Haitham Mohamed El Bingawi, Salah Eldin Abdel Hag Abdel Haleem
A palpable change in medical education post-COVID-19 pandemic
The Pan African medical journal
summarize recent history education reform statewide testing texas led introduction texas assessment academic skills taas 199091 variety evidence late 1990s led number observers conclude state texas made near miraculous progress reducing dropouts increasing achievement passing scores taas tests arbitrary discriminatory analyses comparing taas reading writing math scores one another relevant high school grades raise doubts reliability validity taas scores discuss problems missing students mirages texas enrollment statistics profoundly affect reported dropout statistics test scores 50 minority students texas progressing grade 9 high school graduation since initiation taas testing program since 1982 rates black hispanic students required repeat grade 9 climbed steadily late 1990s nearly 30 black hispanic students failing grade 9 cumulative rates grade retention texas almost twice high black hispanic students white students portion gains grade 10 taas pass rates illusory numbers students taking grade 10 tests classified special education hence counted schools accountability ratings nearly doubled 1994 1998 substantial portion apparent increases taas pass rates 1990s due exclusions opinion educators texas schools devoting huge amount time energy preparing students specifically taas emphasis taas hurting helping teaching learning texas schools particularly atrisk students taas contributes retention grade dropping five different sources evidence rates high school completion texas compared contrasted review ged statistics indicated sharp upturn numbers young people taking ged tests texas mid1990s avoid taas convergence evidence indicates 1990s slightly less 70 students texas actually graduated high school 1994 1997 taas results showed 20 increase percentage students passing three exit level taas tests reading writing math tasp college readiness test results showed sharp decrease 652 433 percentage students passing three parts reading math writing measured performance sat academic learning secondary school students texas improved since early 1990s compared sat takers nationally satmath scores deteriorated relative students nationally gains naep texas fail confirm dramatic gains apparent taas gains taas unbelievable decreases dropouts 1990s illusory real texas miracle hat cattle