Who writes the WASL test questions?
WASL questions are created by some of the same people who wrote Washington’s academic learning standards: Washington educators. A team of Washington educators reviews every question for content quality, cultural bias and whether it tests the state academic standards. Students in select pilot schools also try out the prompts (or questions) before they are used in a “live” testing situation across the state.
Some of the same people who wrote Washingtons academic learning standards: Washington educators. Educators helped build the WASL and continue to refine this assessment tool. They review every question for content quality, cultural bias and whether it tests the state academic standards. Students in select schools also try out the prompts, providing a wealth of information about how the prompts work and any anomalies in student responses to certain questions. Prompts that work best in these pilots are then used in the actual WASL in future years.
