Content Services

Having a standards-based assessment solution helps educators meet state and federal requirements while helping raise the level of student achievement. However, creating test items and assessments to properly assess student achievement can be a rigorous and time-consuming process. Scantron can help relieve this burden by providing high-quality item banks, item development training and test development services to meet district needs.

Item Banks

Achievement Series allows you to create your own item banks or leverage commercial item banks from Scantron's premier content partners listed below. Commercial item banks provide professionally developed, high-quality items that are correlated with state standards to use when creating tests.

Unless otherwise noted, item banks are aligned to various states.

Item Development Training

Writing test items provides more control over content, but it also requires skill and precision. Scantron's team can help guide the item development process, including instruction on the important points of skillful question writing to ensure that tests contain quality items that assess state standards.

• Schedule a single-day training at the district
• Learn how to create items and tests to monitor student progress and guide instruction
• Help educators in your district meet NCLB requirements and raise the level of student achievement

Test Development Services

Benchmark assessments require planning and effort. Scantron's assessment experts reduce this effort by creating custom benchmark assessments for your district based on test blueprints and specific state standards.

• Discuss assessment needs in the district and define test blueprints
• Receive traditional "standardized" tests for grades 2-12
• Administer tests on paper or online
• Monitor student progress and help guide instruction in preparation for high stakes testing

For more information on these content services, please contact Scantron K-12 at k12sales@scantron.com or 800.SCANTRON ext. 7433.