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Getting On Board With Online Testing - Kay Woodfield, THE Journal

Like most technology being adopted in education, computerized testing has the potential to improve individual student learning. That was Idaho’s goal when it selected a new Internet-enabled state test in spring 2002. The move represented years of study and a desire to meet the requirements of the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act of 2001. It also positions Idaho as the first state in the nation to embrace a technology-based testing system that measures academic growth. My district, Rigby, was one of a handful of districts that were early adopters of the computerized system.

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