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T.H.E. Journal February 2006	Assessment Testing >> In Their Hands Handheld devices empower teachers with assessment data they can put to immediate use.
T.H.E. Journal September 2004	Edusoft Version 2.7 This redesigned user interface for the Web-based assessment platform helps school districts, teachers and parents track student performance across three kinds of tests: state exams, district benchmarks and classroom tests.
T.H.E. Journal January 2002 Steve Gardner	Forecasting and Managing Student Achievement on High-Stakes Tests To help educators continually forecast and manage student achievement on high-stakes tests, NCS Learn has introduced its High Stakes Management solution; its VP of marketing presents this overview...
T.H.E. Journal December 2004	EduTrack and SumIt To help meet the demands of No Child Left Behind, Skyward Inc. has launched EduTrack and SumIt systems to help effectively manage a district's student assessment, state-prescribed instructional information, and data analysis.
T.H.E. Journal December 2000	Students Practice Test Taking via the Internet The PLATO Simulated Test System, a Web-based assessment tool, integrates skill assessments and practice tests, which emulate state standards. This tool can be linked directly to individual student instruction...
T.H.E. Journal February 2007	Texas District Uses Web-Based Assessment Solutions To Target Instruction Standards-based formative assessment and computer-adaptive diagnostic testing provide educators with data to address student needs.
T.H.E. Journal March 1, 2010 Paul Tullis	An 'A' in Abstractions In Tucson's Catalina Foothills School District, educators and administrators have decided to go all in on 21st century skills, and in so doing have revamped every subject area from K through 12.
T.H.E. Journal May 2004 Cathryn Harvey	Special Education Solutions in the Age of NCLB While an individualized approach to connecting assessment with instruction is helping mainstream students succeed, there have not been solutions that special education teachers can adopt in helping with the issues surrounding standardized testing.
T.H.E. Journal January 2003 Wayne Moore	Facts and Assumptions of Assessment: Technology, The Missing Link The infusion of technology in schools has opened the door for opportunities to challenge governing bodies to use the technology to provide student assessment that will measure their abilities for connecting knowledge learned with real-world applications.
T.H.E. Journal April 2004 Geoffry Fletcher	Technology's Role in Accountability and Assessment Companies, districts and schools are using technology in a variety of innovative ways. The more we know about what students know, the better we are able to help them learn more.
T.H.E. Journal April 2004 June Ahn	Electronic Portfolios: Blending Technology, Accountability & Assessment Many educators struggle to discover the proper assessment strategies for students. Portfolio-based assessment and, more recently, the electronic portfolio have been seen as an alternative to standardized tests. Includes a list of e-portfolio resource websites.
T.H.E. Journal January 2003 Kay Woodfield	Getting On Board With Online Testing Like most technology being adopted in education, computerized testing has the potential to improve individual student learning. That was Idaho's goal when it selected a new Internet-enabled state test in spring 2002.
T.H.E. Journal September 2006 Neal Starkman	Formative Assessment: Building a Better Student By testing academic performance at regular intervals, formative assessment strategies regard every child as a work in progress.
T.H.E. Journal December 2001 Sylvia Charp	Assessment and Accountability Tests are a means, not an end. To increase educational achievement, teachers should be responsible for judging student performance, giving out grades and deciding to pass or fail students...
T.H.E. Journal August 2008 Matt Villano	Make It Count Budget crunches are elevating the need for K-12 technology leaders to demonstrate a favorable return on investment. Here's how to ensure you're getting what you pay for.
T.H.E. Journal July 2006 Mary Ann Wolf	Using Technology to Improve Achievement: Making Data Relevant New information systems are helping states and districts individualize instruction and boost student learning.
T.H.E. Journal September 2004 Kevin Hunter	Smart' Technology Offers Schools New Solutions to Save Time and Money in the Changing Landscape of Education Schools, like many businesses today, are leveraging the power of technology to make their own operations - just like their students - smarter and more resourceful than ever.
T.H.E. Journal July 2006 Lan Nugen	Virginia: When Technology Met Accountability Virginia's decision to link the two programs has benefited the state's entire educational system.
T.H.E. Journal May 2004 Linda Clark	Computerized Adaptive Testing: Effective Measurement for All Students The motivation for adopting computerized adaptive testing (CAT) is the belief that every student, at every level, needs the right education for where they are right now. CAT better provides the tools to offer it.
T.H.E. Journal April 2004 John Watson	The Coming of the Intelligence Age: Enhancing Education Through Assessment In education, there is an interesting convergence developing between assessing and evaluating student capabilities and progress, legislation, technology, and communications. This convergence will naturally lead to an increased use of intelligence systems to collect, manage and report data.
T.H.E. Journal July 2004 William H. Flaherty	Data-Driven Decision-Making: Data Warehouse Helps Hanover County Public Schools Raise Student Achiev When it comes to data, many educators are hunters. After they have gathered all the information they need, the real challenges begin.
T.H.E. Journal July 2004 Lan W. Neugent	Data-Driven Decision-Making: Getting Ready for Online Testing Embarking on a high-stakes online testing program is a major enterprise that requires planning, teamwork, communication, flexibility and good problem-solving skills.
T.H.E. Journal December 2000	Updated Software Aids in Educational Planning EDmin.com, a provider of Web-based educational applications, has released the newest version of its Virtual Education 3.0 software. Tied directly to state and district level curriculum standards, Virtual Education gives educators the tools to assess student performance in real time..
