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Useful results are the most important element of an assessment system.
CTB/McGraw-Hill provides the results educators need to make critical decisions--with information that can help improve instruction, enhance programs, and provide reliable measures of accountability.
At CTB, results mean more than numbers. Our advanced scoring system and user-specific reports provide the most reliable, useful test results in the industry for educators, students, parents, and policy-makers. We are committed to providing accurate and timely assessment results to the many audiences who need useful information about student learning.
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 | CTB has a long history of success in integrating the development, scoring, and reporting of large-scale testing programs. Because CTB manages the entire testing process, each phase of the program works smoothly and efficiently with the next. |
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| Our three scoring centers and highly-trained staff ensure efficient workflow for test processing. All sites are fully equipped with advanced hardware and software to give customers the highest possible standard of service. |
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| We process hundreds of thousands of student documents a week with high-volume scanning and printing equipment. Our Advanced Function Printing capabilities enable efficient processing of large volumes of reports with varied and complex content. |
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| CTB offers maximum flexibility to meet customer needs. We support multiple hardware and software platforms, and deliver test results in print as well as on data tape, diskette, or CD-ROM. Aggregate results can also be posted on the Internet.
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| CTB leads the industry in advanced imaging--technology that captures electronic images of pages from test books and routes them for computerized scoring. This electronic process provides highly accurate, consistent scoring for all assessments, even those including essays and other constructed responses. |
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| Our professional operations and evaluation staff is highly skilled in scoring students' written responses. Our evaluators include experienced teachers and other education professionals. To meet our standards, evaluators undergo rigorous qualifying examinations, concentrated training sessions, and on-the-job quality checks. |
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| Electronic management ensures high scoring reliability by providing a continuous means of checking judgments. Evaluators can quickly retrieve student responses and score them using on-screen rubrics. CTB supervisors monitor the scoring process electronically to assure consistent quality. |
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