Talk:Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System
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There is a mathematics test in grade 7 as well. 65.96.41.169 23:23, 14 September 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Scholarships
In my school, there is a scholarship given to many people each year if they do well on the MCAS, I think that should be in there somewhere 71.232.85.127 21:13, 19 March 2007 (UTC)
-I think I know what you're talking about. In my school at least, if we do well ("advanced") on the math MCAS in 10th grade, we get a scholarship to UMAS Amherst. --Superpig702 (talk) 23:34, 23 March 2008 (UTC)
[edit] History
Before the MCAS was instituted, there was rampant grade inflation in many districts.
[edit] No Criticism Section?
There is definitely a lot of concern regarding the fact that MCAS takes up a lot of time in the school year, has not been developed and tested enough, does not always test kids on what they learned that year, forces a "one-size fits all" style of education, costs too much money,.....the list goes on and on. I really think this should be somewhere in the article. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Superpig702 (talk • contribs) 23:41, 23 March 2008 (UTC)
Sounds like a good add. I definately know students complain, and also teachers. The teachers make comments on how the open-response is restricted to a single page (a line or two less actually), or how they keep adding stuff to it. If no one else says anything here, you should just add it yourself because I know I wouldn't mind. Ladder4321 (talk) 06:15, 31 March 2008 (UTC)
- I'm in eighth grade taking Math and Science/Engineering MCAS this week (took the English-based one back in March). I've had to cram all the essays in and squeeze onto the last line, Ladder. We've spent probably a month reviewing material in science and math that we learned years ago. Also, I've seen many editorials/articles in the Globe and other highly regarded newspapers that MCAS is a very flawed system, and I wholeheartedly agree. I hate to admit this, but if I wanted to, I could easily synchronize answers with my friends and classmates either during the test, a break, or between days. The form system only half prevents "real-time" cheating, and causes you to search the booklet for a few seconds to find the question a classmate may be referring to. On the note of complaining, all my teachers get stressed and annoyed to hell by preparing for MCAS, then delivering the twenty minute speech word-for-word. Calor (t) 20:14, 12 May 2008 (UTC)
MCAS really does let you cheat easily. Also the speech is pretty underminding with its lines like,"Put your pencil down." —Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.74.97.191 (talk) 00:48, 13 May 2008 (UTC)
