Standardized test security questioned - The Answer Sheet - The Washington Post: "For the first time in Florida, 50 percent of a teacher’s evaluation will be decided by how well his/her students do on these standardized tests. As in the past, students can’t graduate high school without passing the tests, and the test scores will affect the grades that the state government gives to individual schools.
Standardized tests were not designed to be used in high-stakes decisions such as these, but they are being used that way anyway. In fact, a number of other states are joining Florida in using standardized test scores to evaluate teachers and educators. The high stakes attached to test scores has sparked new revelations of cheating, not just by students but by teachers and principals too. Confirmed cases of test cheating have been documented by FairTest, a nonprofit organization whose mission is to reduce the misuse of tests, in 30 states and the District of Columbia over the past three academic years."
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