Computer-adaptive testing, in theory, should allow educators to pinpoint more accurately the achievement levels of students with disabilities, to focus on areas where those students need help.

When Delaware switched to computer-adaptive testing for its state assessments three years ago, officials found the results were available more quickly, the amount of time students spent taking tests ...

Students fail tests all the time. But it’s far more likely that today’s tests are failing students. In academic circles, they prefer to call them assessments instead of tests. But whatever they are ...