I think the questions on the test linked by Jeff look reasonable for 5th grade arithmetic, and fit my recollection of 5th grade math ~25 years ago. While I think that the multiple choice answers can provide useful insight to a student’s teacher, I’m not entirely certain that “plausibility” is useful as a metric for overall aptitude. I would strongly disagree with its use for obtaining academic accreditation.
Ancel, I think “Plausibility” was a poor choice of words. I would guess that it was chosen to infer that there was the ‘appearance of reason’.
Pretty much, yeah.
Ancel De Lambert | Apr 5, 2014 | Reply
That’s cool, but here’s an actual test, or at least part of a test:
http://www.engageny.org/sites/default/files/resource/attachments/grade_5_math_released_questions.pdf
Jeff Jakubowski | Apr 7, 2014 | Reply
The fuck is this “plausible but incorrect” nonsense? Plausible? Plausible. Iiiiin that, those numbers exist?
Ancel De Lambert | Apr 8, 2014 | Reply
I think the questions on the test linked by Jeff look reasonable for 5th grade arithmetic, and fit my recollection of 5th grade math ~25 years ago. While I think that the multiple choice answers can provide useful insight to a student’s teacher, I’m not entirely certain that “plausibility” is useful as a metric for overall aptitude. I would strongly disagree with its use for obtaining academic accreditation.
Ancel, I think “Plausibility” was a poor choice of words. I would guess that it was chosen to infer that there was the ‘appearance of reason’.
Kama | Apr 9, 2014 | Reply