2016 PARCC Testing Issue

[dfulmer]

Hi all,

In our school district we are seeing an issue with Java unable to be successfully detected in Firefox per the PARCC testing technical requirements.

• JSS is up to date.
• Firefox is up to date.
• Java is running the recommended version from Oracle.

Is there a possibility that JSS is somehow obstructing the running of the Java Applet in Firefox in this particular instance?

The last discussion I saw on PARCC was January of 2015, so I was hoping to reopen the conversation with our issue(s).

[arielper · Accepted solution]

For PARCC this year we are totally going with the new published app at http://download.testnav.com so we don't have to worry about Java or browsers.

If you're inclined on sticking with a browser, I would check to see if you get the same behavior from other browsers or not to see if the problem is with FireFox or with your Java installation.

[gregleeper]

The TestNav app has worked great for us all year with the ACT Aspire test.

[dfulmer]

The published app is working phenomenally. But, our administrators want us to have a Plan B.

Thanks for the advice!