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T.H.E. Journal April 2005 Leslie A. Pulliam	The Quest for Quality Instructional Data The most successful school districts are embracing the philosophy that accurate data plays a critical role in driving instruction and making informed decisions. But there is still much more to learn.
T.H.E. Journal January 2003 Sylvia Charp	Assessment and Accountability The No Child Left Behind Act requires the inclusion of all students in state assessment programs, and holds students and educators accountable for performance relative to state standards. However, a number of challenges still need to be addressed.
T.H.E. Journal September 2004	FYI ... ScribeStudio This is an easy-to-use Web site that lets educators quickly create and manage online training courses and materials.
T.H.E. Journal September 2001 Matthew Miller	Focus on Assessment Tools Exciting new assessment tools benefit both students and educators. These tools are making teaching simpler and more rewarding for instructors, because they can now concentrate more on their students' education and not on creating documents...
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T.H.E. Journal August 10, 2009 Scott Aronowitz	South Dakota Mandates Statewide Testing in 21st Century Skills The South Dakota Department of Education has chosen the skills assessment program offered by Learning.com to judge student proficiency in a number of areas, most of them related to skills in Internet usage and widely-used software applications.
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T.H.E. Journal September 2005 Margaret A. Jorgensen	Test Bias or Real Differences? Harcourt's perspective on assessment is closing the achievement gap.
T.H.E. Journal January 2001	One-Stop Shopping for Software and Educational Videos edudex.com has launched a comprehensive online marketplace that makes it easy for educators and librarians from middle schools to universities to find and purchase a broad range of educational materials...
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T.H.E. Journal December 2001 Barbara Hudgins	Leveraging Handheld Technology in the Classroom Over the last year, the use of PDAs in the classroom has become more prevalent. Yet few hav tapped the affordability and portability of handheld technology for ongoing classroom assessment. In my classroom, such a system has the students actually looking forward to quizzes...
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T.H.E. Journal January 2003 Wayne Moore	Facts and Assumptions of Assessment: Technology, The Missing Link The infusion of technology in schools has opened the door for opportunities to challenge governing bodies to use the technology to provide student assessment that will measure their abilities for connecting knowledge learned with real-world applications.
T.H.E. Journal August 2002 William Zaggle	Producing Assessment-Savvy Educators The biggest thing going for the education technology industry today is the push toward standards-based assessment.
T.H.E. Journal December 2000 Gary West	Technology Tools to Make Educational Accountability Work The South Carolina Education Accountability Act of 1998 (EAA) establishes new standards for student performance. There is little doubt that such standards are needed as our state attempts to move up the ladder toward excellence...
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T.H.E. Journal December 2002	Polk Co. Schools Rely on Florida-Specific Assessment Tool to Develop Individual Learning Paths A unique assessment program in a large Florida school district has proven that a vision, commitment, comprehensive assessment and instructional technology strategy can yield dramatic gains in student achievement scores.
T.H.E. Journal December 2000	Updated Software Aids in Educational Planning EDmin.com, a provider of Web-based educational applications, has released the newest version of its Virtual Education 3.0 software. Tied directly to state and district level curriculum standards, Virtual Education gives educators the tools to assess student performance in real time..
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