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Indiana Requiring Online Exam

By The Associated Press — November 16, 2010 1 min read
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Indiana’s education department is requiring schools to use online testing for at least one grade level during this coming spring’s administration of state tests, with a goal of moving to all grades. About 5 percent of students now use online tests. All students will need online testing skills by 2014, when assessments now under development for alignment with the common-core standards would measure students in Indiana and other states.

A version of this article appeared in the November 17, 2010 edition of Education Week as Indiana Requiring Online Exam

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