Wednesday, October 28, 2015

We should be ashamed!-----Michigan students score low on state's new M-STEP standardized exam

Michigan students score low on state's new M-STEP standardized exam | MLive.com
"DETROIT, MI -- Results of the state's new student assessment exam leave a lot to be desired, but that was the point. 
The test is new, and the standards are high. (?????)
The result? 
A series of low scores for Michigan students across all grade levels. 
Among the results on the new M-STEP student assessment exam, which replaced the long-used MEAP exam, include:
• 12 percent of Michigan fourth-graders tested proficient in science.
• The highest proficiency rate was in 3rd grade language arts, at just 50 percent.
• In math, proficiency ranged from 28 percent among 11th graders to 49 in 3rd grade.
The Detroit News notes math scores dropped for most students..." 

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