/online-testing Online Testing en-US 2021 (c) Education Week Thu, 25 Jul 2024 21:08:28 GMT /teaching-learning/why-most-ap-exams-are-going-digital-this-may/2024/07 Cheating efforts prompted the College Board to fast-track their plan to go digital on AP exams. Thu, 25 Jul 2024 21:08:28 GMT /teaching-learning/why-most-ap-exams-are-going-digital-this-may/2024/07 /teaching-learning/the-new-digital-sat-4-important-details-educators-need-to-know/2024/01 The digital SAT college admissions exam launches in the United States this spring. Mon, 29 Jan 2024 22:48:53 GMT /teaching-learning/the-new-digital-sat-4-important-details-educators-need-to-know/2024/01 /teaching-learning/college-board-revisits-contentious-decisions-edits-to-ap-african-american-studies-course/2023/07 Decisions around AP African American Studies and the future of AP program overall were among discussion points. Mon, 24 Jul 2023 04:01:00 GMT /teaching-learning/college-board-revisits-contentious-decisions-edits-to-ap-african-american-studies-course/2023/07 /technology/measuring-reading-comprehension-is-hard-can-ai-and-adaptive-tools-help/2023/03 Artificial intelligence might be able to drive cars. But can it help kids comprehend what they read? Wed, 15 Mar 2023 04:01:08 GMT /technology/measuring-reading-comprehension-is-hard-can-ai-and-adaptive-tools-help/2023/03 /technology/how-this-superintendent-is-leaning-into-tech-and-sel-to-boost-kids-reading-skills/2022/11 Tech and social-emotional learning strategies aim to improve poor reading achievement. Fri, 18 Nov 2022 21:00:22 GMT /technology/how-this-superintendent-is-leaning-into-tech-and-sel-to-boost-kids-reading-skills/2022/11 /teaching-learning/the-nations-report-card-is-getting-an-overhaul-5-things-to-know/2022/03 The leaders of NAEP have big plans for making the test more nimble, flexible, and useful. Tue, 22 Mar 2022 19:11:49 GMT /teaching-learning/the-nations-report-card-is-getting-an-overhaul-5-things-to-know/2022/03 /teaching-learning/opinion-what-the-digital-sat-will-mean-for-students-and-educators/2022/02 The college-admissions test will be fully digital by 2024. Priscilla Rodriguez from the College Board discusses the change. Wed, 23 Feb 2022 11:00:29 GMT /teaching-learning/opinion-what-the-digital-sat-will-mean-for-students-and-educators/2022/02 /policy-politics/will-there-be-standardized-tests-this-year-8-questions-answered/2021/02 Educators want to know: Will the exams happen? If so, what will they look like, and how will the results be used? Tue, 09 Feb 2021 20:10:30 GMT /policy-politics/will-there-be-standardized-tests-this-year-8-questions-answered/2021/02 /teaching-learning/opinion-testing-students-this-spring-would-be-a-mistake/2020/12 High-stakes tests would tell us very little we can't know in other ways, writes a longtime assessment researcher. Wed, 16 Dec 2020 21:47:52 GMT /teaching-learning/opinion-testing-students-this-spring-would-be-a-mistake/2020/12 /teaching-learning/the-problem-with-giving-math-tests-online-and-how-teachers-are-solving-it/2020/12 With students working remotely, there鈥檚 no point in administering assessments that ask them to give a single answer; it鈥檚 too easy to cheat. Wed, 02 Dec 2020 22:02:12 GMT /teaching-learning/the-problem-with-giving-math-tests-online-and-how-teachers-are-solving-it/2020/12 /events/webinar/measuring-student-learning-in-any-setting We know the assessments used in face-to-face classrooms are not always practical or impactful in remote learning. Thus, the question: How do we assess what our students have learned in distance and blended environments? Content Mon, 30 Nov 2020 16:50:51 GMT /events/webinar/measuring-student-learning-in-any-setting /technology/yet-another-online-learning-frustration-assessment-glitches/2020/09 The issues first cropped up last week with NWEA's MAP assessments and have been sporadically preventing students and teachers from accessing the exams. Wed, 16 Sep 2020 20:18:03 GMT /technology/yet-another-online-learning-frustration-assessment-glitches/2020/09 /leadership/5-tips-for-remote-learning-pd-success/2020/07 Training teachers, principals, and district administrators on how to improve remote instruction will take a big commitment to mastering the learning management system and honing video teaching skills. Thu, 23 Jul 2020 01:37:22 GMT /leadership/5-tips-for-remote-learning-pd-success/2020/07 /leadership/opinion-advice-for-principals-remote-teaching-competitive-colleagues-and-lots-of-uncertainty/2020/07 In a new advice column for school leaders, former principal Sharif El-Mekki answers your questions about leading during the pandemic. Thu, 23 Jul 2020 00:35:29 GMT /leadership/opinion-advice-for-principals-remote-teaching-competitive-colleagues-and-lots-of-uncertainty/2020/07 /teaching-learning/standardized-testing-and-covid-19-4-questions-answered/2020/07 The pandemic disrupted standardized at state and national levels this spring. Here鈥檚 what education leaders need to know about continued disruptions and infection risks posed by testing. Fri, 10 Jul 2020 00:58:53 GMT /teaching-learning/standardized-testing-and-covid-19-4-questions-answered/2020/07 /teaching-learning/opinion-i-am-an-ap-teacher-the-college-board-failed-the-covid-19-test-this-year/2020/05 The College Board paid