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Tuesday, June 26, 2012

Schools Matter: Online Testing, and How Pearson Sent Wyoming Back to Paper

Schools Matter: Online Testing, and How Pearson Sent Wyoming Back to Paper:


Online Testing, and How Pearson Sent Wyoming Back to Paper

 WaPo has a story on Delaware's decision to go to online testing, so that now testing can happen all year round.  Tests four times a year rather than one, tests to get ready for tests, and tests to prepare for the practice tests:

The online format allows states to give standardized tests — once a week-long ordeal in the second half of the school year — as often as four times a year. It’s an opportunity that early adopters such as Delaware have already embraced.
“This is so thrilling and exciting for those of us who work with schools,” said Joe Willhoft, executive