These standards are currently in draft form.
During a several year period the Joint Committee has and continues to follow its established Operating Procedures (http://www.wmich.edu/evalctr/jc/Governance/OperProc.htm) to review and revise the current draft materials. As input is gained at each point, the draft standards will be revised based on input received.
National and International Review Panels: The draft standards were subjected to national and international review (see 5.3.3 of the Operating Procedures).
Field Tests: The draft standards were field tested in k-12 and higher education classrooms (see 5.3.4 of the Operating Procedures).
A paper was prepared discussing the need for Standards for Student Evaluation
National Public Hearings: The Joint Committee will hold open forums at meetings of each of the sponsoring organizations to gain additional feedback from members of these organization (see 5.3.5 of the Operating Procedures).
Finalization of Standards: A task group will take input received to finalize the standards and the standards will be voted on, approved, by the Joint Committee as a whole. Following Joint Committee approval, the Joint Committee shall also arrange for formal submittal of the final version of the standards to the American National Standards Institute (ANSI), in accordance with Sections 1.3 and 2.2.4 of the ANSI Procedures. (see 5.3.6 of the Operating Procedures)
Throughout the development process Joint Committee members will provide progress reports at the board meetings of their respective organizations, present papers and symposia, and offer training sessions in the use of these new standards.
Currently the standards are a work in progress. While we seek your input, we specifically caution you that in their draft form, these standards have NOT been approved by the Joint Committee or any of its sponsoring organizations. You should not cite these standards nor should you suggest in any way that these standards meet with the recommendations of the Joint Committee or any of its sponsoring organizations.