The company chooses scoring sites based on several factors, not the least of which is demographics. The scoring site in Jacksonville drew a mix of military retirees and students from the nearby University of North Florida. Experts see problems ahead. In the future, scoring will be done by permanent trained scorers via computer. Forget the sites and the need to find a core of qualified readers in a given city.
Technology opens up the possibility of full-time readers working at home.
But that future is not yet here, due to security questions. Mainor of NCS Pearson said there are simpler ways to ease the strain. If states gave tests at different times, it would be easier to score great numbers of tests. Test later and report before school is out' seems to be the prevailing desire. That certainly is the prevailing desire in Florida.