{"id":1588,"date":"2015-08-18T14:17:51","date_gmt":"2015-08-18T18:17:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/all4schools.org\/?p=1588"},"modified":"2015-08-18T14:17:51","modified_gmt":"2015-08-18T18:17:51","slug":"will-floridas-new-test-be-valid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/all4schools.org\/2015\/08\/18\/will-floridas-new-test-be-valid\/","title":{"rendered":"Will Florida&#8217;s new test be valid?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/all4schools.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/flsenatefloor.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-1213 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/all4schools.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/flsenatefloor.png\" alt=\"flsenatefloor\" width=\"400\" height=\"350\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Earlier this year, the Florida Legislature passed a law requiring\u00a0a validity study of the state&#8217;s new annual test that replaced the FCAT. The Florida Standards Assessment (FSA) was first used last school year and it&#8217;s implementation was fraught with technology\u00a0problems and reports of flawed questions. Two different testing companies were hired and have been working on the study which is due by September 1st.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>The\u00a0two firms are looking at how the FSA questions were selected and at how well the test matched with the Florida Standards, the state\u2019s version of Common Core, among other questions. The FSA is meant to test whether students met those Common Core academic benchmarks&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>A monthly report noted the companies have collected more than 650 documents related to the FSA and looked at more than 200 test items, studying whether they met \u201cbest practices in assessment design,\u201d used appropriate language for the grade level, targeted \u201cintended depth of knowledge\u201d and were free of bias.<\/p>\n<p>The firms also have looked at how FSA questions, leased from Utah\u2019s state test, were field tested.<\/p>\n<p>But company officials have given no hint about whether they think the FSA is a well-put together and valid exam \u2013 or if they\u2019ve spotted problems.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The study will be extremely technical and will be unlikely to provide lay people with clear answers. Read more from the Orlando Sentinel <a href=\"http:\/\/www.orlandosentinel.com\/features\/education\/school-zone\/os-florida-test-fsa-validity-study-post.html\" target=\"_blank\">here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Sign up to stay up to date on this and other issues affecting public schools.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/all4schools.org\/join-us\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-1452\" src=\"http:\/\/all4schools.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/SIGNUPBUTTON.png\" alt=\"Sign Up\" width=\"225\" height=\"90\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Earlier this year, the Florida Legislature passed a law requiring\u00a0a validity study of the state&#8217;s new annual test that replaced the FCAT. 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