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21st Century Approach: Preparing Students for the Global Workplace
Education is undergoing a new cycle of profound change worldwide as students prepare to participate in the global economy. This transformation is leading to a more efficient delivery of educational resources, targeted to individual progress and learning science and the goal of attaining the benefits of true data-driven instruction. |
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Predictive Validity
The predictive validity of selected benchmark assessments used in the Mid-Atlantic Region. |
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No Child Left Behind Act
Primer on the Accountability provisions of the new Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) |
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About Assessment
Guide for Effective Assessment; Educational Assessment: Four Principles to Consider; CTB's Position Regarding Use of Test-Related Instructional Materials; Glossary of Assessment Terms; Assessment FAQs. |
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Pre-K Standards for Teaching and Learning
A set of Pre-K Standards for Teaching and Learning, developed by noted early learning experts. |
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Best Practice in Mathematics
An assessment consultant advises teachers on how they can ensure that data from standardized tests will inform their instruction and classroom assessments. |
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Assessment Accommodations
Guidelines for Inclusive Test Administration--Meeting the Testing Needs of Students with Disabilities |
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Inform: Why Test in the Fall?
Effective assessment can help identify at-risk students and help prepare for NCLB-mandated state testing. |
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Computer-Based or Online Administration of Paper-and-Pencil Tests
A description of what is necessary for test scores to be considered interchangeable between paper-and-pencil and computer-based or online modes of test administration. |
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Computer-Based Testing: Issues and Considerations
A discussion of the issues that should be considered when implementing computer-based testing in schools. |
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A Continuum of Quality
A primer that describes the test development process and its many elements. |
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Literacy Development for English Language Learners
Provides background information about the increasing importance of the English Language Learners (ELL) proficiency, important considerations for ELL literacy instruction, and research-based recommendations for quality literacy instruction for ELL students. |
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Assembling CTB Test Documents
A guide to help you organize and assemble the test materials that you will be sending to CTB/McGraw-Hill for scoring. |
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Writer's Guidelines
Guidelines for experienced writers to submit fiction and nonfiction work for use in CTB/McGraw-Hill's assessment publications. |
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CTB Education Leadership Panel Discussion -- November 12 -- 13, 2004
Executive Summary of topics discussed: Accountability, data-driven instruction, technology in education, serving special needs populations. |
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