The "Science" of Assessment: Why You Should Care About How SAT Questions Are Selected
Focus Speaker
Date/Time: Thursday
, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Location: San Jose Convention Center , Room A7
Presenter(s):
Jay Rosner Executive Director, Princeton Review Foundation
Type: Lecture
Emphasis: Assessment
Target Audience: K-2, 3-5, 6-8, 9-12, 13+
Description: High-stakes testing impacts everything from the structure of your school day to the allocation of seats in competitive colleges. Yet the discussion of standardized testing, when it occurs, is dominated by clichés and misinformation. The structure of standardized tests determines their function, with important and undesirable consequences for fairness and equity. Jay Rosner testified as an expert witness in the trial of the landmark University of Michigan Law School affirmative action case.
