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Technical & White Papers
A Content-Centered Approach for Maximizing Student Achievement: PLATO Exam Intervention (PDF 128KB)
This paper describes key elements of the PLATO Exam Intervention approach, with a special focus on addressing the needs of students struggling to improve their high school graduation exam scores.
Academic Systems Algebra Positioning Paper (PDF 728KB)
A multimedia curriculum designed to help faculty increase academic success (© 2007)
An Overview of the Research Base of PLATO® Software (PDF 605KB)
(Technical Paper 12, © 2004)
Leveraging Technology for High School Reform Initiatives (PDF 1MB)
An Exploration of Eleven Key Strategic "Building Blocks" For Innnovation (© 2005)
Piedmont Elementary Evaluation of PLATO Focus (PDF 699KB)
An Evaluation of the Effects of FOCUS on First Grade Reading Achievement in a Title I Elementary School (© 2004)
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Supporting Online Delivery of Standards Based Courses (PDF 377KB)
Online delivery of rigorous, standards–based courses provides the flexibility to meet the needs of students in a variety of different circumstances—from those at risk to accelerated learners, and all those in between. (© 2006)
Teaching Test Content: How the Evidence Supports PLATO Exam Intervention (PDF 89KB)
Improving high school student test performance is important because high-stakes testing has become an essential component of the U.S. educational landscape and has significant consequences for high school students.
The Need for Formative Assessment in Education (PDF 2MB)
Educators have come to understand that effective instruction requires periodic, standards-based assessment to determine what students have learned and what they still need to learn in order to meet learning goals and standards. (© 2005)
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The Research Base for PLATO® Test Packs with Prescriptions on PLE™ (PDF 196KB)
This white paper discusses the research basis for PLATO Test Packs with Prescriptions on PLE™. It describes two trends in assessment: (1) testing for accountability, and (2) testing to make educational decisions. This paper also conveys the research around several key challenges in assessment. (© 2007)
The Research Base of Straight Curve® Mathematics (PDF 143KB)
Straight Curve® Mathematics was developed to fill a specific need: to provide classroom teachers with resources that can help students develop a deeper conceptual understanding of mathematics. (Technical Paper 18, © 2006)
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Straight Curve® Mathematics Series 2
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