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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The same tests are aligned to the common core curriculum, so why would they be dissimilar?

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It's going to be the same damn test.
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Even if it measures the same standards (NOT curriculum) there can be many differences in tests.   A couple:

-tests can be shorter
- fewer field testing items can be included in each test
- test can have better worded questions
- tests can have less ambiguous questions
- pass scores can be set lower, reducing pressure on teachers and students

I just read the actual letter the NY State principals sent to parents about their concerns of the state testing.   here is the text:    http://www.newyorkprincipals.org/letter-to-parents-about-testing

My above comments cover their concerns about the actual test.   Their other concerns have to do with how schools are reacting to the test.

It appears the biggest problems with the NY State test were that it was rushed to publication, was WAY too long, and had a lot of poorly worded questions on it.   The pass scores were also set unrealistically high, especially given that the test hadn't really been field tested.   And then schools went ahead and(were required to?) used the results of the test to make placement decisions for students which only upped the ante for high stakes.

A shorter, less stressful test, and one which has been properly field tested for two years, would not be nearly as stressful.[/quote]

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