Online Standardized Testing
Right in sync with the new federal educational technology plan, Kentucky is preparing to pilot the use of onine standardized testing. The most powerful benefit of online testing is the rapid turnaround time - days instead of months. The biggest challenge is scoring open response or written questions. While companies such as NCS have spent years developing essay-grading software, many people remain skeptical of a computer’s ability to score something as complex as writing. (Maybe it’s from dealing with Microsoft Word constantly making inane grammar suggestions.)