[facile3232]

> but expecting test scores to improve dramatically like this is not realistic

That seems like a problem for the reader, not a problem with the text. Why would the reader expect this? Is it the use of present tense in the title rather than past tense?

[Aurornis]

What do you mean? The article implies it from the title through the text.

They hedge by saying “could” but like most articles in this vein it goes on to pivot around the outlier study.

[facile3232]

Ah! I just skipped the article. The paper is much more straightforward.