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• W264272666 abstract "THE 2014-15 SCHOOL YEAR is a long way off, isn't it? That depends on your perspective. If you are an eighth-grader, Friday night is a long way off, but ify0u are a technology leader in a school district or a state, the 2014-15 school year may be here all too soon. That is the year that 40-plus states will implement their online testing programs, and while more than 30 states now do their summative assessments online, these new tests will be different, demanding changes in instructi0n, and possibly different devices and more bandwidth. As has been reported previously, the new assessments being created by two major consortia of states the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) and the Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium (SBAC), will be based on the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) and will address higher-order thinking skills, problem solving, and other more rigorous standards. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The assessments will be online and will utilize some traditional multiple-choice questions along with different kinds of item types and tasks such as simulations, computer-based items, short answers, and a lot of writing. They will cover all the standards, not just those that are easy to measure. Because they will be delivered online, the results should be available almost immediately, allowing teachers to actually use the results. Recently, when I explained this to a friend of mine who runs the technology program for a good-sized school district one evening (and asked to remain anonymous), she pummeled me with questions and comments: * Will the computers I have now work for these tests? * If my district buys a bunch of iPads, will they work? Should I wait? * How many computers do I need? * Do I have enough broadband? * Computer-based test items and simulations? I don't know many teachers who are doing that today. I bought her a drink. Help of the non-alcohol variety is on the way--for at least some of her concerns. Here is what we know so far. Known Quantities Near the end of April, the consortia released a joint press release outlining their approaches to determining what technology specifications will be required for school districts using the next generation tests in 2014-15. The first announcement involved newly purchased devices that will be allowable for testing--not existing, legacy systems. Desktops, laptops, netbooks, thin clients, and tablets that meet certain hardware and operating system requirements can be used. In terms of speed, processors must be 1 GHz or faster; they must have at least 1 GB RAM of memory; the screens must be at least 9.5 inches in size; and they must have screen resolution of at least 1024x768. Acceptable operating systems are Windows 7, Mac 10.7, Linux (Ubuntu 11.10, Fedora 16), Chrome OS, Apple iOS, and Android 4.0. Virtually every type of device sold today meets these standards, so it would seem to be no big deal. But it actually is, especially regarding tablets like the iPad, because of the variety of security concerns that arise. As PARCC notes in its description of the guidelines, devices ... must have the administrative tools and capabilities to 'lock down' the device to temporarily disable features, functionalities, and applications that could present a security risk during testing. These are not trivial problems if one looks at how tablets are constructed and how interconnected many of the operations are. It is also a big deal because of the timing. The consortia's struggle to make a decision about tablets has created uncertainty around the devices for some school districts and has had a chilling effect on some school purchases. But both consortia have spoken with manufacturers of tablets, including Apple, who say they understand the issue and are committed to having solutions in place. Great Unknowns Here's what we still don't know: The consortia have not yet issued guidelines for legacy systems (those devices and their operating systems that you have in your schools now), for bandwidth, or on whether other input devices and accessories will be necessary to handle the tests. …" @default.
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