The Future of School Assessment: Who is Ready?

In this interesting article from District Administration, a school district in Indiana is preparing for future online assessments related to the common core standards.  Major issues for schools are proper bandwith and hardware.  "Preparing for the new online assessments is a high priority for school districts across the nation and “becoming assessment ready” is a complex and challenging task."

Raising the Bar:  Becoming Assessment Ready  Link to pdf report

• FCC calling for U.S. students to have e-textbooks by 2017
• e-books outselling print books
• States requiring an online course for graduation 
• States requiring digital instructional materials
• Exponential growth of tablets and other mobile devices
• Growth in enrollment in online schools 

Concerns:

1. Poorer Districts Keeping Pace
2. Students taking assessments in isolation - Where will the evaluator's observations go?  The BIG question of WHY did the student have trouble on the assessment is lost when students take tests online with no observation.

What other issues are people seeing or concerned about?

Link to Article