European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 19, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sunday april 19, 1992 the stars and stripes a Page 3serbs reportedly seize arms Plant Sarajevo Bosnia and Herzegovina apr serbian troops reportedly took control of a munitions factory outside Sarajevo on saturday As beleaguered officials in the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina awaited a top . Official for consultations. Meanwhile Serbia a government issued a strongly worded protest to the United states for its alleged anti serbian policies. Deputy assistant Secretary of state Ralph Johnson arrived saturday afternoon in the bosnian capital aboard one of five plane loads of . Emergency Aid to the strife torn state. His trip documented rising american concern about a pirating ethnic violence in Bosnia that has claimed hundreds of lives. Fighting Between serbs in Bosnia opposed to its Independence and muslims and croats who support its split from Yugoslavia also has red to an estimated 200,000 refugees. Fighting continued throughout Bosnia on saturday. Media reports said dozens of people were killed. The Belgrade based Tan Jug news Agency quoted bosnian radio As saying serbian formations captured the Pretis arms and munitions factory in vog Osce 1st . Relief supplies arriving in Sarajevo from staff and wire reports Sarajevo Bosnia and Herzegovina a the first . Military cargo plane of an Airlift of Relief supplies for Bosnia and Herzegovina arrived saturday at Sarajevo a Airport. The c-141 Star lifter touched Down at 2 30 p.m., and a second aircraft was expected 45 minutes later. Heavy Snow in parts of Bosnia delayed the flights from nato bases in Italy. The aircraft were each carrying 20 tons of food blankets and Medicine. Aboard the first aircraft were . Deputy assistant Secretary of state Ralph Johnson and the United states ambassador in Belgrade Warren Zim Mermann. They were to hold talks with the strife torn republics Muslim president Alija ize Begovic on establishing full diplomatic relations Between Washington and Sarajevo. Three More Relief flights were expected today. According to an official with the military Airlift come at Scott fab 111., two of the planes belong to the 437th Airlift Wing at Charleston fab s.c., while the other belongs to the 172nd military Airlift group of the Mississippi air National guard in Jackson. One of the planes belonging to the 437th flew out of Oesterberg a Netherlands while the other aircraft were to each make two trips to Yugoslavia from Pisa Italy. About 10 Miles North of Sarajevo. Three people were killed it said. Other clashes were reported in Der Venta Bosansky Brod and Bosansky Samac in the North and Caplina and Mostar in the South. A railway Bridge on the Nereiva River was blown up virtually sealing off Mostar from the rest of Bosnia. In Sarajevo Bosnia a parliament building was damaged in an overnight mortar attack. Thirty five officers and dozens of sol Diers of the serbian led Federal army reportedly deserted in Mostar after continued clashes with muslims and croats. The United states has recognized the Independence of Bosnia Croatia and Slovenia three of six former yugoslav republics. Recently the United states increased its criticism of Serbia accusing it and the serbian led Federal army of fomenting violence in Bosnia. The serbian government on saturday lodged a a Strong protest to the United states concerning its a one sided non objective and biased policy regarding the yugoslav crisis Tan Jug reported. The protest was delivered by Serbia a foreign minister Vladislav Jovanovic when he summoned the . Embassy a charge do affaires and Deputy chief of Mission Robert Rackmales. The Agency said that Jovanovic a demanded from the . Government to adjust its policies with facts and truth and to respect the dignity of the serbian people and its legitimate interests in the yugoslav  from Page 1 learning then its important to teach them the Basic Content of what a going to be tested a he said. A we would not be opposed to teaching students the kinds of things they would have to do on a  but he said that Dodds does not tolerate drilling pupils in particular questions they might face. Mcgee however maintained that school officials devote too much attention to tests particularly the cubs. He said that the tests designers at Mcgraw Hill have cautioned schools not to focus too much attention on prep rating for the test for fear of skewing the results. The Issue of whether the test administrator at Balboa High school May have Given out copies of the test As study aids in the belief that they were obsolete will be the focus of the upcoming internal review Lagomarsino said. A those tests really need to be locked up tight until the Day they Are administered a he said. A apparently they  James Wolf Dodds Panama director has already said As much in March 24 preliminary report to the school systems Headquarters on the incidents described by Mcgee Lagomarsino said. A a. Wolf indicated that what happened should not have been done no question a Lagomarsino said. Official says Dodds pushing teachers for Good test scores by Chuck Vinch Washington Bureau Washington a the president of the