Educational Psychology

... Educational Psychology Aptitude Tests as an Asssessment of Teaching Ability Dr. Carey gives a variety of achievement and aptitude tests to 1000 ten-year-old children from Southside Elementary School and 1000 ten-year-old children from Northside Elementary School. He finds that, on the average, the Southside students perform better on the tests than the Northside students. He concludes that the teachers at Southside are superior to those at Northside. Is this conclusion warranted? Why or why not? No, Dr. Carey's conclusion is not warranted because tests are not always a fair assessment of the diverse variety of students, and many other factors besides the intelligence needed to take tests must be considered. For example, factors beyond the teachers' control, like family economics and parental support, could affect test results. Furthermore, Northside may have teachers who are just as effective as teachers at Southside, but test results may prove otherwise because Northside may be in a

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