New York State Testing Program: 2020 Grades 3-5 English Language Arts Computer-Based Tests. Teacher's Directions (March 24-31, 2020)

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Testing Programs; Language Arts; Language Tests; Computer Assisted Testing; Elementary School Students; Grade 3; Grade 4; Grade 5; Testing Accommodations; Test Format; Test Preparation; Examiners; Supervision

The New York State Education Department (NYSED) has a partnership with Questar Assessment Inc. (Questar) for the development of the 2020 Grades 3-8 English Language Arts Tests. Teachers from across the State work with NYSED in a variety of activities to ensure the validity and reliability of the New York State Testing Program (NYSTP). The 2020 Grades 3-5 English Language Arts Tests are administered in two sessions on two consecutive school days. Students are asked to demonstrate their knowledge and skills in the areas of reading and writing. Students will have as much time as they need each day to answer the questions in the test sessions within the confines of the regular school day. For all three grades, each test consists of multiple-choice (1-point) and short-response (2-point) questions and an extended-response (4-point) question. Each multiple-choice question is followed by four choices, one of which is the correct answer. Students select their responses in the Nextera™ Test Delivery System. The short- and extended-response questions require students to type (rather than select) appropriate responses in the Nextera™ Test Delivery System. By following the guidelines in this document, teachers help ensure that the tests are valid, reliable, and equitable for all students. A series of instructions helps teachers follow the steps necessary for administering the computer-based tests within the test schedule. [For "New York State Testing Program: 2019 Grades 3-5 English Language Arts Computer-Based Tests. Teacher's Directions (April 1-8, 2019)," see ED601172. For "New York State Testing Program: 2020 Grades 3-5 English Language Arts Paper-Based Tests. Teacher's Directions (March 25-27, 2020)," see ED605939.]

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