Dr. Sherman Dorn on FCAT Reform
New Report Agrees that FCAT Is Misused
The State Board of Education commissioned the nationally respected Buros Center on Testing to evaluate the 2006 FCAT process. Their new report criticizes Florida's over-reliance on the FCAT, confirming the similar critique raised by Dr. Dorn and CIVIC Concern. In this video, Dr. Dorn discusses the Buros Center report and comments on some potential alternatives to the current system.
Click here to read an article Dr. Dorn wrote previously about accountability reform, as well as download a study he conducted for CIVIC.
From Around the State
Miami Herald: Fla. Relies Too Heavily On FCAT
Palm Beach Post: Study Gives FCAT Mixed Assessment
About the Expert:Dr. Sherman Dorn, Ph.D., is an associate professor of education at the University of South Florida, editor of the professional journal Education Policy Analysis, co-editor of Education Reform in Florida and author of Accountability Frankenstein.