Teachers could grade ISTEP replacement test under proposal
INDIANAPOLIS — An Indiana lawmaker has proposed having teachers grade the state’s new standardized test as major decisions for the replacement of the current ISTEP exams loom.
Republican state Rep. Robert Behning, who proposed the plan, tells the Indianapolis Star (http://indy.st/2h623AE ) the state would compensate teachers and would make participation optional.
The ISTEP exam is currently graded by the state’s testing vendor, which hires evaluators who don’t have to come from a teaching background.