[Published July 6th, 2015]
..."A recent description of results from a Public Policy Institute report reveals that the majority of California’s Public School parents are uninformed about the new tests their children took this year. And despite numerous concerns regarding technological barriers, biases, and testing problems, it appears that in a matter of weeks, “test scores” will be released to the public.
It is important to consider that unless assessments are independently verified to adhere to basic standards of test development regarding validity, reliability, security, accessibility, and fairness in administration, the resulting scores will be meaningless and should not be used to make claims nor conclusions of student learning, progress, aptitude, nor readiness for college or career."...
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