United States PreK-12 Testing Market Forecast Report 2016-2017 - Projections of Future Growth by Category through 2019-2020

Dublin, Aug. 23, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The "PreK-12 Testing Market Forecast 2016-2017" report has been added to Research and Markets' offering.

In PreK-12 Testing Market Forecast 2016-2017, this report examines the academic testing market in schools, with an emphasis on the impact of the Every Student Succeeds Act, the states' re-examination of their testing programs to find ways to streamline, the movement back to state-specific standards from the Common Core, and the uncertainty that reigns at the beginning the Trump era.

Key issues addressed in the report are the progress made toward the goal of having statewide assessments be delivered online, the quest to create innovative assessments, movement toward the creation of balanced assessment systems, and the increasing recognition of a formative assessment process as critical to learning.

This new edition of the testing market offers fresh insight in:

- The evolution of high stakes statewide tests
- Increasing customization in classroom-level assessments
- Progress in online testing at both the state and local levels

Topics analyzed in the new report include:

- Growth drivers at the federal and state level
- Momentum in online testing
- Lead testing contractors by state
- Flexibility of funding sources
- Impact of federal education policy changes
- Impact of local groundswell for testing changes
- High schools at the center of change
- Shifting competitive landscape among testing providers
- Rise of teacher-created classroom assessments
- Computer adaptive testing
- Piloting performance assessments
- Projections of future growth by category through 2019-2020
- Capsule summaries of 25 leading PreK-12 testing providers

Key Topics Covered:

Methodology

Executive Summary
Testing Market Valued at $2.46 Billion in 2015-2016
High-Stakes Assessments Drive Sales of $1.12 Billion
Classroom Assessments Almost Keep Pace
The Next Area of Growth: Science
Online Testing Still Growing
State-Level Online Sales Outpace Digital Classroom Sales
Addressing Niche Populations
Flexible Funding: One of Many Areas of Uncertainty

Chapter 1: Industry Size And Structure
Introduction
Types of Tests
Testing Market Size And Segments
Change Agent: Essa
The Trump Administration And the 2017 Congress
Policy Changes On the State And Local Side
Backlash Against Too Much Testing
Leaps Forward in Online Delivery
Flexibility, New Administration Add to Funding Uncertainty
Vendors Face Uncertainty, Too

Chapter 2: State-Level Tests
Market Size And Growth
Ever-Changing Landscape
Case Study On Change: Massachusetts
Testing Reductions
High School: Focus of Change
Impact On Vendors
Moving Online: Continued Evolution
Issues Abound
A Case Study of Online Challenges: Tennessee
Changes Ahead
Competitive Landscape
Digital Challenges Spur Change
Consortia: Changing Business Models for Challenging Times
Case Study of a Consortium State: Vermont
Consolidation Reduces Number of Players

Chapter 3: Classroom-Level Assessments
Competitive Landscape
Embrace of Formative Assessment Process
Striving for a Balanced Assessment System
Increased Interest in Formative Assessment On the State Level
Relying On the Consortia
Increase in Customization
Integration of Assessments And Educational Materials
Role of Test Prep
Teacher-Created Assessments
March Toward Online
Need for Professional Learning

Chapter 4: Trends Affecting Assessment
Onward Toward Science Assessments
Computer Adaptive Testing And Ai Scoring
Case Study in Computer-Adaptive Testing: Virginia
Ai Scoring And Other Technology Improvements
Challenge: How to Engage Students
Piloting Performance Assessments
Improving Accommodations
The Rise of Native-Language Tests
Assessing Below Grade 3
A Hold On Speaking And Listening

Chapter 5: Conclusions And Outlook
Introduction
Slow Growth Ahead for the Assessment Market As a Whole
Strong Growth in Online Assessment Continues
Uncertain Times to Continue
Pockets of Growth
Ramifications for Assessment Vendors

Chapter 6: Who's Who Act
American Institutes for Research (Air)
Amplify
College Board
Curriculum Associates
Data Recognition Corp.
Edmentum
Educational Testing Service
Hmh Assessment
Masteryconnect
Mastery (Formerly Peoples) Education
Measured Progress
Naiku
Northwest Evaluation Association
Pacific Metrics
Parcc
Pearson Education
Questar Assessment
Renaissance Learning
Scantron
Seg Measurement
Smarter Balanced
Triumph Learning
Vantage Labs
Wested

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