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End of Course Assessment

To ensure that all students have mastered a core body of knowledge and skills before graduation, many states are preparing standardized curriculum-based exams, known as End-of-Course Assessment. These exams measure what students know and are able to do upon completion of required high school courses, such as Algebra, Geometry, Biology, and U.S. History.

American Diploma Project


Pearson was selected to work with the American Diploma Project (ADP) Network states to deliver a new Algebra II exam and an Algebra I exam. The project marks the largest effort ever undertaken by a group of states to develop a common assessment based on common standards.

The project is an initiative of the ADP Network, a group of 35 states committed to preparing all students for college and work. ADP Network states educate nearly 85% of all U.S. public school students. The ADP Network, formed by the bi-partisan, non-profit organization Achieve, Inc., at the 2005 National Education Summit on High Schools, helps states align high school standards, assessments, curriculum and accountability with the demands of college and work.

Released items from the ADP Algebra I and Algebra II exams:

Visit: www.achieve.org/files/ADPAssessmentConsortiumBrochure.pdf

PearsonAccess

PearsonAccess is an intuitive web-based assessment and information assessment system that powers a testing program through a single online destination. It is a powerful, reliable and flexible technology that enables states to integrate the development, deliver, scoring, and reporting of interim, formative, and summative assessments.
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Perspective

Perspective provides a roadmap to student improvement through enhanced assessment reports that lead to specific resources for remediation and enrichment. Perspective features a friendly, easy-to-understand overview of a student’s performance on assessments for teachers and families tied to deeper and broader Web reports and resources that align to state-specific standards. Class reports detailing all of the students entering a teacher’s class allow educators to prepare with advance knowledge of past performance. Perspective helps families understand how students are doing, helps educators prepare for their classes, and details what both can do to help each student succeed.
Visit: www.PearsonPerspective.com