Standardized Test Administration Evaluation

This project will evaluate testing test administration practices in Connecticut through observations of testing administration in grades 3-8 and interviews with testing coordinators. A team of researchers from the University of Connecticut and the University of Hartford will develop observation protocols, conduct site visits, analyze data, and write reports that will support CSDE in reflecting on and improving testing administration protocols and practices. In year one, the team will evaluate testing administration procedures for Smarter Balanced (SBAC) and Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS). In year two, the research team will continue the SBAC and NGSS testing administration evaluation and add an evaluation of the administration of testing accommodations of SBAC and NGSS as well as LAS Links in grades K-8.

Start Date: November 2025
​End Date: August 2027

Research Team: 

Principal Investigator: Alexandra Lamb, University of Connecticut
​Natasha Segool, University of Hartford
Wes Younts, University of Hartford