Educators Using i-Ready to Prepare Students for Online Mathematics Assessments

Abstract

The shift to online assessments had led educators to revise their instructional practices to prepare students for an online testing setting. This research consists of third grade teachers' responses to usage of i-Ready, an online mathematics tool, and how they are utilizing the features within it. The purpose of this mixed methods survey study is to identify common trends and feelings seen when educators are using i-Ready’s resources to enhance students' preparedness for online assessments. Educators teaching third grade within a rural district in a southeastern state completed a survey with quantitative and qualitative questions where descriptive statistics were used to identify common tendencies and open coding. This helped determine common themes and emerging concepts. I selected participants then they participated in a follow-up interview about using i-Ready for mathematics instruction. This research is designed to yield results that might help educators and school district administrators determine effective uses of i-Ready and effective adaptations of instruction when preparing students for online assessments.