Spring greetings to all,

See the message below about a Q & A on the Assessment Discussion List next 
week related to ETS's (Educational Testing Service) development of new 
standards-based assessments.

Aaron



>Date: Fri, 17 Mar 2006 12:43:25 -0500

>From: Marie Cora <marie.cora at hotspurpartners.com>

>Subject: [Assessment 249]  Q&A on New Assessments by ETS

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>Dear Colleagues,

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>

>The Assessment Discussion List will be hosting a Q&A during the week of 

>March 27 on 3 new assessments for adult learning being developed by ETS 

>(Educational Testing Service).  ETS is seeking states to collaborate on 

>the development of these new standards-based assessments.  Presently, 7 

>Charter states have been working with ETS on this project.  ETS is 

>recruiting several more states for the next phase of the project, which 

>includes:

>

>

>    * Developing, reviewing and selecting tasks to be included in the new 

> measures;

>    * Contributing to the development of diagnostic score reports;

>    * Participating in a standard-setting process that will map the tests 

> to the NRS levels;

>    * Piloting the tests with your adult learners;

>    * Creating a test designed by you with your state s learners , 

> teachers , and administrators needs in mind.

>

>

>Julie Eastland, of ETS, will be joining us during the week of March 27 to 

>answer your questions and comments regarding the project.  You can send 

>your questions to the List before the week of March 27, and I will hold 

>them for that week, or you can post your questions and comments during 

>that week.  Julie will be available to respond periodically throughout 

>that week.

>

>

>

>For more information, please see the attachment.

>

>

>

>Thanks and looking forward to your questions and comments.

>

>

>

>marie cora

>

>Assessment Discussion List Moderator

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Aaron Kohring
Coordinator, LINCS Literacy & Learning Disabilities Special Collection 
(http://ldlink.coe.utk.edu/)
Moderator, National Institute for Literacy's Content Standards Discussion 
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Coordinator, Equipped for the Future Websites (http://eff.cls.utk.edu/)

Center for Literacy Studies, University of Tennessee
EFF Center for Training and Technical Assistance
Phone:(865) 974-4109 main
           (865) 974-4258 direct
Fax:   (865) 974-3857
e-mail: akohring at utk.edu
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