What We Do
NCEA provides online and on site tests that are aligned with state, provincial and international standards for schools and for home schooling systems. The tests are available online and in hard copy in several formats including:

• thematic
• open-ended
• matching
• multiple choice
• true false
• completion and projects
• problem-based

NCEA’s test bank includes more than one million items in mathematics, science, social studies, English/Language Arts and Career Education for grades K-12. NCEA will design tests to suit specific assessments related to individual, class, school-wide, district-wide, state, provincial or international systems.

Our Clients
NCEA’s tests may be used by classroom teachers, counselors, district resource staff and school administrators to place students in the appropriate level/grade; to monitor student growth over time and to facilitate individualized instruction, giftedness and acceleration. Parents and state/provincial departments may use the assessments for accountability, grants, planning and training.

Assessment Strategy
The main schemata for NCEA’s tests is organized by Subject such as Mathematics, Science, English, social studies, career education), by Grade Level (K, 1, 2, 12), by Topic (Data Analysis), by Subtopic (Using Money when shopping..), by Learning outcome or standard (The student will demonstrate ability to use two digit numbers to add..), by Type (multiple choice, thematic, open ended etc.), Taxonomy, (simple recall, knowledge/comprehension, evaluation, analysis, application, synthesis), and the Answer and/or criteria.

Membership
NCEA welcomes memberships from individuals and organizations interested in exchanging items or in working collaboratively toward the goal of generating quality assessment tools that target ongoing improvement and learning.