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"To help TestWiz customers view the relationship between two assessments, dataMetrics, a Massachusetts-based company specializing in test processing and reporting software for K-12 educational institutions, has created the Correlation Report.The new TestWiz report allows educators to select any two assessments, that were given to the same students and calculate the correlation between the two – in the form of a Pearson Product Moment Correlation Coefficient (-1 to +1). The report also provides…See More

"The National Center on Response to Intervention has outlined 4 key components to RTI.  They include:A school-wide, multi-level instructional and behavioral system for preventing school failure;Screening;Progress Monitoring; andData-based decision making for instruction, movement within the multi-level system, and disability identification (in accordance with state law).This framework provides guidance for identifying students with learning disabilities by outlining a plan to implement this…See More

Deadline 5/31/10 Funding opportunity for school districts. Fill out an application and explain why your district deserves to win a grant opportunity valued at up to $10,000 per award. Two will be selected. Those applicants who show a concerted effort to use data to inform instruction and are in the process of implementing RTI will be considered more favorable. Award winners will be announced on 6/4/2010. http://bit.ly/csDN38 #assessment…See More

dataMetrics is proud to announce that we have won a Best In Tech for 2010 award for the category of Response to Intervention. Ken Royal from Scholastic Administrator explains, “The challenge in crafting RTI programs is finding solutions to help a wide variety of students while providing individualized attention. Some of the programs here are jack-of-all-trades used in elementary and middle schools, for students both ahead of grade level and behind. Other programs are more specific, focused on…See More

Application Deadline 5/31/2010Announcing an educational grant opportunity for school districts to manage assessments and track RTI.  Two winners will receive grant awards of $1,000 to $10,000 each! Please tell us about the various assessments you have in place and how you are currently processing and reporting on them as well as how you are currently monitor RTI (Response to Intervention).For more information and to apply, please go to our website:  …See More

Have you ever heard of the “Fred Factor”?  Recently one of our customers said to us, “Not sure if you’ve ever read the book ‘The Fred Factor’ but you’re definitely a ‘Fred’ and that makes all the difference.”  This customer, from the FL area, had a problem organizing their student data into one test administration. During the scanning process, student results ended up scattered across multiple test administrations.  This was obviously a pressing issue for this customer and needed to be resolved…See More