Discovery Education Assessment was established in 2000 as ThinkLink Learning, Inc, a for-profit company by Vanderbilt University, and became part of the Discovery Education family in 2006. Discovery Education is a division of Discovery Communications, the leading global real-world and knowledge-based media company. The Discovery Education Assessment mission is to continuously improve K-12 student learning and performance, utilizing research-based formative assessment services that are state specific and provide the most productive online and paper tools for educators in each state. The company bridges the gap between university research and classroom practice. Now, as part of the Discovery family, we will merge the power of the best formative assessment to the best video content to assist teachers and students toward individualized instruction and improved learning.

Discovery Education Assessment provides the link between research-based products and results-oriented classrooms. It identifies and co-develops K-12 educational products and services that emerge from research and enhance student learning and teacher professional development. Discovery Education Assessment provides continuous feedback to teachers, parents, students, and administrators, pinpointing unmastered skill areas. Educator and student feedback also allows researchers and developers to continuously enhance Discovery Education Assessment products and services.

The leader in digital video-based learning, Discovery Education produces and distributes high-quality digital video content in easy-to-use formats, in all core-curricular subject areas. Its award-winning digital learning resources are licensed to more than 70,000 of the 105,000 schools across the United States. Discovery Education is committed to creating scientifically proven, standards-based digital resources for teachers, students, and parents. Through strategic partnerships with more than 25 public television stations across the country, its public service initiatives, products, and joint business ventures, Discovery Education helps educators around the world harness the power of broadband and media to connect their students to a world of learning.