Sunday, April 29, 2007

TACO - new standardized tests

"Since the average life of previous statewide tests (TABS, TEAMS. TAAS,
and now TAKS) has been five years, it is not too early to plan for the
next test. The new instrument will be the Texas Assessment of Cognitive
Operations (TACO). It will have a remedial version (Soft TACO), a
regular version (Hard TACO), and an advanced version with many more pages
(the Gordita.) It will be graded on a normal curve (the TACO Bell).
Districts receiving the lowest scores will be put on probation with a
Basic Educational Appraisal-Not Satisfactory (BEANS). A second low
rating earns the dreaded Supplement Remediation Factor for Individualized
Education Deficits (REFRIED BEANS). This rating will cause a lot of hot
air at campus faculty meetings."

Got from an email I received today .

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