DRC/PA Assessments
Summary: For the fifth year in a row, Victory has created high stakes mathematics and science assessment items for the state of Pennsylvania, working under the auspices of DRC. The math items were written to align with the Pennsylvania Core Standards for grades 3, 4, and 5. These items were written with the following constraints:…
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Summary: Victory developed mathematics and science high-stakes assessment items for Pearson Education Evaluation Testing Systems. Two sets of items were developed: one set will be used to measure whether prospective math teachers have the discipline-specific knowledge needed to effectively teach in Massachusetts classrooms at elementary or secondary grade levels; the other set will assess…
Read MoreRead MoreELA Assessment Items for Texas and Virginia
Summary: Victory developed passages and items for English Language Arts Assessment for Texas and Virginia. The Victory team wrote passages on a variety of topics appropriate for assessment and of high interest to students. Victory aligned the items to the Common Core State Standards, the Virginia English Standards of Learning, and the Texas Essential Knowledge…
Read MoreRead MoreMassachusetts Tests for Educator Licensure
Summary: Victory is a subcontractor in a five-year project to write, edit, and QC test items for the Massachusetts teacher licensure examination. We also research passages and create final art. The items evaluate content knowledge for world and United States history, English, mathematics and sciences. Assessments in the 5-year project will cover these major categories:…
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Summary: Victory was contracted to write low-level and high-level nonfiction passages, each with Common Core State Standards-aligned questions for struggling readers. Fluency Tutor’s primary tactic is to have struggling readers record their voices as they read, and each Victory passage was vetted with that auditory learning goal in mind. Facts: Developed over 60 nonfiction passage…
Read MoreRead MoreMath High Stakes Item Bank
Summary: In need of a high stakes assessment item bank for the state of Pennsylvania, Client tasked Victory with creating 180 math items for grades 3–5 (60 per grade). Items were written to align to assessment anchors, descriptors, and eligible content of the Pennsylvania Core Standards. Facts: Wrote 180 mathematics high stakes assessment items spanning…
Read MoreRead MoreELA Formative Item Bank
Summary: In need of a considerable formative assessment item bank, Client tasked Victory with creating hundreds of ELA items. Teachers have the opportunity to hand-pick passage sets from the formative item bank that best serve their assessment needs; every item has been aligned to the Common Core Reading Standards. Although not developed for high-stakes assessment,…
Read MoreRead MoreSTAR Math (Spanish)
Summary: The Client needed a thorough revision of existing K–12 Spanish math practice items for bilingual or dual-language programs. Victory’s Spanish editorial and math teams ensured the accuracy of the content, consistency of math terminology, quality of the art, and grade-level appropriateness. Facts: A total of 5,000 multiple-choice items were revised, on time and on…
Read MoreRead MoreDevelopmental Math Assessments & Lessons
Summary: Victory developed over 7,000 adaptive digital assessment items for the NROC Developmental Math program. This program prepares students in community colleges to take college level math. When students answer a question incorrectly, they are provided with a hint and can try again. If they still answer incorrectly, their next question is an easier question.…
Read MoreRead MoreAlgebra 1 Lessons and Assessments
Summary: Victory developed manuscript for two units of an Algebra 1 program. Each unit contained 15 direct-instruction lessons, accompanied by assessment items. Each lesson contained: 1 direct-instruction feature 1 step-by-step worked-out example 1 to 5 supporting images of graphs diagnostic assessment items Facts: Developed 2 units of 15 lessons each Developed approximately 180 assessment items…
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