Finalists

Best Student Assessment Solution

Awards the best stand-alone computer-based or online solution for high-stakes assessments/preparation for high-stakes tests at the K-12 or postsecondary levels. Includes delivery by CD, DVD, online, handheld or multimedia packages for use in either formative or summative assessments.

A+ LearningLink, American Education Corporation

A+ LearningLink is a valid and reliable online assessment that measures a student's knowledge, comprehension and mastery of skills in reading and math for grades one through eight. The test results are calibrated to the Lexile Framework for Reading and Quantile Framework for Mathematics, and are aligned to state standards and objectives. Test integreates into the A+ curriculum software.

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CODiE Winner

Acuity 2008, CTB/McGraw-Hill

Acuity™ Assessment System
Reading/Language Arts, Math, and Science for Grades 3-8; Algebra for Grades 6-12

Acuity supports educators nationwide with a ground-breaking InFormative Assessment™ solution—a unique integration of interim and formative assessments, reports, and instructional resources—all aligned to state standards to help educators understand student strengths and areas of instructional need.

Here are just a few of the innovative features making Acuity one of the most comprehensive, highly usable assessment solutions available today:

* High-quality item development practices that deliver valid and reliable assessments

* Predictions of student performance relative to state NCLB exams

* Reports at the student, class, school, district, and multi-district levels designed to evaluate student performance within a single grade, or across multiple grades; data displays that can be filtered by several categories, including by various student subgroup profiles

* Distractor Analysis Reports that outline why a student may have selected an incorrect answer

* Targeted Instructional Resources, aligned with assessment results, providing intervention opportunities

* Pre-built assessments and the ability to create customized assessments using robust item authoring capabilities and state-aligned item banks with more than 20,000 unique assessment items

* Online and/or paper-and-pencil formats

* Professional development, implementation, and support services

Learn more about Acuity by visiting AcuityForSchool.com for a comprehensive online demonstration.

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Perspective, Pearson

For school districts struggling to meet progress goals, it is imperative that they reach every student with targeted resources. Perspective™, the powerful online remediation and enrichment tool from Pearson, gives them the tool they need to tie assessment to instruction.

Perspective is a ground-breaking, research-based tool designed to provide professionally selected materials that enrich and improve students’ knowledge and skills in areas where they are having difficulty. Perspective links students’ test results with targeted learning resources and facilitates parental involvement in student improvement. Using the online tool, teachers can create custom assignment sheets, explore unit plans and access an ever-growing library of teacher support materials and professional development opportunities.

Each student receives a unique code on his or her state assessment report, which provides access to Perspective’s online resources that are targeted to meet individual learning needs. Students can access instructions, activities, videos, and practice quizzes focused on the state’s benchmarks. They can work through the activities and learning tools on their own or at the direction of a teacher or family member.

Using Perspective, districts are well on their way to transforming student achievement and ensuring that all students are on the path to academic success.

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Scantron Assessment Solution, Scantron Corporation

Scantron helps educators raise the level of student achievement through a unique combination of standards-based benchmark assessment and computer-adaptive diagnostic testing.

Achievement Series – a powerful and flexible web-based benchmark tool that educators use to develop and administer tests, both online and on paper, capture results and produce standards-based reports.

Performance Series – a research-based computer adaptive assessment that educators use for student placement, progress tracking, program evaluation, and creation of individual learning plans.

Together this solution:
 Provides students an engaging and individualized testing experience
 Provides flexible testing options to ensure a complete picture of student knowledge
 Measures progress over time
 Allows educators to analyze results in real time and impact instruction immediately
 Reports mastery and growth on individual, class, school, and district levels

Hosted by Scantron, this complete assessment solution is the only one on the market today that combines adaptive and standards-based assessment, provides up to nine partnership item banks with over 230,000 test items from well-known publishers like ETS, Kaplan, and Examgen, and also links test results to both print & online instructional materials.

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Assess, SchoolNet, Inc.

SchoolNet's assessment solution (Assess), enables teachers to create or upload, manage, and administer paper-based assessments and easily scan in results using OMR or regular scanners. Teachers can check progress against end-of-year tests, use indicators of future performance, monitor progress and drill down on comprehensive Web-based reports to view item-level results.

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