5/5/2023: Please note that the menus above have changed. If you have questions about where to find materials, please email us at aclstesthelp@umass.edu.
This blog was created to serve as a “one-stop shop” for all materials related to the online assessment trainings prepared by the University of Massachusetts Center for Educational Assessment (CEA) for Adult and Community Learning Services (ACLS).
Please use the menu above to find out more about each online training and download training resources. Note that all resources are also available as embedded links in the online trainings.
If you have any questions, please email the CEA at aclstesthelp@educ.umass.edu.
NEW: BEST Plus 2.0 to 3.0 Transition information (updated 5/9/2024)
On 5/9/2024 the Center for Educational Assessment at UMass and ACLS held an informational webinar to provide an update on the BEST Plus 2.0 to 3.0 transition.
- Slides from the webinar (posted 5/9/2024)
- 5/9/2024 webinar Full Recording / Audio and Video, posted 5/9/2024)
- 5/9/2024 webinar Audio Only (posted 5/9/2024)
- 2.0 to 3.0 Transition Questions Received – updated with answers as information is received from CAL (posted 12/6/23, updated 3/6/24, NEW Update 5/9/2024)
On 4/9/2024 ACLS sent a memo to the field with the latest timeline for transition and update from CAL. Please Note: The transition to BEST Plus 3.0 is being deferred until July 1, 2025, due to CAL’s new timeline and OCTAE’s extending of the approval for BEST Plus 2.0 through FY25.
Older Updates:
On 12/6/23 staff from UMass CEA and ACLS offered a webinar to the field to provide information about the upcoming transition from BEST Plus 2.0 to 3.0 Materials from the webinar are posted below. If you have questions about the transition, please contact aclstesthelp@educ.umass.edu. We’ll post more information here as it is received.
- NEW 12/14/23: CAL’s Response to Questions from the Webinar (PDF)
- Informational Webinar Video and Audio
- Informational Webinar Audio only
- Informational Webinar Slides only
- CAL Quick Links: