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POLL: Are Student Secrets a Proper Test Question?

An essay topic on mandatory NJ ASK testing has some parents unhappy.

The standardized testing is designed to test the general knowledge of state kindergarten through eighth grade students, but this year it also tested their ability to keep a secret.

According to the Asbury Park Press, students in New Jersey reported to their parents that they were asked to reveal a secret in an essay portion of the test, and reveal why the secret was hard to keep.

New Jersey Department of Education Spokesman Justin Barra confirmed with the Asbury Park Press that the "secret" question was on the test, but was not a part of the students' scores.

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But some parents, including Richard Goldberg of Marlboro, said he thinks the question was inappropriate.

According to Barra, that question appeared in 15 districts as a "field test question."

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The NJ ASK standardized test of language arts literacy, math and science, surround and are meant to give the state an assessment of each district.


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