Online Testing: What Is Required, and Will States and Schools Be Ready?

• In Event: Transitioning to the Common Core State Standards (CCSS): An Overview of the Activities of the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers and Smarter Balanced to Build Capacity for Implementation of the CCSS and CCSS-Aligned Assessments With a Focus on Technology Readiness

Abstract

Each of the six federally funded multi-state assessment consortia are required to use technology to the maximum extent feasible for the development and delivery of the assessments. This requirement, combined with the voluntary participation of a large majority of states, is causing a rapid acceleration in the technology infrastructure of states and schools. More importantly, it is bringing greater access to technology and digital learning tools to American classrooms. This presentation will describe the technology requirements across all 6 multi-state assessment systems and provide an update on the readiness of states and schools to utilize the online assessments.

Author

• Douglas Levin, State Educational Technology Directors Association (SETDA)