The new math regents in integrated algebra was given today. The test is worth 89 points and we won't know the conversion until the end of June. We have a pool going as to what the passing grade will be. I picked 27 but that was gone by the time I found out about the pool. Twenty six was also gone. I ended up choosing 29. One teacher decided not to bet because the numbers 26 - 30 were already picked. I can't wait to see what the Board of Regents will come up with for this one.
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Our math teacher doesn't even know that the conversion chart won't be posted til June 26th. She told the kids they're getting their grades tomorrow -and I had no problem pointing out her error to them.
How was the test as far as difficulty?
the test was ridiculous. parts II-IV were way too hard and the rubric way to stringent to be fair, in my opinion. there was almost nothing computational on the test at all! and i truly pity any poor ELLs who tried to take the exam.
i think the algebra curriculum is far too broad to be effectively covered in a year, with a ton of things that are unrelated to each other.
i can't believe relative error was a 4 pt question!!!
I agree with you brons. The test gave too few points for so much work.
Saw my kids' raw scores today- they are hard working, but most are very average 8th graders. I saw raw scores as high as 83 points, with most being in the 74-78 range.
I hate to say it, but I smell something rotten in the state of Denmark....
Our scores were much lower and my school is a very good one. I only saw a few in the 70's. I agree, something is rotten in your school.
The test looked more like a college freshman algebra course exam, and was far more analytical than anything I learned years ago in ninth grade algebra. The Algebra regent exams must have been written in a vacuum by someone who knows nothing about how children learn, as usual.
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