AS you will hear, the assessment is in the PILOT stage. ie...they are still piloting the assessment and we do not even know where they will place the cut scores. Here are the links to the articles referenced math.jhu.edu/~wsw/ED/flypaper.pdf and ftp://math.stanford.edu/pub/papers/milgram/problems-with-MAP-assessments-and-their-consequences.pdf You will read how the sample tests are seriously FLAWED. Keep in mind that teachers are now going to be evaluated on this new assessment. NOW...I suggest reading this article: wnyc.org/story/312508-did-pearson-go-college/ Note to Test Designers: Bad Questions are not the Same as Hard Questions We now are seeing Governor Cuomo in NY threatening to SHUT DOWN schools based on these flawed assessments.
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