Utah education staff outline shift to computer-adaptive, course-based high‑school RISE science test
State assessment staff described a switch to an untimed, computer-adaptive high‑school RISE science assessment aligned to course seed standards; 9th–10th graders will auto-roster for accountability while 11th–12th rostering is optional and for local use.
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Sam Tinky, the Utah State Board of Education’s secondary science assessment specialist, briefed educators on the new high‑school RISE science assessment and why the state moved from a fixed-form model to a computer-adaptive design. “This is now going to be personalized,” Tinky said, describing an algorithm that adjusts question difficulty to better pinpoint student proficiency and gaps.
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