Posttesting Now Open

Posttesting, practice tests, and field testing opened on November 2^nd, 2020. WebXam testing is required to be conducted in-person. Teachers and administrators should reference the Assessment Matrix at the ODE-CTE website for definitive policy guidance on appropriate tests for your courses. Additional details about individual tests offered may be found on WebXam's About the Tests page.

About the Tests

WebXam Announces Release of New Field Tests for 2020-2021 Testing Window

WebXam staff are pleased to announce that nineteen field tests for Construction Technologies have been posted for use. These field tests, each with approximately 95 items, are the new items that were written and will become the new pre- and posttests in these courses.

Available Field Tests

No Pretesting for Construction Technologies

We want to remind you that there is no pretesting available for all Construction Technologies courses in the 2020-2021 school year. All item banks in this field are in field testing or still need to be created. Please email us at webxam@osu.edu if you have questions regarding this.

Share Your Expertise - Be a SME!

We are going to be finalizing the writing for Construction Technologies during the fall of 2020. If you are an instructor for this career field, we need you to help us write new test items. We will also need your assistance with Validation and Standard Setting. If you are interested in participating for these workshops, please visit https://go.osu.edu/participation-survey. Be sure to sign up today - SMEs are KEY to WebXam work!

We are also going to be conducting item-writing for Health Science in the 2020-2021 school year. If you are an instructor or industry professional in this career field, we need you to help create new test items for students! Please visit this participation survey to let us know you're interested: go.osu.edu/hs-item-writing.

If you cannot help us write items, but would still like to provide your input on the tests for Health Science, please sign up to take a survey that helps us prioritize content standards for each course by contacting Bridget McHugh at mchugh.159@osu.edu.

What is a SME?

CTE COVID-19 Information

The WebXam News site will contain updates regarding the changes related to the response to COVID-19. You can find updates related to the Ohio Department of Education and WebXam on our site.

Updates

As all programs across the state of Ohio are experiencing a wide variety of teaching methods, it is a great time to review policies and procedures. Be sure to familiarize yourself and any new teachers in your school with the WebXam test security rulebook. Teachers and administrators who access the WebXam website to administer or deliver tests are required to agree to the WebXam User Agreement, which includes acceptance of the revised Test Security Rule Book. Users will be prompted to confirm acceptance of these policies the first time they access WebXam each school year. The Test Security Rulebook can be found below.