mettech Posted December 9, 2009 Share Posted December 9, 2009 "...Sixty-nine percent of fourth-graders and 77 percent of eighth-graders scored below basic skill levels in math on the National Assessment of Educational Progress, a standardized test that serves as a nationwide yardstick in measuring student learning. "These numbers are only slightly better than what one would expect by chance as if the kids had never gone to school and simply guessed at the answers," said Michael Casserly, executive director of the Washington-based Council of the Great City Schools, which represents large urban school districts..." "... The average composite score for fourth-graders was 200 (on a scale of 0-500), and the national average was 239. The results show DPS students had trouble with basic skills. Just 33 percent of fourth-graders could subtract 75 from 301, whereas 67 percent of kids nationwide correctly computed the answer. The average composite score for eighth-graders was 238 (not comparable to the fourth-graders' scale), whereas the nationwide average was 282. Students had trouble on questions ranging from geometry to estimation..." Detroit News It appears that Detroit is a "Dead City walking". :reading: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aneekr Posted December 9, 2009 Share Posted December 9, 2009 "...Sixty-nine percent of fourth-graders and 77 percent of eighth-graders scored below basic skill levels in math on the National Assessment of Educational Progress, a standardized test that serves as a nationwide yardstick in measuring student learning. "These numbers are only slightly better than what one would expect by chance as if the kids had never gone to school and simply guessed at the answers," said Michael Casserly, executive director of the Washington-based Council of the Great City Schools, which represents large urban school districts..." "... The average composite score for fourth-graders was 200 (on a scale of 0-500), and the national average was 239. The results show DPS students had trouble with basic skills. Just 33 percent of fourth-graders could subtract 75 from 301, whereas 67 percent of kids nationwide correctly computed the answer. The average composite score for eighth-graders was 238 (not comparable to the fourth-graders' scale), whereas the nationwide average was 282. Students had trouble on questions ranging from geometry to estimation..." Detroit News It appears that Detroit is a "Dead City walking". :reading: The results are hardly surprising for a locale where at least half the population has an IQ less than 85... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bored of Pisteon Posted December 15, 2009 Share Posted December 15, 2009 The whole region is nothing but a sinking shithole anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J-150 Posted December 15, 2009 Share Posted December 15, 2009 what do you expect when the young'ins are taught UAW math... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaZor Posted December 15, 2009 Share Posted December 15, 2009 OKLAHOMA CITY -- Only one in four Oklahoma public high school students can name the first President of the United States, according to a survey released today. The survey was commissioned by the Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs in observance of Constitution Day on Thursday. The Oklahoma City-based group enlisted national research firm, Strategic Vision, to access students' basic civic knowledge. Brandon Dutcher is with the conservative think tank and said the organization wanted to find out how much civic knowledge Oklahoma high school students know. "They're questions taken from the actual exam that you have to take to become a U.S. citizen," Dutcher said. A thousand students were surveyed by telephone and given 10 questions drawn from the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services item bank. Candidates for U.S. citizenship must answer six questions correctly in order to become citizens. About 92 percent of the people who take the citizenship test pass on their first try, according to immigration service data. However, Oklahoma students did not fare as well. Only about 3 percent of the students surveyed would have passed the citizenship test. Dutcher said this is not just a problem in Oklahoma. He said Arizona had similar results, which left him concerned for the entire country. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xr7g428 Posted December 15, 2009 Share Posted December 15, 2009 These things are so much more fun when you know the people being quoted. I was very good friends with Brandon's older brother and I doubt that either could have passed the test as high school students. LOL! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J-150 Posted December 15, 2009 Share Posted December 15, 2009 Only one in four Oklahoma public high school students can name the first President of the United States, according to a survey released today. it's sad when more Canadian students can answer the question than Oklahomans Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichiganTruck_Mafia Posted December 19, 2009 Share Posted December 19, 2009 The average composite score for fourth-graders was 200 (on a scale of 0-500), and the national average was 239. The national average is 47.8%. Sure, Detroit is horrible, but we should be worried for the entire country. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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