“The Psychological Testing in Common Core Standards”
by Donna Garner 5.17.2014
Common Core schools in various parts of the U. S. have begun to require students (without parental knowledge) to take the Pearson Clinical Tests. The questions on these tests contain very personal questions. Teachers (as seen on the BASC-2 link below) enter personal, subjective observations about their students into the Pearson database. Pearson’s privacy policy says they will share the information with their contractors and that the policy can change without notice. However, the contractors have no privacy policy. It is not a stretch to imagine that students’ personally identifiable information could indeed be used against them for college admissions and/or future employment.
Link to Pearson tracking form: OFFICIAL c-14-699 c: Board, Superintendent, Beck (8/28/14mtg) Form is here.