I loved this answer by @AkuomaNwadike about the implications of culture and race on the development of culturally responsive assessments from the @NcMe webinar on equity in assessment. youtube.com/watch?v=bB1FtE… Below, I reported my notes from the video for accessibility.
1/4 "Culture and race are not synonymous. You can test for culture as long as you are not stereotyping that to a race. Whereas a particular culture grows out of a racial background, that culture can then take over an entire region."
2/4 Even students that are not Latinx could still use random words typical of an area of the country that they might be in. For example, in Atlanta, regardless of the race, all kids use Black southern slang. The culture of an area might actually supersede the racial area.
3/4 If that culture has become a way of understanding the intelligence of students, you are potentially testing for your entire student population. Culture and race should not be automatically associated because that is when we adopt monolithic practices.