Wisconsin Forward Exam Math Practice

About the Wisconsin Forward Exam

The Wisconsin Forward Exam is the state summative for grades 3 through 8 in math and English language arts, plus science and social studies at certain grades. The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction contracts with Data Recognition Corporation (DRC) to deliver Forward through the DRC INSIGHT online testing engine. Math items align to the Wisconsin Standards for Mathematics, which DPI revised from the 2010 Common Core adoption in 2021 to add Wisconsin-specific guidance while keeping the K-8 progression intact. Content overlap with CCSS-M is still high.

Forward math is fixed-form rather than computer-adaptive. Each grade has two math sessions and uses a mix of multiple choice, multi-select, drag-and-drop, equation editor, and short constructed-response items. Score reports place students in four levels, with Proficient as the ESSA bar, and break out sub-scores by reporting category. Briveli practice for Wisconsin tracks the Forward blueprint published annually by DPI, with heaviest weight on Number and Operations in grades 3-5 and on Expressions, Equations, and Functions in grades 6-8.

Official source: https://dpi.wi.gov/assessment/forward