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MONTEREY, Calif., Oct. 3, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- CTB/McGraw-Hill, a leading provider of adult education and Pre-K-12 assessment solutions, today announced the nationwide launch of TABE Adaptive(TM), a computer adaptive version of the company's TABE® 9&10 test, the most comprehensive and reliable adult basic skills assessment on the market. TABE Adaptive, CTB/McGraw-Hill's first computer adaptive product, allows adult education programs to more effectively screen and place students in...

BEIJING, Sept. 27, 2011 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ -- ATA Inc. ("ATA" or the "Company", Nasdaq: ATAI), a leading provider of computer-based testing and testing-related services in China, today announced that it has signed an exclusive long-term partnership agreement with Saville Consulting ("Saville"), a global human resources assessment firm based in the United Kingdom. The partnership allows ATA to deliver Saville's unique and proprietary psychometric measurement instruments and highly...

NEW YORK, Sept. 19, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- To assist states and school districts as they adapt to the new Common Core State Standards, McGraw-Hill Education today announced a collaboration with professional development provider Align, Assess, Achieve to offer teachers resources specifically designed to guide them through the transition. The collaboration will set the stage for effective standards-based instruction in language arts, mathematics and literacy in history, social studies, science...

New Framework for Teaching Proficiency System helps observers make reliable, consistent, and defensible judgments of teaching practice SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 13, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- With an increasing emphasis on performance-based teacher evaluation systems, districts need to adequately prepare classroom observers to conduct fair, accurate, reliable and defensible assessments of teacher practice. Teachscape's new Framework for Teaching Proficiency System, developed in...

Based on Charlotte Danielson's Framework for Teaching, the new system helps observers to make reliable, consistent, and defensible judgments of teaching practice SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 13, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Teachscape, the leader in delivering Web-based professional learning content, innovative technologies, and expert services to improve teaching practice, and Educational Testing Service (ETS), the global leader in providing fair and valid assessments and related services to...

Company Brings Deep Expertise in Computer-Based Testing to Continued Relationship with Country’s Largest State Hadley, MA (PRWEB) September 07, 2011 Pearson announced today that its Evaluation Systems group has been awarded a five-year renewal on its contract to manage teacher certification testing for the state of California. Under the renewed agreement with the Commission on Teacher Credentialing, Pearson will continue to administer the California Subject Examinations for...

LONDON, Sept. 7, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Cognizant (NASDAQ: CTSH), a leading provider of information technology, consulting, and business process outsourcing services, today announced that it will provide a range of application services to Cambridge Assessment, a not-for-profit examination group owned by Cambridge University. As part of this multi-year, multi-million pound engagement, Cognizant will work with Cambridge Assessment and help rationalize and consolidate its portfolio of...

Through its Keystone Partner Program, educational technology company Vantage Learning will award Harrison County School District in Mississippi with funding to implement the MY Access!® program and other Vantage Learning educational solutions that drive student achievement. Gulfport, MS (PRWEB) August 31, 2011 Vantage Learning, a pioneer in providing educators with sophisticated knowledge and immediate feedback solutions to enhance student learning, announced today that it will...

STAMFORD, Conn., Aug. 30, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Cengage Learning, a leading global provider of innovative teaching, learning and research solutions, introduces Write Experience, an innovative new digital technology created to automatically assess writing assignments using artificial intelligence (AI). The new product effectively scores student writing while providing users with detailed revision goals and instant feedback to promote constant improvement. Created through an exclusive...

Infinite Campus, Inc.® today announces the release of new enhancements that enable state departments of education to easily and accurately publish standardized assessment results to the districts in their state. These new enhancements are included in the core Infinite Campus E.1134 release of Infinite Campus State Edition. Infinite Campus has five state edition customers: Kentucky, Maine, Montana, South Dakota and the Bureau of Indian Education. Blaine, MN (PRWEB) August 26, 2011...