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Student report flags usability problems in New Jersey field test; Education commissioner posts practice resources
Summary
A high school junior told the State Board that field testing for a new adaptive statewide exam lacked clear instructions and key tools (bookmarking visibility, passage highlighting); Commissioner Locks pointed the board to a new resource tile, FAQs and online practice tests and said some issues have been addressed.
Kaylin DeRose, a junior at East Brunswick High School, told the New Jersey State Board of Education that a fall field test of the department's new adaptive exam left many students unaware of basic functionality and without the tools they said they needed to do their best.
"Students weren't audibly told about these tools nor were written instructions present before beginning the exam," DeRose told the board. She said students discovered features such as…
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