密歇根新闻广播 小学生的数学水平略有提高

 

Results for the 2019 M-STEP were released Thursday.

That's the statewide test designed to gauge¹ how well students are mastering state standards. It tests students in grades 3-8 in English Language Arts and math.

John Yun is an associate professor with Michigan State University.

He says more than half of third-graders in the state failed the M-STEP English test. He says this year's results were only slightly better than last year.

It's a little bit concerning that given all of the focus on this, there hasn't been much movement, Yun said.

The M-STEP assessment² replaced the Michigan Education Assessment Program (MEAP) in 2015.

Yun says he had hoped to see more progress in student proficiency³ since then.

In general you expect as tests become more familiar to students, that passing rates might increase over time, he said. And we haven't even seen that kind of familiarity bump.

Math scores for third-, fifth-, and six-grade students also increased from 2018, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

We appreciate the gains made this year in our early grades, State Superintendent⁴ Michael Rice said in a press release.

1 gauge   

v.精确计量；估计；n.标准度量；计量器

参考例句：

• Can you gauge what her reaction is likely to be?你能揣测她的反应可能是什么吗？
• It's difficult to gauge one's character.要判断一个人的品格是很困难的。

2 assessment   

n.评价；评估；对财产的估价，被估定的金额

参考例句：

• This is a very perceptive assessment of the situation.这是一个对该情况的极富洞察力的评价。
• What is your assessment of the situation?你对时局的看法如何？

3 proficiency   

n.精通，熟练，精练

参考例句：

• He plied his trade and gained proficiency in it.他勤习手艺，技术渐渐达到了十分娴熟的地步。
• How do you think of your proficiency in written and spoken English?你认为你的书面英语和口语熟练程度如何？

4 superintendent   

n.监督人，主管，总监；(英国)警务长

参考例句：

• He was soon promoted to the post of superintendent of Foreign Trade.他很快就被擢升为对外贸易总监。
• He decided to call the superintendent of the building.他决定给楼房管理员打电话。