Next Generation Assessment

Next Generation Assessment

We are well versed at developing standardized test items and passages aligned with PARCC and SBAC. The Rainbow Assessment team has worked collaboratively with program authors, research institutes, assessment publishers, individual states, and assessment curriculum specialists to conceptualize, plan, and create assessment materials. Our team is comprised of assessment experts in their respected fields of study. We have extensive experience with ideation, conceptualization, and development of literary and informational passages for GK–G12 as well as the corresponding items.

All passages and items are aligned with individual state standards and Common Core State Standards. Our team determines standards alignment, item types, DOK levels for items, and difficulty levels of each item. The Rainbow Assessment team is proficient with developing content and art in our client’s proprietary content management systems.

The following list highlights the range of item types we have developed across the content domains of English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science:

  • selected response
  • constructed response
  • machine-scored constructed response
  • extended response
  • essay
  • performance task
  • multi-select
  • drag and drop
  • grid items with scoring logic
  • equation
  • hot text items
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