Areas of Expertise : Online Testing
Assistive Technology
Assistive technology (AT) includes any technology item, piece of equipment, or product system that is used to increase, maintain, or improve functional capabilities of individuals with disabilities. AIR evaluates the implementation and effectiveness of devices designed to improve functional capabilities of students with disabilities.
Recent Reports
- National Leaders Explore Technology Issues During NCTI’s 2010 Technology Conference
- The Use of Simulation for Training Teamwork Skills in Health Care
- Toward a Generalized Human Factors Taxonomy for Classifying ASAP Incident Reports, AQP Performance Ratings, and FOQA Output
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Education Assessment
AIR offers a full range of assessment services, collaborating with our state and district clients, to develop and deploy customized, criterion-referenced assessment programs to help students learn, teachers teach, and parents know what is happening at school. More information about the full range of assessment activities is provided on the Education Assessment Web page.
Recent Reports
- Psychometric Advances in Alternate Assessment
- Measures and Methods for the National Reporting System for Adult Education
- Achievement Gaps: How Black and White Students in Public Schools Perform in Math and Reading
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Recent Projects
- Egypt’s Education Reform Program
- Center for Special Education Finance (CSEF)
- Special Education Expenditure Project (SEEP)
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Evidence-Based Research in Education
AIR applies rigorous standards to the review and synthesis of research to determine what approaches to education are based on high quality evidence. Our staff help set standards for the quality of impact studies, through the What Works Clearinghouse and Doing What Works, as well as other federal, foundation, and state projects. AIR also develops tools for analyzing data across studies and manages complex reviews.
Recent Reports
- Hawaii Race to the Top Evaluation
- The Kindergarten Year
- Wisconsin Culturally Responsive Education for All (CREATE) Initiative - Training and Enhancement Initiative
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Recent Projects
- Texas Statewide 21st Century Community Learning Centers
- Wisconsin Reading Excellence and Demonstration of Success Initiative (READS)
- New York State Curriculum Audits
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Online Testing
AIR offers Internet-based online testing using either adaptive or fixed-form tests. Our testing engine integrates innovative, machine-scored constructed-response items with multiple choice items in either adaptive or fixed test. Working with the state of Oregon, AIR offers the only adaptive testing engine that is peer-reviewed and NCLB approved. AIR offers the only adaptive testing engine that is peer-reviewed and NCLB approved. Working together, our test developers, computer scientists, and statisticians have designed a test delivery system that offers innovative, machine-scored items on fixed and adaptive forms. More information may be found on our Online Testing Web page.
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Test Development
Supported by state-of-the-art software, AIR’s structured and innovative approach to test development yields tests that provide clean, fair measures of what students know and can do. Our test development team consists of subject-matter experts, most of whom have years of classroom experience. We offer both test development services and support for clients who choose to develop items or tests themselves. More information may be found on our Test Development Web page.
Recent Reports
- AIR Partners with Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium to Create an Online Test Delivery System for States
- Frequently Asked Questions about Curriculum-Based Measurement
- Using Item Difficulty and Item Position to Measure Test Fatigue
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Test Processing and Logistics
AIR offers a full range of paper-based testing services, from test production through scoring and reporting. Using technology, AIR proves a fast, reliable testing experience, from student registration through printing, shipping, scanning, and scoring. More information may be found on our Test Processing and Logistics Web page.
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