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Episode 30: Should Tests be Socioculturally Responsive?
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Dr. Randy Bennett, the Norman O. Fredericksen Chair in Assessment Innovation at ETS, describes tests as “cultural artifacts,” many of which were created at a time when our country was much less diverse. So what does that mean for school accountability or university admissions testing today? In an article* for the journal Educational Measurement - Issues and Practice, Dr. Bennett argues that we need to change the way we test - in content, format, and interpretation - to best fit the needs of a society with rapidly changing demographics.
[Transcript for Episode 30 is available on EdFixPodcast.com]
(*To request a copy of Dr. Bennett’s article, “The Good Side of COVID-19,” email [email protected].)
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