Through-Year Assessment Defined: How This Model Really Works
Educators across the country are talking about through-year assessment, and many states and districts have adopted the term. But what does through-year assessment actually mean? At New Meridian, we have spent the last few years building and testing a high-quality through-year assessment model. We have gathered input from scores of educators and piloted the system […]
New Meridian CEO Arthur VanderVeen on Assessments
Ever since No Child Left Behind was signed into law in 2002, assessments have been a fixture of the education landscape—a very divisive one. But assessments have changed a lot over the last twenty years and are still changing to better meet the needs of students, teachers, schools, districts, and states. On this episode of The Report Card, Nat Malkus discusses the future of assessments and more with New Meridian CEO and founderArthur VanderVeen.
State tests that are useful for both instruction and accountability: A conversation with New Meridian’s Arthur VanderVeen (Part II)
In the second part of this two-part interview, Arthur peers into his crystal ball and discusses the future of state assessments, including the leveraging of artificial intelligence. Here’s what he said.
Assessment HQ: A conversation with New Meridian’s Arthur VanderVeen (Part I)
In part one of this two-part interview, Arthur talks to Dale Chu about the process and possibilities of developing large-scale assessments that are useful for both instruction and accountability.
Montana Looks to Expand Alternative School Testing Model Following Pilot Program
The state of Montana is trying out a new model for student testing – based on more assessments throughout the year instead of a single large test at the end of the year. Now, Montana’s state superintendent of public instruction hopes to significantly expand the pilot program.
New Meridian Begins Piloting Next Generation Assessment
Every educator in the United States knows the level of disruption brought about by the pandemic. Student proficiency is no longer keeping pace with curriculum, standards and grade levels. Almost every classroom now includes students with widely varying skill levels and different needs. Even state assessment, the very tool we use to measure our own […]
We’re Proud to Sponsor NCME
New Meridian is proud to be a sponsor of the National Council on Measurement in Education annual meeting, an event that will draw roughly 1,200 educational professionals to San Diego this month to
Now is the Time to Reimagine Assessments
At New Meridian, we have spent a year studying next-generation assessments. We have codified our ideas into a whitepaper: Now is the Time to Reimagine Assessments. We invite you to read
Intern With New Meridian This Summer
Are you a graduate student studying education? Join New Meridian as the company’s first assessment design and development intern!