lip service to confronting the digital divide, but some students still didn't get a fair shake, writes Mariusz Ga艂czy艅ski. Sat, 30 May 2020 00:29:22 GMT /teaching-learning/opinion-i-am-an-ap-teacher-the-college-board-failed-the-covid-19-test-this-year/2020/05 /teaching-learning/inside-a-procurement-dispute-in-north-carolina/2019/08 North Carolina officials' switch in reading-test vendors just weeks before the new school year got underway is spotlighting the often murky process of contracts and procurements for K-12 services. Wed, 21 Aug 2019 01:26:47 GMT /teaching-learning/inside-a-procurement-dispute-in-north-carolina/2019/08 /teaching-learning/scores-were-lower-when-mass-students-took-parcc-exams-on-computers-study-finds/2019/01 Unfamiliarity with technology contributed to lower scores for online test-takers in 2015, but the effects diminished over time, researchers found. Thu, 31 Jan 2019 21:02:07 GMT /teaching-learning/scores-were-lower-when-mass-students-took-parcc-exams-on-computers-study-finds/2019/01 /teaching-learning/online-state-testing-in-2018-mostly-smooth-with-one-glaring-exception/2018/05 For the second time in three years, Tennessee experienced major online testing disruptions, prompting new state legislation and raising questions about ESSA compliance. Tue, 08 May 2018 22:33:22 GMT /teaching-learning/online-state-testing-in-2018-mostly-smooth-with-one-glaring-exception/2018/05 /teaching-learning/online-testing/2018/05 Asking students and schools to switch from paper-and-pencil to online assessments does affect students' performance, but problems might be more short-lived than some educators fear, finds a study by the American Institutes of Research. Tue, 08 May 2018 20:09:16 GMT /teaching-learning/online-testing/2018/05 /teaching-learning/navigation-of-computer-based-tests-matters-for-young-students-study-finds/2017/04 Elementary and middle school students scored worse when they couldn't revisit questions they had skipped or previously answered, a new study found. Sun, 30 Apr 2017 04:16:43 GMT /teaching-learning/navigation-of-computer-based-tests-matters-for-young-students-study-finds/2017/04 /teaching-learning/ed-groups-push-schools-to-embrace-online-assessments/2017/01 National groups representing school board members, superintendents, and ed-tech officials want to help schools transition to online assessments. Wed, 18 Jan 2017 15:56:22 GMT /teaching-learning/ed-groups-push-schools-to-embrace-online-assessments/2017/01 /technology/ed-tech-research-that-mattered-in-2016/2016/12 From the maker movement to online testing to the digital divide, 2016 was a big year for high-quality research on the promise and peril of educational technology. Tue, 20 Dec 2016 15:50:42 GMT /technology/ed-tech-research-that-mattered-in-2016/2016/12 /teaching-learning/tablets-pose-challenges-for-online-test-takers-studies-finding/2016/06 Researchers are finding signs of "device effects" for online tests administered in some grades and subjects, and for certain types of assessment items. Fri, 10 Jun 2016 16:04:19 GMT /teaching-learning/tablets-pose-challenges-for-online-test-takers-studies-finding/2016/06 /teaching-learning/microsoft-releases-early-version-of-minecraft-for-educators/2016/06 In the education version of the popular game, students can explore subjects ranging from science and engineering to history as they re-create places and events. Thu, 09 Jun 2016 22:42:38 GMT /teaching-learning/microsoft-releases-early-version-of-minecraft-for-educators/2016/06 /policy-politics/online-testing-stumbles-spark-legislation-in-affected-states/2016/03 Ill-timed glitches in the administration of online assessments have spurred lawmakers in several states to push bills that would crack down on testing companies. Wed, 09 Mar 2016 03:03:12 GMT /policy-politics/online-testing-stumbles-spark-legislation-in-affected-states/2016/03 /teaching-learning/maryland-parcc-scores-higher-on-paper-students-tech-readiness-a-major-factor/2016/02 Paper results on 2014-15 PARCC exams were better than online results in all grades for English/language arts and in upper-level math, reflecting a national pattern. Tue, 23 Feb 2016 18:27:10 GMT /teaching-learning/maryland-parcc-scores-higher-on-paper-students-tech-readiness-a-major-factor/2016/02 /teaching-learning/tenn-online-test-crashes-causing-delays-and-return-to-paper-and-pencil/2016/02 The window for administration of the Tennessee state assessment was delayed and extended as officials scrambled to replace the malfunctioning online test with paper versions. Tue, 09 Feb 2016 23:00:57 GMT /teaching-learning/tenn-online-test-crashes-causing-delays-and-return-to-paper-and-pencil/2016/02 /technology/technology-in-education-an-overview/2016/02 From blended learning to computerized testing, digital and online technologies are reshaping the classroom experience for students. Fri, 05 Feb 2016 22:33:41 GMT /technology/technology-in-education-an-overview/2016/02 /technology/online-testing-now-more-common-than-paper-and-pencil-study-finds/2015/11 For the first time, most elementary and middle-school students this year will take state-required tests online. Mon, 09 Nov 2015 14:34:16 GMT /technology/online-testing-now-more-common-than-paper-and-pencil-study-finds/2015/11