Greetings all,

I am cross-posting this message from the Assessment Discussion List.  You 
may be interested in the answers that Julie Eastland has provided on ETS's 
work in assessments.

Aaron



>Date: Mon, 27 Mar 2006 11:22:29 -0500

>From: "Eastland, Julie" <jeastland at ETS.ORG>

>Subject: [Assessment 268] Re: More questions for ETS

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>Hi Everyone,

>I will be available periodically this week to answer the questions that 

>are posted.

>

>1. Are these assessments that students will take on-line?

>

>Yes. They will be developed for on-line use. The students will take the 

>assessments on-line, and the assessments will be scored and scaled in 

>real-time on -line and immediately produce score reports, which 

>institutions can release directly to the student and/or teacher. There 

>will be a tutorial developed for students to access if they need 

>assistance with basic computer skills such as using a mouse and 

>highlighting, and the tutorial will also allow students to become familiar 

>with the item types that will be seen on the test.

>

>2. Aren t these assessments based on EFF (Equipped for the Future)?  What 

>if my state does not use EFF?

>

>Yes, they are based on the EFF Reading and Math frameworks, and will use 

>real-life materials to assess student knowledge and proficiency in those 

>areas. We will work with participants to align the tests to meet the NRS 

>requirements, which should make the tests useful even in states where the 

>EFF frameworks are not utilized.

>

>3. What does a state need to do in order to join the project?

>

>A state would need to commit to the next phase of the project (a 2 year 

>period), which would mean signing a Memorandum of Understanding with ETS, 

>agreeing to attend development meetings, and piloting all of the tests 

>(reading with Understanding, Reading Components, and Using Math to Solve 

>Problems)  with a minimum of 330 adult test candidates. The cost of 

>piloting is expected to be $10,000 per state. If your state is interested, 

>I would encourage you to contact me directly for more information about 

>this effort - I would be happy to share a copy of the MOU with you..

>

>4. If my state joins this project, does that mean we must then use these 

>assessments?  If we don t join this project, can my state access these 

>assessments anyway, even if we were not in the development project?

>

>If your state decides to join this project, you will not be required to 

>use the assessments beyond the pilot stage. If you are involved in the 

>pilot stage, you will have input into the development of the tests, 

>including score reports. If you were not in the development project, the 

>tests will be made available for purchase after the development phase. At 

>this time, we anticipate the final costs of the test to be approximately 

>$10 per test.

>

>I look forward to further discussion this week.

>Best regards,

>Julie

>

>________________________

>Julie K. Eastland

>Program Administrator

>Center for Global Assessment

>Educational Testing Service

>Rosedale Rd.

>Princeton, NJ 08541

>jeastland at ets.org

>

>________________________________

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>From: assessment-bounces at nifl.gov 

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>On Behalf Of Marie Cora

>Sent: Monday, March 27, 2006 11:08 AM

>To: assessment at nifl.gov

>Subject: [Assessment 265] More questions for ETS

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>

>Hello everyone,

>

>

>

>I have received a few questions to be posted for the discussion:

>

>

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>-Are these assessments that students will take on-line?

>

>

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>-Aren t these assessments based on EFF (Equipped for the Future)?  What if 

>my state does not use EFF?

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>

>

>-What does a state need to do in order to join the project?

>

>

>

>-If my state joins this project, does that mean we must then use these 

>assessments?  If we don t join this project, can my state access these 

>assessments anyway, even if we were not in the development project?

>

>

>

>

>

>

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>If you have questions, please feel free to send your question to me for 

>posting or feel free to post it yourself.

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>

>Thanks,

>

>marie cora

>

>Assessment Discussion List Moderator

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