If you have student devices running these Operating Systems that will be used for testing in Spring 2025, please review the important information provided below and share this article with teachers, proctors, testing coordinators, etc.
NWEA has advised us of a new feature seen on iPads running version 18.2+. When text is selected in the secure browser tests or practice tests, a menu appears with selections for Translate, Share, and Copy Link to Highlight. The links for Translate and Share are not active and will not work. If a student should click on “Copy Link To Highlight” and then place the cursor in the constructed response box or notepad and selects paste, a link is pasted in the constructed response box. The link is not active and does not go anywhere if the student then clicks on it. NWEA has notified Apple of this issue and Apple has confirmed that a fix will be included in a future OS release. At this time, there is not an anticipated date for that release. A screenshot is provided below for your reference should your students encounter this during operational testing.
Proctors should monitor students during testing to ensure that they are using the constructed response boxes to enter their responses and are navigating through the test delivery system successfully.
If you have questions or need additional assistance regarding the information shared in this article, please contact NWEA customer support at
Phone: 1-866-997-0695
Chat: Available via the Nextera Admin Help page
Email: NYTesting@nwea.org
Additional information about Nextera supported operating systems can be found on the Test Readiness page at https://www.questarai.com/readiness/.