Thread: SCHOOLS...standardized tests in english and spanish

Survey
Should standarized tests be printed in English and Spanish?
Yes
No
Not Sure

http://www.nbc5i.com/firstatfour/index.html

as i vote its 11 yes, 120 no

the report on TV said it would cost 7-9 million for each language to produce tests in each language

What is sad is that in Miami Dade County you can get your GED in Spanish.

Survey
Should standarized tests be printed in English and Spanish?

Yes- 37 -7%

No- 504 - 93%

Not Sure - 1

Should standarized tests be printed in English and Spanish?

Choice Votes Percentage of 575 Votes

Yes 38 7%

No 535 93%

Not Sure 2 0%

WHAT A CRAZY QUESTION. OF COURSE NOT! THIS IS NOT A SPANISH COUNTRY. WE SPEAK ENGLISH.

Should standarized tests be printed in English and Spanish?
Choice Votes Percentage of 607 Votes
Yes 39 6%
No 566 93%
Not Sure 2 0%

Related article. Illinois has been told by the federal government that they may no longer give the IMAGE test -in Spanish. The language deficient students must take the Illinois state test. I never ever thought of this though...what if Illinois says, well then we will just print the state test in Spanish...

http://www.alipac.us/ftopict-93779.html


State making English learners take same standardized tests as pros
By Emily Krone | Daily Herald Staff
Published: 12/10/2007 12:21 AM

Students new to English will take the same state tests as their English-speaking peers this year.

The switch, ordered by the Illinois State Board of Education, could sink test scores across the suburbs.

And, like other recent overhauls of the state assessment system, it will make comparisons between future and prior years' test scores invalid.

All third- through eighth-graders, no matter how new to English, now must take the Illinois State Assessment Test this spring; and all high school juniors must take the Prairie State Achievement Exam, which includes the ACT.

In the past, English learners took the Illinois Measure of Annual Growth in English test, written in simpler English.

The decision to drop the IMAGE test has rankled local educators, who say non-native speakers will struggle unfairly to meet standards set by the federal No Child Left Behind law...........

Choice Votes Percentage of 641 Votes
Yes 41 6%
No 598 93%
Not Sure 2 0%

People who are here for any length of time and don't speak English make me sick. I wish I could have had a video camera with me at immigration today. If that was put on TV then people would see how bad it is in some areas. There was a young man who I would guess was between 18 and 22 years of age. He did not even know when they called his number for finger prints. In fact he was totally lost when English was spoken. At least I was glad that they did not cater to him in Spanish.

Should standarized tests be printed in English and Spanish?
Choice Votes Percentage of 779 Votes
Yes 57 7%
No 719 92%
Not Sure

Wasn't there a group of hispanic parents in CA years ago that wanted their kids taught in English only? Whatever happened with that?

Should standarized tests be printed in English and Spanish?
Choice Votes Percentage of 785 Votes
Yes 57 7%
No 724 92%
Not Sure 4 1%
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