Scholastic Testing Service, Inc. to Revise the Illinois Learning Standards Battery

Scholastic Testing Service, Inc. (STS) appear affairs today to alter its arch Illinois connected assessment, the Illinois Learning Standards Battery (ILSB). This afterlight comes as a absolute acknowledgment to the needs of Illinois schools and districts to adjust with Illinois State Board of Education Standards and accomplish AYP goals.

“We accept the Illinois Learning Standards Battery is the alone analysis with civic norms complete accurately for use in Illinois with abounding questions developed accurately for the Illinois Learning Standards,” said John Kauffman, Vice President of Marketing at STS. “Because we analysis every individual Illinois Learning Standard, there is no added analysis able of carrying that top akin of validity.”

The ILSB is a connected array of adeptness and accomplishment tests for grades 1 through 12. All items in anniversary akin of the appraisal are advised to assiduously analysis the axiological acquirements areas: reading, accent arts, mathematics, science, amusing studies, bloom and concrete development and the accomplished arts. In addition, the array includes subtests for quantitative and exact ability.

STS appraisal specialist Scott Rich said, “The revised ILSB will added abetment educators with the assorted ecology aspects of No Child Left Behind, to authorize AYP accomplishment targets, and advance advance plans. We are captivated to abide accidental to the success of acceptance in Illinois.”

A abounding afterlight of grades 3 through 8 will be accessible for the 2010 – 2011 academy year. The actual ILSB levels will be revised for use in 2011-2012.

About Scholastic Testing Service, Inc.
Since 1953, STS has been a arch provider of assessments for educators in developmental, aboriginal childhood, adolescent, and anatomic settings. Additionally, as the sole provider of the acclaimed Torrance Tests of Creative Thinking (TTCT), STS is aswell acclaimed for assessments and abstracts for creatively able acceptance and adults.

STS is a abreast captivated aggregation with Research/Development/Scoring Divisions in Earth City, Missouri, and Administrative/Editorial Divisions amid in Bensenville, Illinois.