You can read about it yourself: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Educational_Testing_Service
Its more than scantrons these day. They've developed some fairly interesting methods of scoring essays etc. http://www.ets.org/portal/site/ets/menuitem.36b6150d13d7bab7b1935b10c3921509/?vgnextoid=e63ce3b5f64f4010VgnVCM10000022f95190RCRD http://www.antiwrap.com/?746 larry On 10/7/05, Cameron Childress <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 10/7/05, Larry C. Lyons <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > BTW the tests used in these international comparisons are the results > > of the so-called nebulous assessments. The ETS educational achievement > > tests are the ones that are used in these international comparisons. > > I think I had about 15 days of "standardized testing" for some thing > or another in 6th/7th grade. I wonder if that's the one where I drew > shapes on the scan-tron sheet with the fill-in bubbles? > > -Cameron > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Find out how to get a fax number that sends and receives faxes using your current email address http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=64 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:176463 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54