ILEARN Testing Underway at Dubois County Schools

INDIANAPOLIS -- Indiana will study this year's ILEARN scores to see how the pandemic affected students. Legislators have already set aside 150-million dollars for tutoring, community partnerships, and other steps to address learning loss. 

The New Hampshire-based Center for Assessment will review just where those losses are. Department of Education spokeswoman Holly Lawson says the center will look at possible gaps between different demographic groups, and whether students fell behind in particular subject areas, such as English or math. 

Locally, Dubois County students began ILEARN testing on Tuesday.  Testing continues through the end of next week. 


The test uses computer adaptive software in order to make the test more understandable for students taking it. The software adapts the exam to each student's mastery of the content throughout the test. Each time a student answers a question the software their response helps determine what the next question will be.

Experts say the test will adjust to each student's skill set, which will in turn provide a better measure of what that students knows. The test also has no time limit so students can take as much time as they need to finish the exam.

The center should deliver its report in August, so schools can take action in the new school year.