Standardization according to gender???

Sally-Anne · Post by **Sally-Anne** » Thu Oct 04, 2007 9:10 pm

Hi Guest

I think that the panel member was making an incredibly clumsy and badly worded attempt to explain the process of standardisation.

I have never claimed to be an expert on the dratted subject, but even I can do better than that.

Panel members do receive training, but there is no guarantee that it sinks in. I am surprised that the LEA rep didn't correct the statement though.

Sally-Anne

Guest55 · Post by **Guest55** » Thu Oct 04, 2007 9:17 pm

Perhaps the LA rep didn't know how standardisation works either

Sally-Anne · Post by **Sally-Anne** » Thu Oct 04, 2007 9:36 pm

Does anyone on this Forum understand it apart from you, dearest Guest55?

A degree in Maths (or Stats or whatever) seems to be a pre-requisite!

Sally-Anne

Post by **Etienne** » Thu Oct 04, 2007 9:47 pm

Sally-Anne wrote:I think that the panel member was making an incredibly clumsy and badly worded attempt to explain the process of standardisation.

I agree!

Sally-Anne wrote:Panel members do receive training, but there is no guarantee that it sinks in.

I very much doubt that they are trained in the finer points of standardisation.

Anyway, strictly speaking, panel members shouldn't be attempting to explain standardisation to parents - that should be done by LA representatives (some of whom will do a better job than others

).