No, Indiana homeschoolers are not required to take standardized testing. However, many parents find standardized testing to be beneficial.

Yes. Your test administrator may use this portal to order tests for all of your group. They will need to exhibit that they are qualified test proctor before orders will be filled.

After ordering, the test administrator must notify parents of the student ID numbers so that parents may take the survey. 

At this time, only Iowa form E and Iowa form E with CogAt purchased from BJU Press may be included. 

Indiana-specific homeschool research has never been done and national research is more than a decade old. This data will be used to create state-specific homeschool research as IAHE works to protect the freedoms that private homeschool families enjoy in Indiana as they meet with state representatives.

This study is for Indiana students enrolled in a nonaccredited nonpublic school, i.e. a homeschool. 

Students enrolled in a virtual public school program are not eligible to be included in the research.

NHERI will receive National Percentile Rank data and the survey from the parent. The IAHE will receive agregate, or group, data.

• Protect Homeschool Freedom
  Establishing an Indiana database of compiled scores lends credibility to the educational excellence of homeschool students. Because homeschooled students historically score very high, the larger the number of students tested, the more convincing our scores become to both legislators and the public.

  Your participation is encouraged, not only for your own information, but to continue to safeguard our freedoms.

• Learn Test Taking Success
  Following directions, relaxing under pressure, pacing oneself, and completing work in an allotted time are all great skills that can be honed through taking tests.

  Testing can be a valuable preparation for college entrance exams such as the ACT, CLT, and SAT.

• Provide A Benchmark
  Standardized tests indicate how your child compares academically to other children at his grade level.

  While we do have the privilege of seeing our children learn on a day-to-day basis, it is beneficial to assess a child’s year-to-year development of learning.

• We Protect Your Privacy
  The data shown to Indiana legislators is comprised of combined scores of homeschool students statewide. Individual scores are never obtained by the IAHE.

Yes. Your student’s identifying information is secure with BJU Press Homeschool.

Students’ identifying information will not be attached to their scores when passed to IAHE and NHERI for analysis and interpretation. Demographic information such as age, grade, number of years homeschooled, etc. will be used to interpret the data, but any other identifying information will be removed prior to being provided to the researchers.