T.H.E. Journal August 2006 Michelle Gamble-Risley	Surviving Accountability: As Easy as AYP Data-driven strategies and personalized instruction are paving the way to higher test scores, one student at a time.
T.H.E. Journal July 2007 Stuart J. Ciske	Systemic School Reform :: Wisconsin Wisconsin officials recognized a need to turn their attention from the technology tools themselves and focus on how the tools could be used to stimulate learning.
T.H.E. Journal June 2002 Sloane O'Neal	The Impact of ESEA's Scientifically Based Research Requirement on Schools' Technology Solutions This requirement, that districts implement products and programs founded on scientifically based research, is one of the bill's greatest strengths. When coupled with effective professional development, these educational solutions represent an overwhelmingly positive move.
T.H.E. Journal April 2005 Leslie A. Pulliam	The Quest for Quality Instructional Data The most successful school districts are embracing the philosophy that accurate data plays a critical role in driving instruction and making informed decisions. But there is still much more to learn.
T.H.E. Journal February 2008 Geoffrey H. Fletcher	Extracurricular :: For Technologists Who do Their Homework According to surveyed school districts, the use of online assessment to track students' progress and performance is surprisingly widespread.
T.H.E. Journal	Prosper Assessment System The Prosper Assessment System from Pearson NCS combines test-item banking, test generation, scoring and reporting in one software package.
T.H.E. Journal September 2005	College LiveText edu Solutions College LiveText edu solutions from LiveText Inc. is a Web-based development, management, and assessment solution for higher education.
T.H.E. Journal December 2000 Gary West	Technology Tools to Make Educational Accountability Work The South Carolina Education Accountability Act of 1998 (EAA) establishes new standards for student performance. There is little doubt that such standards are needed as our state attempts to move up the ladder toward excellence...
T.H.E. Journal December 2002	Polk Co. Schools Rely on Florida-Specific Assessment Tool to Develop Individual Learning Paths A unique assessment program in a large Florida school district has proven that a vision, commitment, comprehensive assessment and instructional technology strategy can yield dramatic gains in student achievement scores.
T.H.E. Journal March 2000 Jim Schneider	Focus on Administration and Assessment Software for educational administration and assessment.
T.H.E. Journal April 2005 Malbert S. Smith III	Improving Student Achievement by Measuring Ability, Not Content Standard measurement scales used as an assessment tool for student ability would ensure consistency throughout the country.
T.H.E. Journal December 2005 Geoffrey Fletcher	Building a Better Assessment Program Now is the time to utilize the technology we have, to create a system that encourages students to learn rather than just pass a test.
T.H.E. Journal July 2004	Data-Driven Decision-Making The hurdles of implementing successful processes for data management and analysis, online assessment, and capacity building with data-driven decision-making at a state level are numerous and sometimes daunting.
IndustryWeek September 14, 2011	Why Training Fails to Deliver Manufacturers should view its training investment as a continuous, closed-loop process: assess, teach, apply and repeat.
T.H.E. Journal February 2006	ISKME Special Series Part I >> Data Driven Savvy school administrators are using data to improve instruction district-wide.
T.H.E. Journal July 2008 Christine Fox	Elementary Schools : The Time Is Now Early diagnosis of academic deficits is pivotal to keeping students from falling irretrievably behind. Formative assessment technology gives teachers the tools to respond.
T.H.E. Journal September 2005	Plato eduTest Assessment Plato eduTest Assessment is a comprehensive, standards-based online assessment and reporting solution for grades K-8.
T.H.E. Journal February 2009 Rama Ramaswami	Artificial Intelligence: Is the Future Now For A.I.? The feds' reliance on standardized testing excludes the use of artificial intelligence, so school districts are forging ahead with the technology to power their own formative assessments.
T.H.E. Journal September 2007	VantagePoint by Turning Technologies Turning Technologies is adding to its line of assessment products with the recent acquisition of Totus and the company's web-based data assessment software, which will be released as VantagePoint
T.H.E. Journal January 2003 Sylvia Charp	Assessment and Accountability The No Child Left Behind Act requires the inclusion of all students in state assessment programs, and holds students and educators accountable for performance relative to state standards. However, a number of challenges still need to be addressed.
T.H.E. Journal June 2004 Beth McBride	Data-Driven Instructional Methods: 'One Strategy Fits All' Doesn't Work in Real Classrooms Differentiated instruction is vital to effecting positive change in student performance.
T.H.E. Journal September 2005 Margaret A. Jorgensen	Test Bias or Real Differences? Harcourt's perspective on assessment is closing the achievement gap.
T.H.E. Journal July 2006 Mainwaring & Bergma	South Carolina: Tech-Savvy Teachers South Carolina's innovative ePortfolio system is helping educators get up to speed on technology and become more comfortable integrating new tools into their classrooms.
T.H.E. Journal September 2001 Matthew Miller	Focus on Assessment Tools Exciting new assessment tools benefit both students and educators. These tools are making teaching simpler and more rewarding for instructors, because they can now concentrate more on their students' education and not on creating documents...
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T.H.E. Journal November 2007 Neal Starkman	Special Consideration Year-end testing can produce a false picture of students with unique challenges. They need individualized, frequent assessments - thanks to technology, they're getting them.