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House approves statewide adaptive testing bill after debate on costs, standards and vendor choice
Summary
The Utah House passed House Bill 15 to replace CRT testing with computer adaptive testing; sponsors said the bill covers software costs and leaves hardware to a companion measure. Lawmakers pressed sponsors on curriculum alignment, privacy and whether the bill adopts federally developed “common core” standards.
SALT LAKE CITY — The Utah House on Jan. 30 approved House Bill 15, a measure sponsored by Representative Hughes to replace the state’s CRT tests with computer adaptive assessments and authorize software funding, after extended floor debate and a successful amendment.
Representative Hughes, the bill sponsor, told colleagues the measure is the state school board’s top priority and said pilot programs show adaptive testing better measures student competency while giving immediate results to students and teachers. "The pilot programs ... have shown we have a better ability to measure student…
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