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O'Brien, Jason; Winn, Russell; Currier, Kirsten – Journal of Cases in Educational Leadership, 2014
This case focuses on one parent's request to have his daughter exempted from district-mandated computer tests (called STAR Enterprise tests). These tests are administered several times per year as a formative assessment to gauge student achievement in the areas of reading and math. The parent was concerned that the district was spending too much…
Descriptors: Standardized Tests, Parent Rights, Parents, Computer Assisted Testing
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Stephens, Wendy – Knowledge Quest, 2014
School librarians and other specialists should take note of the new wave of computer-based assessments required by the Common Core State Standards (CCSS), testing that is only now beginning to get off the ground. The new testing necessitates that districts possess the right hardware, install the requisite software, and, in some cases, create…
Descriptors: State Standards, Alignment (Education), School Libraries, Librarians