MetaMetrics Collaborates with Leading Intervention Provider to Allow Texas
Educators to Align Mathematics Instruction With Actionable Measures
DALLAS and DURHAM, N.C., July 27 /PRNewswire/ -- MetaMetrics(R) Inc.
today announced that Voyager Expanded Learning(R) is integrating The
Quantile Framework(R) for Mathematics into Vmath(R) Texas Edition, the
company's targeted intervention system that accelerates the mathematics
achievement of struggling students by building on and reinforcing the key
concepts, skills and strategies of the state's core mathematics curriculum.
Now Vmath Texas Edition is the only mathematics intervention that combines
teacher-led instruction and computer-assisted practice with predictive,
progress assessments powered by the Quantile Framework.
Vmath Texas Edition is correlated to the Texas Essential Knowledge and
Skills (TEKS) for grades 3-8. In 2007, Quantile(R) measures were added to
the Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS) reports for all
students in grades 3-11.
The Quantile Framework uses a common, developmental scale to measure
student mathematics achievement, the difficulty of mathematical skills and
concepts and the materials for teaching mathematics. By placing the
curriculum, teaching materials and students on the same scale, Quantiles
enable educators to predict which mathematical skills and concepts a
student is ready to learn and those that will require instruction. Then,
students can be matched with the resources that meet their learning needs.
"We are extremely excited about our collaboration with MetaMetrics,"
said Ron Klausner, president, Voyager Expanded Learning. "Together we are
helping Texas teachers assess the progress of students in the Vmath program
and adjust instruction where needed, increasing the students' chances of
passing the TAKS."
Texas students will take the Quantile-based assessments in Vmath four
times each year, allowing teachers to monitor their progress in the program
toward grade-level learning goals. Teachers will use the assessment results
to analyze students' mathematics achievement and determine the appropriate
beginning Vmath lesson to meet their learning needs.
"By integrating Quantiles into Vmath Texas Edition, Voyager Expanded
Learning is offering Texas educators an innovative new way to connect
classroom mathematics assessment and instruction to state learning goals,"
said Malbert Smith III, Ph.D., president, MetaMetrics. "We are pleased to
collaborate with Voyager to help raise the level of mathematics achievement
for the state's students."
About MetaMetrics Inc.
MetaMetrics, a privately held educational measurement company, develops
scientifically based measures of student achievement that link assessment
with instruction, foster better educational practices and improve learning
by matching students to materials that meet and challenge their abilities.
The company's team of experienced psychometricians developed The Lexile
Framework(R) for Reading and its companion scale, The Quantile Framework
for Mathematics. The Lexile Framework (http://www.Lexile.com) provides a
common, developmental scale for matching reader ability and text
difficulty. Lexile(R) measures enable educators, parents and students to
select targeted materials that can improve reading skills and to monitor
reading growth across the curriculum, in the library and at home.
Recognized as the most widely adopted reading measure, Lexiles are part of
reading and testing programs in the classroom and at the district and state
levels. More than 100,000 books, 80 million articles and 60,000 Web sites
have Lexile measures, and all major standardized tests can report student
reading scores in Lexiles. The Quantile Framework
(http://www.Quantiles.com) measures mathematics achievement and the
difficulty of mathematical skills and problems similar to the way Lexiles
measure reading ability and text readability. Quantiles identify the
mathematical skills a student has learned, those that require instruction
and new skills the student is ready to learn, enabling educators to use
Quantile measures to target instruction, monitor student development and
forecast performance on high-stakes tests.
About Voyager Expanded Learning
Voyager Expanded Learning provides core, intervention and supplemental
reading programs, as well as math intervention and ongoing professional
development programs, for school districts throughout the United States.
Founded in 1994, Voyager has delivered extended-time reading and basic
skills intervention programs, as well as large-scale reading programs, to
more than 900 school districts in cities such as Miami, Richmond, New York
and Los Angeles, resulting in dramatically improved student performance.
Voyager Expanded Learning, L.P., is based in Dallas, Texas. For more
information, please visit http://www.voyagerlearning.com or call
1-888-399-1995.
MetaMetrics, Lexile, Lexile Framework, the Lexile symbol, Quantile,
Quantile Framework and the Quantile symbol are trademarks or U.S.
registered trademarks of MetaMetrics Inc. The names of other companies and
products mentioned herein may be the trademarks of their respective owners.
SOURCE Voyager Expanded Learning
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Related links:
http://www.voyagerlearning.com
http://www.Lexile.com http://www.Quantiles.com
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CONTACT:
Lisa Wolfe of L. Wolfe Communications for
MetaMetrics Inc., +1-773-325-9935, lwolfe@lwolfe.com; or Shannan
Overbeck of Voyager Expanded Learning, +1-888-399-1995, ext.
9476, soverbeck@voyagerlearning.com
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