Is the objectivity of math assessment testing a myth?

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The discussion centers on the assertion that all forms of testing, including math assessment testing, are inherently subjective. Participants challenge the relevance of a 20-year-old opinion paper by Peter Liljedahl, questioning its value without a summary or context provided by the original poster (OP). The conversation emphasizes the need for contributors to engage more actively by sharing their interpretations or insights before seeking feedback from others.

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There is no testing that is not subjective.
 
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swampwiz said:
Is the objectivity of math assessment testing a myth?
No, it's a straw man because
hutchphd said:
There is no testing that is not subjective.

Anyway, why should anyone be interested in someone's 20 year old opinion paper?
 
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pbuk said:
Why should anyone be interested in someone's 20 year old opinion paper?
And if the OP feels it is not worth his time to summarize the paper and tell us what point he is trying to make, why is it worth my time to read it? It put it in the same category as "Here's a four-hour YouTuvbe video. Explain it to me."
 
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pbuk said:
Anyway, why should anyone be interested in someone's 20 year old opinion paper?
This...
Vanadium 50 said:
And if the OP feels it is noty worth his time to summarize the paper and tell us what point he is trying to make, why is it worth my time to read it?
... and this.

@swampwiz, please don't post links with no additional commentary by you.
 
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Perhaps threads of this ilk ought to be treated like homework: to get our help/opinion, you must first tell us what you think.
 
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Is this question in the context of Liljedahl's Building Thinking Classrooms?
 

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