Are students required to solve all test items in the CAA?
In order to provide informative and accurate scores, students will be required to respond to all of the items presented. However, the handling of incomplete assessments (e.g., students who do not answer items) is an issue frequently encountered when developing CAA systems. For example, if a student begins taking the assessment and does not answer any items, it could be the case that he or she is having trouble and requires assistance. In these cases, the teacher (or test administrator) would be notified to assist the student. A practice period is required before an operational CAA begins. This practice period will help students become familiar with the testing environment and should reduce the number of students who could have problems while taking the assessment.To address students who do not respond to items, testing time limits for the overall assessment will be used. For example, English Language Arts courses would present sets of items (e.g., five or six items) that relate to a pa
