USCIS holds "Stakeholder" conference to seek input on new
test format
On January 14th and 15th, USCIS met with representatives
from immigration advocacy groups, adult education organizations, and
USCIS field offices to gather input on the format of a new standardized
citizenship test, slated for implementation in 2006.
Lynne
Weintraub's report on Citizenship Test Redesign Conference
USCIS Press releases on the test development project
:
Citizenship
chief meets with history experts
Citizenship
Chief meets with stakeholders
Background from USCIS on the redesign
project
Miami Herald story "US Citizenship Test to
Get a Makeover"
NPR Interview from All Things Considered, January 16, 2004:
Revamped US Citizenship Tests to Stress Concepts
NPR's Melissa Block talks with Gerri Ratliff, USCIS project director,
about the re-design project. Ratliff says the BCIS is looking to standardize
the test to make the questions more meaningful and encourage a better
understanding of concepts and ideals -- and not just facts.