Whats at stake in high-stakes educational testing?
” Five speakers from different fields of psychology will address the multiple issues involved in high-stakes testing, such as bias, language issues, ethics and differences in testing for low-income and ethnic-minority students. The symposium will provide: • Insight on a variety of questions psychologists face when they address high-stakes testing in schools. • An overview on different issues in school testing. • An opportunity for the audience to become involved in solving the problem of how psychologists can be active participants in the policy and school-testing process. “Urban psychology” In recognition of the growing number of psychologists working with urban populations or working on issues that are salient to urban communities, the Committee on Urban Initiatives will use its annual network meeting to sponsor a discussion of the question, “Is there an urban psychology?” Participants will consider the many ways in which psychology can contribute to efforts to improve life for peopl
