All Publications

The K–12 Center at ETS offers a variety of publications, including guides, papers, policy briefs, presentation slides and more. These publications represent the best thinking and research on the range of measurement issues facing national, state and local decision makers. They can be used to aid discussions and support efforts to increase understanding among educators, policymakers and the public.

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2013

May 2013
Presentation slides from AERA/NCME 2013 Annual Meeting, titled:

“Symposium on Consortia Research Agendas, Critical Opportunities and Challenges Facing
Next-Generation Assessment Systems” (PDF)

Pascal D. Forgione and Nancy Doorey, K–12 Center at ETS
Joseph Martineau, Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium
Enis Dogan, PARCC
Robert L. Brennan, University of Iowa, Discussant

“Symposium on Pushing Innovation Forward, Item and Task Types Under Development by
Assessment Consortia” (PDF)

Pascal D. Forgione and Nancy Doorey, K–12 Center at ETS
Tamara Reavis, PARCC
Marty McCall, Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium

April 2013
NEW Summary of the English Language Proficiency Assessment for the 21st Century (ELPA21) Consortium (PDF)

March 2013
NEW Brief 4-page overview of the PARCC and Smarter Balanced assessment systems (PDF)

2012

October 2012
Presentation slides from panel at the National Association of State Boards of Education Conference entitled, "Common Core Assessment Consortia: Creating Next-Generation K-12 Assessments" (PDF): Pascal D. Forgione, K–12 Center at ETS.

September 2012 (Prior versions April 2012, July 2011, February 2011)
Coming Together to Raise Achievement: New Assessments for the Common Core State Standards (PDF)

September 2012
Presentation slides from keynote address at the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP) annual conference entitled, "Assessment of Student Learning: Implications of the Five Assessment Consortia Designs for Teacher Preparation" (PDF): Nancy Doorey, K-12 Center at ETS.

June 2012
Presentation slides from session at National Conference on Student Assessment entitled, "Enhancing Accessibility, Validity, and Utility in Next Generation Science Assessments" (PDF): Nancy Doorey, K-12 Center at ETS; Terry Vendlinski, SRI; Gina Broxterman, NCES; and Karen Draney, UC Berkeley.

June 2012
Sea Change in Assessment: How Technology is Transforming K–12 Assessment (PDF)
This special supplement on Technology Enhanced Assessments appeared in Education Week on June 13, 2012.
Normal print version (PDF)
High-resolution version for reproduction (PDF)
Original tabloid version (PDF)

June 2012
The Next Generation K–12 Platforms: Moving from Fantasy to Reality by Challenging Conventions (PDF)

View Prezi presentation of this paper given at the National Conference on Student Assessment, June 28, 2012

May 2012
Presentation to the Learning First Alliance on the designs and progress of the five federally funded assessment consortia (PDF)

May 2012
Technology Enhanced Assessments — Invitational Research Symposium Publications
A collection of eleven commissioned papers, accompanying slides and explore the measurement challenges and opportunities in digital assessment. Closing panels (on video) discuss the larger implications of "going digital" for the improvement of teaching, learning and assessment.

View the complete Event archive including the agenda and videotaped panel discussions.

April 2012
Presentation slides from NCME Session on Technology Enhanced Assessments (PDF):
Kristen DiCerbo of Cisco Networking Academy, Val Shute of Florida State University, Nancy Doorey of the K–12 Center at ETS and Diego Zapata of ETS.

April 2012
Presentation slides for AERA Session on Common Standards and Common Assessments (PDF):
Implementation and Alignment Challenges and Opportunities. Pascal D. Forgione, K–12 Center at ETS; Mitchell Chester, PARCC; Education, Joe Wilhoft, Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium.

April 2012 (Prior versions July 2011, February 2011)
Coming Together to Raise Achievement: New Assessments for the Common Core State Standards (PDF)

April 2012 (Prior version February 2012)
Slide Deck of Illustrations of all Five Assessment Consortia (PPT)

New One-page illustrations of PARCC and Smarter Balanced (PDF) (April 2012)

February 2012
Summary of The Assessment Services Supporting English Learners Through Technology Systems (ASSETS)The English Language Proficiency Assessment Consortium (PDF)

February 2012
The Assessment Services Supporting English Learners Through Technology Systems (ASSETS) English Language Proficiency Assessment Consortium: At A Glance Graphic Illustrations

February 2012
Slide Deck of Illustrations of all Five Assessment Consortia

January 2012
Summary of The Dynamic Learning Maps Alternate Assessment Consortia (PDF)

January 2012
The Dynamic Learning Maps Alternate Assessment Consortium: At A Glance Graphic Illustrations

January 2012
Summary of The National Center and State Collaborative Alternate Assessment Consortium (PDF)

January 2012
The National Center and State Collaborative Alternate Assessment Consortium: At A Glance Graphic Illustrations

2011

November 2011
State Adoption of Common Standards and Assessments: What Do States Gain and Give Up? (PDF)

November 2011
Presentation to 2012 Suburban School Superintendents Annual Meeting

August 2011 (Prior version July 2011)
Let's Talk About It! PowerPoint Presentation on the New Common Core State Standards Assessment Systems

July 2011 (Prior versions May 2011, August 2010)
The Assessment Consortia: Summaries and At-a-Glance Graphic Illustrations

July 2011 (Prior version February 2011)
Coming Together to Raise Achievement: New Assessments for the Common Core State Standards

June 2011
Summaries of the Supports and Resources to be Provided to Educators by the Consortia

May 2011
Addressing Two Commonly Unrecognized Sources of Score Instability in Annual State Assessments

February 2011
Through-Course Summative Assessments — Invitational Research Symposium Publications
A collection of eight commissioned papers, accompanying slides and a summary report explore the measurement challenges and opportunities in this new assessment design.

View the complete Event archive including the agenda and videotaped panel discussions.

2010

September 2010
Trends in U.S. Achievement 1990–2010: A Data Profile (PDF)
Prepared for the Business Roundtable by the Center and the ETS Research and Development Division

March 2010
Next Generation K–12 Assessment Systems: National Conference Publications
Four sets of nationally renowned educators and measurement experts presented their conceptions of a "next generation" assessment system to fuel the thinking of the Consortia.

View the complete Event archive including videos of the presentations.

March 2010
A Fresh Start: Creating the Next Generation of Assessment Systems (PDF)
This summary report of the National Conference on Next Generation Assessment Systems appeared in Education Week on April 28, 2010.

2009

December 2009
Next Generation K–12 Assessment Systems: Exploratory Seminar Publications
A set of eight commissioned papers explore approaches to: a) the measurement of individual growth and b) the development of more instructionally useful assessment feedback. Policy briefs and summary paper provided.