**** ETNI on the web http://www.etni.org.il http://www.etni.org **** Dear Eva and other concerned etniers, When I studied testing and research methods I was told that tests have to be both reliable and valid in other words: What does it mean for an exam to be "valid" and "reliable?" a.. Valid exams successfully test the knowledge or skills they are supposed to test. b.. Reliable exams provide a consistent way to measure different candidates with predictable results. Apparently, the new model system in neither, and the sooner the Ministry does something about it the better. If your students got consistently higher grades than their performance on this test proves it doesn't mean they had a bad day, it means they had a bad test! Mordechai Mendelkern ----- Original Message ----- From: "Eva Weiss" <red-head@xxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <etni@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Sunday, July 11, 2004 1:29 PM Subject: [etni] Module E results > **** ETNI on the web http://www.etni.org.il http://www.etni.org **** > > The list must be very long. My Tziunay Magen are not close for the first time. The 11th graders are disappointed and I feel guilty that we didn't prepare them enough. How could that have happened when we did everything by the BOOK? (revised NBA HANDBOOK) > Frustrated and upset! > Eva > > ##### To send a message to the ETNI list email: etni@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ##### > ##### Send queries and questions to: ask@xxxxxxxx ##### > ##### To send a message to the ETNI list email: etni@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ##### ##### Send queries and questions to: ask@xxxxxxxx #####