That's the case for New York students who take the annual state tests for grades 3-8 in ELA, math and science, as most school districts are quickly converting to computer-based formats.

Computer-based test, also known as CBT test, refers to delivering assessments with computers as an alternative to using the pen-paper method.

Going digital: Big jump in students taking computer-based state tests An Elwood Middle School student uses a Chromebook in teacher Erica Giordano's seventh-grade coding class on Friday.

Some districts opted to reduce the testing frenzy and changed direction. But this year, testing season is back with computer-based tests taking the lead.

When students at Govans Elementary School in North Baltimore took statewide standardized tests last year, principal Linda Taylor said, some struggled with using a mouse to navigate the online asses… ...

Massachusetts has been part of the transition from print to online in several state, national, and international tests. A new study looks at how moving from print to computer-based testing ...

Elementary and middle school students’ test scores were negatively affected by a computer-based exam interface that did not allow them to return to questions they had previously completed or ...

California is shelving the old, paper-based STAR (Standardized Testing and Reporting) tests in favor of the new, computer-based, interactive MAPP tests. The acronym stands for Measurement of Academic ...

The state's vendor for computer-based testing, Questar, has reported a slowness with students being able to submit the test, according to the NYS Education Department website.

Officials will vote next week on a proposal to computerize the admissions test for eight specialized high schools.

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — The New York City Department of Citywide Administrative Services has released its June application schedule for civil service exams. Open, competitive, computer-based tests ...