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Project Title: PASeries (Progress Assessment Series)
School / Organization(s): Pearson Education (Pearson School Systems, Pearson NCS)
Web site: http://www.pearsonpaseries.com/
What purpose does your assessment tool serve? Pearson PASeries has been built from the ground up to provide scientifically based, valid and reliable formative assessments. PASeries Reading and PASeries Mathematics for grades 3-8 measure progress throughout the school year and forecast growth toward state performance standards.
Please indicate the category that best describes your project:
Technology as an Assessment Tool:
NCLB Statewide Assessments (Preparation, Delivery, Analysis)
Classroom Assessments (tests, quizzes)
Electronic/Digital Portfolios
Computer Scored Essays
Information Management Systems
Tools for Observation of Student Work/Behavior
Special Needs/Alternative Assessments
Other:
Assessing Technology Skills (NETSŸS and NETSŸT):
Digital Transcript
NCLB 8th Grade IT Literacy
High School IT Graduation Requirements
IT Certifications (Cisco, Microsoft, etc.)
21st Century Skills
Other:
How long has this assessment tool been in use within your organization? PASeries was launched in August 2005
Who is
the audience for this assessment tool?
State Administrators, State Assessment Directors, Superintendents, Assistant
Superintendents of Curriculum and Instruction, Research, Evaluation, and
Accountability as well as Instructional Technology Directors
What technology is used?
Hardware: PII 266Mhz, 126MB RAM, 500MG available disk space; iMAC 233 Mhz, 128 MB RAM, 500MB available disk space
Software: Win: IE 5.5 and up, Netscape Nav 6.1 and up; Apple: IE 5.1.7 and up, Netscape Nav. 6.2 and up, Safari supported for OSX
Acrobat reader, Flash, Java Plug-in
Networking requirements:
6Kbs/Sec for each end user
Approximately how many people are currently using this system?
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K-12
Students (current year) |
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K-12 Teachers |
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Teacher education students |
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Teacher education faculty |
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What professional development (for students or assessors) is required to use the tool? Teleconference/Web Ex session for test administrators provided (approximate duration 2-3 hours). On site training may also be arranged.
To use the tool effectively, what else should the school have in place?
If you haven't already addressed it, how does your tool help students or teachers demonstrate that they are meeting standards? PASeries measures progress throughout the school year and forecasts growth toward state-specific proficiency goals. PASeries uses scientific measurement scales, including Lexile measures for reading and provides immediately available student, class, district, state and disaggregated actionable reports.
What are your next steps in developing or implementing this tool? Pearson is developing a PASeries Writing product that will be available Fall 2005.