tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-274087646310722687.post8876471536731149853..comments2023-08-09T03:36:25.014-07:00Comments on Partnering for Elementary Science: Fall 2010 Student Assessment ResultsJohn Meagherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17788487983510095907noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-274087646310722687.post-1988879384305164752011-03-29T11:01:58.802-07:002011-03-29T11:01:58.802-07:00ReSET Volunteer Rich Repplier:
I don't think y...ReSET Volunteer Rich Repplier:<br />I don't think you can draw any conclusions from a single 10% drop in students who disagree with the statement "Science is boring." We are dealing with people (kids), and people are bound to show some variation in their opinions from one year to the next. There are so many influences on the kids, all the way from who their teacher was, to how much they liked the weather that semester, that a one-time 10% change can be considered a normal statistical variation, essentially random. If you saw a steady downward trend over an extended period,that would be different.John Meagherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17788487983510095907noreply@blogger.com