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PRINCETON, N.J., 02/07/2006 -- ETS announced today significant upgrades to its Instructional Data Management System (IDMS) application, including the ability to assess students online. The IDMS system is a Web-based software application designed to help K-12 educators manage and use assessment data to drive instructional practices and improve student achievement.
"The IDMS application is based on the principle that school administrators and teachers should have immediate access to assessment data that is specific to their needs," says Gregg Driben, Associate Vice President, ETS Elementary & Secondary Education. "From the classroom view, educators can confirm that students have learned a particular standard so that they can move on to the next lesson, or see that they need to re-teach a standard that was not mastered. The ability to administer those assessments online makes IDMS Version 6.1 more timely, efficient and effective for schools and districts."
Through the IDMS application, educators can:
-- identify critical state standards
-- align their curricula, lesson plans and materials to their state
standards
-- pace instruction throughout the school year
-- create formative assessments using ETS's Formative Assessment Item Bank,
an online database of 30,000 math and language arts test questions
aligned to state standards
-- disaggregate state and local assessment information
-- generate district, school, class and student reports that are
meaningful, actionable and easy to use
-- maintain an electronic grade book and produce standards-based
report cards
IDMS Version 6.1 also introduces the ability to create lesson plans that teachers can align to the pacing guides and easily share with other educators.
Other new features of IDMS Version 6.1 include a student profile, new grade book features, and enhanced test-builder conveniences, such as the ability to create mini assessments that test mastery of a single standard.
The IDMS application and the Formative Assessment Item Bank are key components of a set of data-driven decision making resources under ETS's System 5 suite of K-12 products and services designed to improve school performance and student achievement.
For more information about the IDMS application, visit www.ets.org/idms. To learn more about ETS's comprehensive System 5 suite, visit www.ets.org/system5.
About ETS
ETS is a nonprofit institution with the mission to advance quality and equity in education by providing fair and valid assessments, research, and related services for all people worldwide. In serving individuals, educational institutions and government agencies around the world, ETS customizes solutions to meet the need for teacher professional development products and services, classroom and end-of-course assessments, and research-based teaching and learning tools. Founded in 1947, ETS today develops, administers and scores more than 24 million tests annually in more than 180 countries, at over 9,000 locations worldwide. Additional information is available at www.ets.org.
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