Our collaborations with our educational measurement associates have led to powerful educational tools and assessment services, including:
Redshift Space Race
The Redshift Space Race is a game that is linked directly to specific NGSS middle school science standards related to Earth’s Place in the Universe. These standards (MS-ESS1-1 to MS-ESS1-4) are reflected in the virtual game materials (e.g., game cards, board layout, etc.) in terms of Disciplinary Core Ideas (DCI), Science and Engineering Practices (SEP) and Cross Cutting Concepts (CCC).
The goal of Redshift is to not only have players engage in an exciting and fun race through our solar system, but to develop and apply their skills and knowledge in space science along the way. They can answer questions and create strategies by collecting cards and coins, making decisions, problem solving, applying theories, laws, and knowledge.
Another important aspect of Redshift are the online assessments which directly connects NGSS to the game. A wide variety of assessments based on the game are developed by Assessment Specialists and Subject Matter Experts to provide a snapshot of student learning. These assessments are tightly aligned with the NGSS which can be easily accessed anytime online.
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Level Performance Indicators (LPI)
LPI is a science assessment of student knowledge and skills, administered at the beginning of the year and subsequently throughout the year (or multiple years). It track student progress and effectiveness of instruction. The design allows student achievement to be measured by grade, between grade levels or improvement over a 3 year period between two age groups.
The assessment contains multiple choice, open ended questions and activities in science that are based on the client’s criteria for each level. Questions and activities are administered to students via written form (booklet), online, and/or using hands-on performance components. Each test includes questions/activities across five levels defined by specific criteria.
The online written component can then be scored to generate feedback reports quickly.
LPI produces a reliable and accurate snapshot of the student’s conceptual knowledge and skills. The performance component involves effective, simple-to-use activities which rank high on Norman Webb’s Depth of Knowledge scale. Student responses are scored by trained teacher committees using pedagogically sound rubrics and proven psychometric practices to create reliable results for decision making and reporting.
For more information about LPI, contact us.
Carriveau QuickScore (QS) Reading Assessment: A Multiple-measurement Reading Assessment
The QS measures reading as a process in which the student brings to the text background knowledge, and uses graphophonic, syntactic, semantic, and context cues, as well as sampling, predicting, and confirming strategies to construct meaning from text. It is composed of two main components:
- A multiple-choice test and a written retelling performance test to obtain reading comprehension scores and diagnostic information. These tests are taken online. The multiple-choice test is automatically scored, and the retelling is scored online by the teacher using an automated scoring rubric.
- A miscue analysis assessment and an oral retelling test to obtain additional diagnostic information. An easy to use online scoring guide is provided for the teacher to record miscues and final scores are computed automatically. The purpose for the Miscue Analysis is to determine the percentage of time a student uses meaning as an on-going strategy when having difficulty with text, and to determine the cueing systems and strategies the student relies on most.
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