What happens when test takers disengage?
Learn about recent research findings on test taking engagement and what it means for educators.
Topics: Innovations in reporting & assessment, School & test engagement
Upgraded program helps students map a pathway to college
Updated College Explorer provides educators, students, and parents with insights into which colleges and universities students are already on track to enter, and the academic growth goals they need in order to reach the median ACT or SAT score at those colleges and universities.
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Mentions: Greg King
Topics: Innovations in reporting & assessment, College & career readiness, High school
Help kids plan for the future with College Explorer
In this interview, NWEA’s Greg King shares how recent updates to College Explorer make it an even more powerful tool to help students, families, teachers, and counselors navigate—and prepare for—post-secondary options.
By: Greg King
Topics: College & career readiness
College Explorer from NWEA® helps students, parents, and teachers develop pathways to higher education. This powerful tool links MAP® Growth™ scores with national benchmarks for colleges, universities, and even specific majors.
By: Greg King
Topics: Innovations in reporting & assessment, College & career readiness, High school
Three measures of test adaptation based on optimal test information
This study extends the work of Reckase, Zu, and Kim (2019) by introducing three new measures of test adaptation.
Topics: Measurement & scaling
The impact of English Learner reclassification on high school reading and academic progress
This study estimates the causal impact of 8th grade English learner (EL) reclassification on high school English language arts (ELA) standardized test scores, SAT (Scholastic Aptitude Test) reading, and on-track to graduate status.
By: Angela Johnson
Topics: High-growth schools & practices, English Language Learners, Reading & language arts
This paper contributes novel causal evidence for the impacts of kindergarten entry age on academic growth in the first three years of school.
By: Angela Johnson, Megan Kuhfeld
Topics: Growth modeling, Early learning