alt Hacker News> It's much more likely that simply changing the way they administer these tests had a more significant impact on test scores than phone bans.
Why do you think that's more likely?
> It's much more likely that simply changing the way they administer these tests had a more significant impact on test scores than phone bans.
Why do you think that's more likely?
Put yourself in the student's shoes: instead of being required to rote memorise every detail and hold that in your head until the end of the year, you are now only required to be assessed at the time that you are learning the material. Do you think you'd fare better on that type of test, or a test done months after you actually studied the material?
One of the first things they teach you in educational research is that standardised test scores are significantly impacted based on how the tests are administered and what the test is actually assessing.