Is the objectivity of math assessment testing a myth?

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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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