Screen Reading impacts to Consider on Assessments In Ohio beginning in 2014, state high stakes standardized testing will be administered online. Online assessments although valuable will require a whole new approach to test taking strategies and instruction. This is also coming at a time of great change in all districts in the state to implement curricula fully aligned with the common core state standards, and the new Ohio Teacher Evaluation System which are still relatively new to teachers and administrators. Both are increasing the amount of pressure to perform that hinges on many factors ranging from teaching ability and instructional practice, to progress monitoring, to student achievement data accounting for half of a teacher's professional evaluation from a district. Below are several points to consider implementing this fall with respect to screen reading and technology which impacts the upcoming year of testing. Screen Reading, Technology I...
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