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10/31/2022

2022 NAEP Results Released 

The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) released the nationwide performance results from the 2022 assessments in reading and mathematics on October 24, 2022.  The NAEP is administered every two years to students in grades four and eight across the nation. In early 2022 446,000 students nationwide participated in the NAEP. Approximately 9,700 Ohio students participated in the assessments. Ohio students scored above the national public-school average in both fourth-grade and eighth-grade mathematics and not significantly different than the national average in reading. Similar to national results, Ohio scores declined for all assessments when compared to 2019. The complete snapshot reports on Ohio student performance can be found at the NAEP web page on the Department website. 

Readiness Assessments Refresh 

In Jan. 2023, the Readiness Assessments (formerly Restart Readiness Assessments) will be refreshed. This will include: 

• Updating the writing checkpoints to: 

  • have all writing items machine scored.  

  • have one checkpoint per grade scored according to the new writing rubrics implemented in Spring 2022. 

• Updating the Readiness Assessments portal resources, including revised guidance documents and the addition of a test administration manual. 

• The launch of the Test Authoring System, which allows Ohio educators to create their own non-summative tests from a large bank of Ohio items. 

Please watch for additional communications on this refresh, including training materials for the new Test Authoring System. 

New WorkKeys Participation Agreements 

Schools that participate in WorkKeys testing should expect to receive a welcome letter with an updated participation agreement from ACT/WorkKeys in the beginning of November. The letter and new participation agreement will be emailed to the WorkKeys contact for your school. Please review the new information regarding SSID usage, sign the participation agreement, and return it. There is also a new set of instructions on the Reimbursement for WorkKeys Tests page for creating accounts and registering students. Please review the new information in this document regarding SSIDs.