to align P-12 content standards with college readiness would be doomed from the outset. I don't think that's likely to happen, because the legislation is pretty explicit about what's needed and how it will be used.SPWestonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08602329486466534720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3038828360589919480.post-35104305570814124232009-05-21T09:41:07.208-04:002009-05-21T09:41:07.208-04:00Those numbers are not content standards as suggest...Those numbers are not content standards as suggested in the quote. They are cut-points on a score distribution or proficiency standards. Those who confuse the two, content standards and proficiency standards, seem not to know much about other areas of testing either.Skip Kifernoreply@blogger.com