USBE gives assessment operations updates: item types, training tests, DLM monitoring and ACT retest vouchers

USBE assessment staff used the meeting to walk assessment directors through operational details for upcoming administrations and training resources, and to highlight monitoring tools and vendor timelines.

Item types and training tests: staff reviewed ELA, math and science item types (multiple choice, multi-select, drop-down/inline choice, drag-and-drop, matching tables, hot-text, evidence-based selected response, external content interaction, constructed-response writing, equation/grid items and new graphing tools). Staff emphasized the state training test and item-type tutorials as the place to familiarize teachers and students with interactive tools and to reduce accommodation errors. "If it's not listed it's not allowable," a presenter said about allowed materials and the Test Administration Manual.

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