Scantron Corporation Sets New Education Standard with Web-Based Test Management, Delivery Platform for School Districts
2004年3月23日 - 3:36AM
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Scantron Corporation Sets New Education Standard with Web-Based
Test Management, Delivery Platform for School Districts Achievement
Series(TM) Increases Educators' Flexibility, Efficiency,
Collaboration, Management of Test Design and Deployment in a
Content-Neutral Environment IRVINE, Calif., March 22 /PRNewswire/
-- Scantron Corporation, a recognized leader in education testing
and assessment tools for more than three decades, today positioned
itself as the standard for test management and delivery platforms
for school districts with the launch of Achievement Series(TM).
Complementing its Performance Series(TM) solution, this robust,
Web-based system is designed to increase the flexibility and
efficiency of test development and deployment. Itis a collaborative
tool that delivers results quickly and clearly in order to impact
instruction in real time. (Photo:
http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20040322/SFM140 ) "Achievement
Series is a Scantron-powered test engine with a content-neutral
environment that allows educators to create and deploy their own
exams and quizzes as well as to easily incorporate content provided
by third-party publishers," said Tim Loomer, president of
Scantron's Testing and Assessment division. "We have built our
business and reputation on providing accurate and reliable test
delivery and scoring solutions, and this system extends our
commitment in this area." To become the standard testing platform
in the market, Scantron is in the process of securing alliances
with some of the top companies in the education market, such as
leading data warehouse companies, learning resource organizations
and content providers. In doing so, the company and its partners
can now offer school districts an integrated solution for
implementing assessment programs that are aligned to state
standards along with real-time reporting capabilities that support
data driven instruction. Achievement Series Features and Benefits
Aligned: The Achievement Series platform can easily align resources
to all of the established state standards. The feature allows
educators to quickly determine which items from Scantron's bank of
more than 15,000 test questions or other such content of their own
choosing are aligned to a specific state standard. Collaborative:
Educators can meet online through Achievement Series to develop and
review individual items or tests, thus leveraging the expertise of
the entire staff. Interested parties can also access and oversee
the complete item lifecycle-- from draft and deployment to
measurement and retirement. Flexible: Achievement Series enables
educators to deliver, score and manage test data from both online
and paper test administration. The platform also accepts scanned
data while still allowing school districts to take advantage of all
the available collaboration and reporting functions. Innovative:
Students using Achievement Series will have access to virtual
learning tools such as a calculator, ruler, compass and protractor
on an item-by-item basis. Similar to paper-based tests, students
can mark out questions and return to them later, or look ahead to
answer the questions they know. Teachers can also use alerts for
timed tests. Timely: Achievement Series provides real-time
resultsto give educators the information they need to intervene and
direct learning in the classroom. School officials can also report
results in an aggregated format according to state standards as
well as in a disaggregated data layout to meet specific
accountability demands specified by the No Child Left Behind Act of
2001. Achievement Series complements Scantron's Performance
Series(TM), a computer-adaptive, Web-based assessment, to give
educators a complete solution to diagnose academic strengths and
weaknesses, direct instruction to maximize student achievement and
deliver and manage test data. A recent study shows a strong
correlation between student performance on the Performance Series
assessment and their performance on state tests. About Scantron
Corporation Scantron Corporation ( http://www.scantron.com/ ) is
headquartered in Irvine, Calif., and is a wholly owned subsidiary
of Atlanta-based John H. Harland Company (NYSE:JH). Scantron is a
leading provider of software services and systems for the
collection, management and interpretation of data to the
educational, financial and commercial markets. The company has
approximately 600 employees worldwide and annual revenues exceeding
$110 million. About Harland Atlanta-based John H. Harland Company
(NYSE:JH) (http://www.harland.net/ ) is a leading provider of
software and printed products to the financial and educational
markets. Harland Financial Solutions, Inc., (
http://www.harlandfinancialsolutions.com/ ), a wholly owned
subsidiary,supplies software and services, including customer
relationship management, deposit and loan origination, core systems
and mortgage services to thousands of financial institutions of all
sizes. Harland's printed products offerings include checks, direct
marketing and financial forms. This press release contains
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current expectations of John H. Harland Company and members of its
respective management, as well as the assumptions on which such
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performance and involve risks and uncertainties and that actual
results may differ materially from those contemplated by such
forward-looking statements. Reference is made to the Risk Factors
and Cautionary Statements in Harland's Form 10-K and Form 10-Q
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Communications 408-871-7765 Joanna Goldston Marketing Manager
Scantron Corporation 949-639-7660
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