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Helios Tech and Claremont Graduate University Present on Student Assessment at CCTE
2009
Presentation on 21st century student assessment and insightful analysis on student
improvement draws interested audience
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For Immediate Release
Contact:
800.345.1947
info at heliosedu dot com
San Diego, CA – October 15, 2009 – Lisa Loop, co-director of teacher
education at Claremont Graduate University and Yash Sharman of Helios Tech presented
a collaborative workshop on using 21st century technology to assess and improve
student teachers. Speaking at the fall 2009 conference of the California Council
on Teacher Education (CCTE), Loop demonstrated how teacher education is being transformed
with the help of online analytical tools that help track student evaluations
and identify trends in performance.
Loop presented empirical work on various factors influencing student teacher retention
and performance as well as how and to what degree these factors affect performance.
Loop showed that teacher preparation variables have the strongest predictive power
for teacher retention and success. In fact, teacher preparation affects retention
and success by as much as 36%. School support also has a major impact on how well
the teacher does and how long he/she stays in the profession.
Claremont has been using Helios Tech’s online assessment model to track student teacher
data as well as assess and analyze student performance. Helios enables real-time
analysis of this data, which in turn, facilitates ideas on improvement. For example,
summary reports aggregating faculty's online assessments can tell Claremont which
specific areas its students need improvement and further coaching.
Facilitating an interactive session with participants from several universities,
the workshop presenters demonstrated the efficacy of rich features of Helios such
as real-time analytical reporting, student assessment rubrics, and data management.
Participants took away many tips from this presentation. "This system of online
assessments and analysis is certainly helpful in addressing diverse student needs
because the current system just blinds us to what problems the students are having,"
commented a participant from a Northern California university who did not wish to
be named. One participant who directs a teacher education program asked how can
a faculty advisor benefit from data if the reports only offer a static view. The
answer was that there is also the ability to create ad-hoc reports in which faculty
can include different data elements for analysis.
The CCTE holds its conference twice a year and brings together leaders and thinkers
in teacher education. Held in San Diego along the beautiful oceanside resort, the
conference focused on the theme of "21st Century Schools of Education: Responding
to a Changing World".
About Helios Tech – Helios Tech is a provider of pioneering web-based
solutions for education management. The flagship product Helios enables schools
and universities to manage human resources and reporting more efficiently and comply
with crucial federal and state regulations. With over 100 built-in reports and easy
to use features, Helios elevates critical functions such as employee and student
intern evaluations, and compliance reporting to a whole new dimension of effectiveness.
DocWonder module helps manage and access paper documents quickly.
Schools and universities save nearly 75% time in managing credentials and compliance
data with Helios. Helios helps comply with No Child Left Behind, Williams law, QEIA,
CBEDS, Assignment Monitoring and Title I. Helios enables universities with teacher
education programs to manage and evaluate their students more effectively. The company
is an approved IT provider by the California Department of Education under its Microsoft
K-12 voucher program.
For more information, contact Yash Sharman at 800.345.1947 or ysharma at heliosedu
dot com or visit www.heliosedu.com.
Helios costs you nothing - It actually saves you dollar costs significantly! For
a free trial/demo, call 1.800.345.1947.
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