Because La Prueba will soon be phased out and not re-published, it did to receive the evaluative review that the other two tests did. Because it is new, Aprenda is not yet being used by any districts in New Mexico. Aprenda provided a good balance of items testing skills in English and Mathematics. To address cultural bias, and to be aligned with the NM Content Standards and Benchmarks . Cost is prohibitive.
Correlation is very expensive.
One must give both tests to the same students. We want to ensure that we test what is being taught. No answer to the first question. We shall be meeting in the future regarding Native Language student speakers. We expect to develop a portfolio assessment with specific criteria, which will be revised annually.