Jennifer Dugan Minnesota Department of Education Administering Statewide High-Stakes Tests on Computers: What Could Possibly Go Wrong? Jennifer Dugan Minnesota Department of Education “Leading for educational excellence and equity. Every day for every one.”
Spring 2013 Continued offering math test online New reading test 2012 up to 3 opportunities per student for accountability 2013 single opportunity per student for accountability New reading test First time delivered online Increased rigor Delivery mode option by school By math By reading Science online delivery only; since 2008 education.state.mn.us
Spring 2013 April 16 Notification from vendor to MDE Notification from vendor to districts April 23 Notification from districts to MDE to vendor Notification from MDE to districts Review policy changed for students testing those days April 24 Some students from April 23 continued to be impacted education.state.mn.us
Next Steps Data investigation regarding impact Continued disbelief from districts in 2014 “…especially true after last year when our 7th and 8th students took the online math tests and had all of the issues with the test kicking them off. I shared my concerns with the state at this time. When the state came back last summer stating that the "results" of the tests were not affected, I sadly laughed, knowing that in our district it definitely had a huge impact on students. Our students were kicked off numerous times, lost interest and focus, and in many cases gave up. It was thus evident in the large drop in our scores.” education.state.mn.us