Evaluation Testing System
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 More¡Qué chévere! (Spanish Basal Program)
Summary: Victory was the principal developer for the major revision of Client’s high school Spanish basal program, Levels 1–3, and advanced Spanish, Levels 4–5. Victory developed all editorial content for the SEs, ATEs and ancillaries. Facts: Wrote and edited lessons for 5 Spanish levels and researched authentic literature selections Production teams completed the project, from…
Read MoreRead MoreEconEdLink Market Research & UX Redesign
Summary: Victory was contracted to conduct a market research study and website redesign for the Council for Economic Education. CEE’s goal was to improve accessibility for instructors and to increase usage on their EconEdLink website, which serves both instructors and students across K-12. Victory assessed CEE’s existing materials with attention to instructional design, user interface…
Read MoreRead MoreMath Homework Help (Spanish Translation)
Summary: For CPM, Victory’s math translation team translated Homework Hints for 104 chapters in Core Connections. We translated in Excel spreadsheets to facilitate importing into the client’s web-based delivery system. Art labels were translated and delivered via Excel as well. Facts: See the Spanish translations for grades 6-11 here: https://homework.cpm.org/cpm-homework/homework. Tools: Microsoft Office MathType Adobe…
Read MoreRead MoreEntrepreneurs: A Passion for Innovation
Summary: Victory was tasked with creating an interactive PowerPoint presentation, an accompanying educator’s guide, and an online student interactive that high school teachers will use to teach entrepreneurship. Using existing elementary and middle school lessons on food science and engineering as background information, Victory developed a complete entrepreneurship lesson including definitions and examples of entrepreneurship,…
Read MoreRead MoreEconomics & Personal Finance Course
Summary: Victory collaborated with the Client to develop an online, high school level Economics and Personal Finance course. Victory’s editorial and technology staff worked in collaboration with the Client’s content experts to develop instruction related to macro- and microeconomic concepts and financial literacy. The course was developed chiefly for high school students to satisfy Virginia’s…
Read MoreRead MoreEnglish I, II, III, IV Courses
Summary: Victory developed four high school English courses for Client’s Odysseyware® program. Each course is based on five lesson types: instructional modules, project modules, formative quizzes, summative tests, and unit reviews. Each instructional module offers a variety of interactive activities in an effort to promote learning through reading and visualization. Facts: Developed over 2,400 pages…
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…
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