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Assessment/Testing materials and research.

Vantage MyAccess

Friday, March 7th, 2008

http://www.vantagelearning.com/

From the website: “Acknowledged by industry leaders as the gold standard for scoring quality, consistency, reliability, and scalability of automated essay scoring using the patented IntelliMetric® engine, Vantage Learning has received accolades ranging from the prestigious CODIE Award for best instructional technology to recognition by Eduventures as one of the eight most innovative educational technology companies.”

Criterion Writing Evaluation Service (ETS)

Wednesday, March 5th, 2008

Home: http://criterion2.ets.org/cwe/
Tour: http://www.ets.org/Media/Products/Criterion/eseTour/Criterion_Tour.html

This website has no “about” text. Appears to be a subscription service for automated essay grading. Links are provided to student, instructor, and administrator portions of the site.

Evaluating Workplace Programs for Immigrants (CAELA FAQ 20)

Thursday, November 8th, 2007

http://www.cal.org/caela/esl_resources/faqs.html#twenty

From the website: “[This FAQ addresses] What are factors to consider when planning for, setting up, and evaluating a workplace program for immigrant workers?”

UCLA Higher Education Research Institute

Sunday, May 6th, 2007

http://www.gseis.ucla.edu/heri/heri.html

From the website: “The Institute serves as an interdisciplinary center for research, evaluation, information, policy studies, and research training in postsecondary education. HERI’s research program covers a variety of topics including the outcomes of postsecondary education, leadership development, faculty performance, federal and state policy, and educational equity. “

ExamView Assessment Suite

Saturday, April 28th, 2007

http://www.fscreations.com/examview.php

From the website: “…ExamView Assessment Suite–a complete toolset in three seamless applications. Build comprehensive tests with Test Generator, administer tests with Test Player, and analyze results with Test Manager.”

What Works Clearinghouse

Tuesday, April 10th, 2007

http://w-w-c.org/

From the website: “The What Works Clearinghouse (WWC) collects, screens, and identifies studies of effectiveness of educational interventions (programs, products, practices, and policies).The WWC regularly updates the WWC Technical Standards and their application to take account of new considerations brought forth by experts and users. Such changes may result in re-appraisals of studies and/or interventions previously reviewed and rated. The current WWC Standards offer guidance for those planning or carrying out studies, not only in the design considerations but the analysis and reporting stages as well. The WWC Standards, however, may not pertain to every situation, context, or purpose of a study and will evolve.”

National Assessment of Adult Literacy

Thursday, April 5th, 2007

http://nces.ed.gov/NAAL

From the website: “Sponsored by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), NAAL is the nation’s most comprehensive measure of adult literacy since the 1992 National Adult Literacy Survey (NALS).”

Florida Adult ESOL Practitioners Task Force

Friday, December 8th, 2006

http://www.floridaadultesol.org/

Clearinghouse for standards, practices, and other information relevant to Adult Education in the State of Florida.

Course Evaluation Survey Samples (UCSD-CTD)

Friday, November 24th, 2006

http://www-ctd.ucsd.edu/resources/evaluations/index.htm
From the website: “If you are interested in receiving student feedback for your courses, we have gathered a series of questionnaires for your use.”

ACT Compass ESL Tests

Monday, October 30th, 2006

http://www.act.org/compass/index.html

From the website: “…helps place students into appropriate courses and maximizes the information postsecondary schools need to ensure student success.”


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