[sac-forum] Re: Ariz. students struggle on 1st science AIMS test
- From: Tim Jones <timj@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: sac-forum@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 22 Sep 2008 09:05:26 -0700
Going WAY off topic here, but -
While this level of failure is absurd, the real disgusting element of
that announcement is the way that they relate:
67 percent passed math, 68 percent passed writing and 73 percent
passed reading on their first try this spring
as if these numbers were acceptable and as if the students should get
a "2nd or 3rd" shot at the test. Especially when we're still
(2007-2008 SY) holding the honor of being 50 out of 50 states in
education.
I understand that Az has its own issues with the actual demographics
of our student bodies, but even in schools where the English-as-a-
second-language student attendance is not high, we're still performing
poorly.
Okay, putting my soapbox away now.
Back on topic ...
Anybody get out this weekend?
Tim
On Sep 21, 2008, at 5:52 PM, Jack Jones wrote:
Ariz. students struggle on 1st science AIMS test
Failure rate on state science test shows need for improvement
by Ofelia Madrid - Sept. 17, 2008 12:00 AM
The Arizona Republic
The first round of statewide science testing shows Arizona students'
science knowledge lags far behind their achievement in math, reading
and writing.
The state's first science AIMS test was administered in the spring.
Statewide results, released today, show that more than 60 percent of
high-school students failed.
Numbers were slightly better in the earlier grades, where about half
of fourth- and eighth-grade students passed the exam.
The results of the exam officially known as Arizona's Instrument to
Measure Standards are used by the federal government to measure
whether schools are achieving under the No Child Left Behind Act.
In high school, 38 percent of students passed the new science
portion of the test. Students did better in the test's other areas:
67 percent passed math, 68 percent passed writing and 73 percent
passed reading on their first try this spring.
"This shows that schools need to be teaching our students more
science," said Tom Horne, Arizona superintendent of public
instruction.
Horne said the scores came in about where he expected. But he
expects science scores to be higher in the future as teachers
increase science instruction by incorporating it into other subjects.
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