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by marze 3053 days ago
Easy fix: cash bonus to teachers based on average year-end score of their student’s reading comprehension.
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That does usually prove to be a terrific way to improve scores.

The hard part is a test that actually measures something like reading comprehension rather than preparation for the particular test.

Teaching to the test is so much work, the smart teacher will just lobby administration to get the weaker students removed from the class.

https://fredrikdeboer.com/2017/03/29/why-selection-bias-is-t...