Tennessee Aims to Improve Testing Experience with Changes to Assessment Program

THE Journal: Based on recommendations from the Education Advisory Team to Governor Bill Haslam, the Tennessee Department of Education is making changes to TNReady, the state's annual school assessment program to monitor student progress.

Problems with the first iteration of TNReady, particularly with the creation of a customized test for the state, led to a recent statewide listening tour and the development of a recommendations report from the Education Advisory Team. Issues included the lack of credibility of the program, uneven availability of computers for one-to-one testing, lack of timely results and a need for greater alignment of assessment expectations.

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