ELA/L Text Review

State Text Review Committee

State experts, local educators, postsecondary faculty and community members conduct rigorous reviews of every item and passage being developed for the assessment to ensure all test items are of the highest quality, are aligned to the standards, and are fair for all student populations. This process allows state-led quality assurance and oversight of the test development. All item reviewers are nominated by the state leads or OWG members.

The purpose of the educator committee meetings is to receive feedback on the quality, accuracy, alignment, and appropriateness of test items that are developed annually for the Spring ELA/Math assessments. These committees are composed of educators, university professors, and others selected by the state leads or OWG members.

Participants will be able to review and edit the passages through independent electronic displays (particularly for multimedia passages), and then the grade level group will discuss content and bias concerns.