The results were 83%, 64% and 52% correct, respectively. Why was performance on the last task, arguably the easiest of the three, the worst? Answer: probably because it was the only one in which calculators were not allowed.
2012-08-29
Don't punt; take skills into the end zone
In 2011, the National Assessment of Educational Progress (otherwise known as ``The Nation’s Report Card’’) asked fourth graders to calculate the following:
The results were 83%, 64% and 52% correct, respectively. Why was performance on the last task, arguably the easiest of the three, the worst? Answer: probably because it was the only one in which calculators were not allowed.
The results were 83%, 64% and 52% correct, respectively. Why was performance on the last task, arguably the easiest of the three, the worst? Answer: probably because it was the only one in which calculators were not allowed.