In addition to the increased focus for schools on setting and meeting high standards of student performance, NCLB emphasizes the importance of evidenced-based interventions. Educators can not rely on tradition, anecdotal evidence and unsubstantiated claims from vendors for determining the effectiveness of products and programs. ThinkLink Learning weaves the concepts of research-based and data-driven decisions into all aspects of product development and school support to ensure that teachers have what works.
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Based on scientific design principles that ensure reliability and validity, ThinkLink applies the Continuous Improvement Model (shown right) to its own product development. Using content research, items matched specifically to each state's standards and evidence-based analysis, revision continues at every stage of program development.
This is an ongoing pprocess; each year ThinkLink performs extensive psychometric analyses to ensure teachers receive the most accurate and reliable, state specific feedback possible. Teachers see what their students know and are then able to teach what they need to improve proficiency.
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ThinkLink's Continuous Improvement Model
ThinkLink starts with the creation of a matched state specific test and predicts student proficiency by state. Following pilots with students using the ThinkLink test and comparing the results to these students' actual state test, we revise and refine our predictions. Even with the first year's administration, teachers can be assured that they are using a content valid and reliable instrument whose predictions get better with more student use, just as with any research-based standardized test.
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