education association of Panama alleges that the controversy Over a standardized Pupil test is part of a pattern showing that department of defense dependents schools officials Are directing teachers to find ways to boost test scores. Those actions include developing a curriculum and preparing and teaching objectives based on test Content As Well As encouraging preparation through the use of a Mirror image tests that Are strikingly similar to the real thing said Brian Mcgee. A Dodds wants High test scores a he said. A and there is a consistent pattern of pressuring teachers to increase those scores by teaching directly to  Mcgee a charges Stem from a recent incident in which at least five teachers at Balboa High school in Panama copied All or part of the comprehensive test of Basic skills which they received from a school test administrator. The teachers used the material to prepare pupils for the mid March test. The Union has brought other allegations of testing improprieties during the past three years to the attention of school system officials who have done nothing about them according to Mcgee. But Bart Lagomarsino Deputy director of the overseas school system said that in addition to the planned internal review of the latest incidents school system officials also responded to allegations made in 1990. He said that John Stremple the school systems director gave a series of reports to the inspector general of the . Southern come in november 1990 in response to those  said the in took no further action on the Issue accepting the Dodds reports a was a final Resolution of the  the Issue of teaching to a test rather than teaching Broad subject matter that May appear on a test is significant said Sandra Vickstrom a spokeswoman for the overseas education association in Washington Mcgee a Parent Union. A it invalidates the test results if students Are informed in Advance what questions they will see on a test a she said. A it artificially inflates the  Stremple said in an interview with the stars and stripes that while he considers test scores important a they Are Only one criteria for evaluating a school. But he made no apologies for his views on familiarizing pupils with test material. A if you re going to test kids on diagramming a sentence you have to show them How to diagram a sentence a not the exact same sentence As on the test but a similar one Quot he said. A i think its Only common sense not to sneak up on kids with stuff you Haven to covered in  teachers in Germany say they Aren t pressured on tests Dill a Loti Lonny a lir Orler of to hts Alt by Jimi Jones education writer teachers in Germany Are not being pressured to boost test scores by instructing pupils on test Content a lawyer for the overseas education association Germany Region said last week. Michael Bauernfeind said that three or four years ago when John Stremple the director of the overseas school system introduced his philosophy of a teaching across the curriculum a the Union was concerned that it was basically a euphemism for a teaching to a  however he said a a it a a pretty old Issue in Germany. A teachers Here were almost 100 percent opposed to it saying that if you Are just going to teach to the standardized test you be taught nothing More than How to take that particular test a Bauernfeind said. A a teachers motives Are above reproach on the Issue a he said. A they Are very a. If you Are just going to teach to the standardized test you be taught nothing More than How to take that particular test a Michael Bauernfeind it comes to the ethics of to it. Ethical when  a controversy is brewing in the Panama Region after at least five teachers at Balboa High school in Panama used copies of this years comprehensive test of Basic skills to prepare pupils for the standardized test. Sea Germany Region spokeswoman Jan Pepelnjak said Overall there a is a real attempt to teach to the test to improve test scores a but the Union is a a opposed in Germany she said they attempt to prepare pupils for tests by teaching a Broad sampling of material rather than focusing on the test. A we want our students to be prepared for and not surprised by the cubs a said Frank of Gara spokesman for the Germany Region. A what is not allowed or condoned is the use of current testing materials for practice or instruction. That a what we consider teaching to the  Bill Kilty Deputy director of the Altan tic Region said thursday that school officials in his Region have encouraged teachers and administrators to familiarize pupils with the cubs. But he said the regional officials Are questioning the use of old cubs tests to prepare pupils. A a we be contacted cubs themselves Quot Kilty said. A in some cases they say its a your Call a and in others its kind of on the borderline. So we re investigating that ourselves. To see if its appropriate to invalidate any scores where we did use a practice test. Dave Labuhn spokesman for the Mediterranean Region said thursday that regional officials there have no knowledge of any a unethical preparation for system wide test in the Region. A your policy basically is that we teach the curriculum and use the test As a measure of How effective that instruction has been a he said