Words Mean Things
by damian
Seen on the front page of a test protocol this morning: two sections for collecting demographic information on a student.
Section I (to be filled out by professional):
Section II (to be filled out by teacher):
I’ll just leave this here for you to do with what you will.
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Perhaps the second section should say “To be filled out by educational professional”. Poorly worded forms need to be challenged.
Incredible. Would any professional do? Get a CPA to sign. Weren’t you tempted to snap a picture?
@Chris – Believe me, I was, but photographing norm-referenced, standardized test protocols & posting them on the Interweb is a big no-no and could probably get me in hot water. Even though it was only the cover page, I figured it was better to err on the side of caution. BTW, congratulations – yours is the 500th comment made on this blog since it was born in August 2007!
@Lynn – I agree; I just wish I knew the best way to do it. Sternly-worded letter to the publisher, maybe? Probably not a bad idea…
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