The social service version of the Heisenberg uncertainty principle applied to educational testing claims
A) that the Lake Woebegone effect (all children are above average) is a function of the local accountability systems
B) that whenever resource allocation depends upon an arbitrary quantitative index, either the index will be corrupted, or the process will be corrupted to produce the index
C) that state and federal standards for judging schools will be the same to reduce uncertainty in parents' minds about the quality of schools.
D) the integrity of the testing process depends on the honesty of those administering the test

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The social service version of the Heisenberg uncertainty principle applied to educational testing suggests that when resource allocation is dependent on a quantitative index, either the index itself or the process to produce the index will be corrupted. This reflects the idea that the act of measurement can influence the outcome, similar to the original Heisenberg uncertainty principle in physics.

The Social Service Version of the Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle Applied