https://www.edweek.org/online-testing Online Testing en-US 2021 (c) Education Week Fri, 19 Dec 2025 21:06:45 GMT https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/thousands-more-english-learners-will-soon-be-taking-a-popular-language-exam/2025/12 New York to end its traditional language-proficency exam in favor of a digital test. Fri, 19 Dec 2025 21:06:45 GMT https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/thousands-more-english-learners-will-soon-be-taking-a-popular-language-exam/2025/12 https://www.edweek.org/technology/will-ai-transform-standardized-testing/2024/12 AI has the potential to help usher in a new, deeper breed of state standardized tests, but there are plenty of reasons for caution. Mon, 09 Dec 2024 05:01:00 GMT https://www.edweek.org/technology/will-ai-transform-standardized-testing/2024/12 https://www.edweek.org/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 https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/why-most-ap-exams-are-going-digital-this-may/2024/07 https://www.edweek.org/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 https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/the-new-digital-sat-4-important-details-educators-need-to-know/2024/01 https://www.edweek.org/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 https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/college-board-revisits-contentious-decisions-edits-to-ap-african-american-studies-course/2023/07 https://www.edweek.org/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 https://www.edweek.org/technology/measuring-reading-comprehension-is-hard-can-ai-and-adaptive-tools-help/2023/03 https://www.edweek.org/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 https://www.edweek.org/technology/how-this-superintendent-is-leaning-into-tech-and-sel-to-boost-kids-reading-skills/2022/11 https://www.edweek.org/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 https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/the-nations-report-card-is-getting-an-overhaul-5-things-to-know/2022/03 https://www.edweek.org/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 https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/opinion-what-the-digital-sat-will-mean-for-students-and-educators/2022/02 https://www.edweek.org/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 https://www.edweek.org/policy-politics/will-there-be-standardized-tests-this-year-8-questions-answered/2021/02 https://www.edweek.org/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 https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/opinion-testing-students-this-spring-would-be-a-mistake/2020/12 https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/the-problem-with-giving-math-tests-online-and-how-teachers-are-solving-it/2020/12 With students working remotely, there’s no point in administering assessments that ask them to give a single answer; it’s too easy to cheat. Wed, 02 Dec 2020 22:02:12 GMT https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/the-problem-with-giving-math-tests-online-and-how-teachers-are-solving-it/2020/12 https://www.edweek.org/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 https://www.edweek.org/events/webinar/measuring-student-learning-in-any-setting https://www.edweek.org/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 https://www.edweek.org/technology/yet-another-online-learning-frustration-assessment-glitches/2020/09 https://www.edweek.org/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 https://www.edweek.org/leadership/5-tips-for-remote-learning-pd-success/2020/07 https://www.edweek.org/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 https://www.edweek.org/leadership/opinion-advice-for-principals-remote-teaching-competitive-colleagues-and-lots-of-uncertainty/2020/07 https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/standardized-testing-and-covid-19-4-questions-answered/2020/07 The pandemic disrupted standardized at state and national levels this spring. Here’s what education leaders need to know about continued disruptions and infection risks posed by testing. Fri, 10 Jul 2020 00:58:53 GMT https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/standardized-testing-and-covid-19-4-questions-answered/2020/07 https://www.edweek.org/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 Gałczyński. Sat, 30 May 2020 00:29:22 GMT https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/opinion-i-am-an-ap-teacher-the-college-board-failed-the-covid-19-test-this-year/2020/05 https://www.edweek.org/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 https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/inside-a-procurement-dispute-in-north-carolina/2019/08 https://www.edweek.org/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 https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/scores-were-lower-when-mass-students-took-parcc-exams-on-computers-study-finds/2019/01 https://www.edweek.org/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 https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/online-state-testing-in-2018-mostly-smooth-with-one-glaring-exception/2018/05 https://www.edweek.org/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 https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/online-testing/2018/05 https://www.edweek.org/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 https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/navigation-of-computer-based-tests-matters-for-young-students-study-finds/2017/04 https://www.edweek.org/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 https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/ed-groups-push-schools-to-embrace-online-assessments/2017/01 https://www.edweek.org/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 https://www.edweek.org/technology/ed-tech-research-that-mattered-in-2016/2016/12 https://www.edweek.org/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 https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/tablets-pose-challenges-for-online-test-takers-studies-finding/2016/06 https://www.edweek.org/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 https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/microsoft-releases-early-version-of-minecraft-for-educators/2016/06 https://www.edweek.org/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 https://www.edweek.org/policy-politics/online-testing-stumbles-spark-legislation-in-affected-states/2016/03 https://www.edweek.org/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 https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/maryland-parcc-scores-higher-on-paper-students-tech-readiness-a-major-factor/2016/02 https://www.edweek.org/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 https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/tenn-online-test-crashes-causing-delays-and-return-to-paper-and-pencil/2016/02