ERIC Number: ED599356
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2014-Oct
Pages: 5
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The End of Erasures: Updating Test Security Laws and Policies for Computerized Testing. Issue Brief
Croft, Michelle
ACT, Inc.
Given the transition from paper-and-pencil to computer administration, policymakers must update test security laws and policies to reflect the new threats to administration. There will likely always be a need for paper-and-pencil test administration security laws and policies, given that paper test copies may be needed as an accommodation or may be needed in places with limited technology infrastructure. However, it is necessary for states to augment their current test security laws and policies to account for the changes in test security needs. The question, then, is what should be included in those laws and policies? This paper suggests ways states can update their statutes, regulations, and policy manuals to reflect the shift to computer administered testing. Three immediate steps states can do to prevent computer-based assessment security breaches are recommended: (1) States should update their state statutes and regulations to reflect the shift to computer-administered assessment; (2) Concentrate efforts on controlling test access; and (3) When updating the test administration manuals, the test security section should have all necessary information.
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Testing, Computer Security, Information Security, Laws, State Legislation, State Regulation, State Policy
ACT, Inc. 500 ACT Drive, P.O. Box 168, Iowa City, IA 52243-0168. Tel: 319-337-1270; Web site: http://www.act.org
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive
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Audience: Policymakers
Language: English
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Authoring Institution: ACT, Inc.
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