WIDA MODEL Is on the Move

What To Expect

New Platforms: A Preview

TestNav: Pearson’s online test platform that will be used to deliver all four MODEL Online language domains to students. TestNav ensures a secure testing environment and prevents students from navigating away from the test session once administration has begun. It includes embedded universal tools and accessibility features. All testing devices will need to have TestNav downloaded and installed. TestNav is compatible with Chrome OS, iPadOS, macOS and Windows. View the current system requirements for TestNav.

ADAM (Assessment Delivery and Management): Pearson’s platform for managing assessments. Educators will use ADAM to download MODEL Online test administration materials, administer the test, view score reports and more. ADAM is compatible with current web browsers.

LaunchPad: Pearson’s rostering platform. MODEL Online users will log in and roster both administrative users and students to ADAM via LaunchPad.

WIDA MODEL Resource Center: A public website that will provide essential tools necessary to prepare for and administer MODEL Online. It includes resources on technology, training, implementation tools, practice tests and more. In addition, quick links to download TestNav and log in to ADAM via LaunchPad will be available.

Test Content

The MODEL test content will remain the same. No new test content is being added as part of this transition, and all four domains will still be required to generate score reports.

Discontinuation of MODEL Screener Test Forms

WIDA will discontinue MODEL Screener test forms for MODEL Online in June 2025. This means that MODEL Screener will not be available on the Pearson MODEL platform. Below are recommendations to help determine another screener assessment for your context:

WIDA Consortium member states: WIDA recommends using WIDA Screener to screen students as this assessment was developed specifically for this purpose. WIDA Screener is available in two formats: online (available for free for WIDA Consortium member states) and paper (available for purchase in the WIDA Store).

International and U.S. independent schools: WIDA recommends using WIDA Screener Paper (available for purchase in the WIDA Store) to screen students as this assessment was developed specifically for this purpose. However, if you require an online screening option, the full-length version of MODEL Online can be used as an alternative to MODEL Screener. The full-length version includes additional Listening and Reading items, but this does not significantly increase the administration time.

Test Expiration Updates and Policies

Starting June 1, 2025, test license expiration dates will change from two years to one year for all tests purchased on or after this date. Please note the following details:

New purchases: Licenses purchased on or after June 1, 2025, will expire one year from the date of purchase.

Renewals and additional purchases: Starting June 1, 2025, adding or purchasing new licenses will not extend the expiration dates of previously purchased licenses.

Existing licenses: Licenses purchased before June 1, 2025, will retain their original expiration dates when transferred from the MetriTech system to the Pearson system. License expiration dates at the time of transition will remain unchanged.