MARS: Mathematics Assessment Resource Service

该提案将部分支持数学评估资源中心（MARS），为各州和学区实施新的数学评估方法提供技术援助和专业发展。该提案建立在一项规划拨款的基础上，旨在“证明”这样一个中心的“概念”。该规划拨款允许MARS帮助各学区：(1)处理绩效评估——设计和选择绩效任务，开发学生评估和系统监控工具，实施评估，对学生作业进行评分，对结果进行评分和分析；(2)通过绩效评估促进专业发展——利用评估作为更广泛的实施改革能力的刺激，将评估与课程联系起来，帮助学生为绩效评估做准备，为地方地区的能力建设开发材料。这些材料在纽约市、德克萨斯州的埃尔帕索以及密歇根州和科罗拉多州的较小地区实施。MARS现在建议实施和扩大评估设计和开发服务的开发，调查关键问题（实践和心理测量）；以及进一步的传播。MARS期望客户学区支付服务交付费用。随着开发工作的完成，这个项目的预算逐年下降。由于计划拨款，超过20个地区或州要求提供MARS服务。该项目预计在4年内与40个地区合作。

9726403 Wilcox This proposal will partially support a Mathematics Assessment Resource Center (MARS) to provide technical assistance and professional development to states and school districts in implementing new approaches to mathematics assessment. The proposal builds on a planning grant, designed to "prove the concept" of such a center. This planning grant permitted MARS to help districts in: (1) handling performance assessment--designing and selecting performance tasks, developing instruments for student assessment and system monitoring, implementing assessment, scoring student work, scoring and analyzing results; and (2) advancing professional development both for and through performance assessment--using assessment as a stimulus for the broader capacity to implement reform, linking assessment with curriculum, helping students prepare for performance assessments, developing materials to build capacity in local districts. These materials were implemented in New York City, El Paso, Texas, and smaller districts in Michigan and Colorado. MARS now proposes to implement and expand development of assessment design and development services, investigation of key issues (practical and psychometric); and further dissemination. MARS expects client school districts to pay for delivery of services. The budget for this project declines with each year, as the development work is completed. As a result of the planning grant, over 20 districts or states have requested MARS services The project anticipates working with 40 districts over four years.