There have been a host of problems with the Regents exam grading - from out of license teachers grading them to computer system crashes to scanning problems to "norming" issues at the grading sites.
I wrote last week that these scores are dubious at best and parents should try and have their child's test rescored if they receive a failing grade.
As we approach the end of the school year and the NYCDOE is scrambling to get all the tests graded before Wednesday, I think it is imperative for parents to understand that there was NOTHING "objective," "scientific," or "rational" about the grading system.
You cannot know if your child's test was graded by a teacher at 8:55 at night, bleary-eyed from working all day and then reading computerized test scans for five hours after school.
You cannot know if your child's test was graded by an out of license teacher and, if so, was regraded by a teacher in license.
You cannot know if McGraw-Hill scanned your child's test booklet correctly so that the words could be read on a computer screen.
You cannot know what "norming" process took place at the site where your child's test was graded or if that process aligned completely to the state standards for grading.
You cannot know these things, but you can be sure all of these may have affected how your child's Regents exam was graded.
Thus if you are unhappy with your child's score or believe it may not show the full understanding and mastery of the subject your child has in the subject she/he was tested in, you should petition to have your child's test rescored
The NYSED and the NYCDOE are not going to be happy if they get hundreds or even thousands of requests for rescoring.
But too bad for them.
Both of these bodies have placed high stakes to these tests for students, teachers and schools and so we must make sure that these tests have been graded correctly.
Tuesday 25 June 2013
Petition To Have Your Child's Regents Exam Rescored
Posted on 06:45 by Ashish Chaturvedi
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I would surely like to know how to do this. My child is so unhappy from failing these regents so many times. She is an honor student and just can't pass these regents. Please let me know what I can do to help her.
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