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Pearson Educational Measurement Launches Research Report Series

Educational Assessment Provider Publishes Research Reports on Expanded Website

IOWA CITY, Iowa, April 27, 2005 -- Pearson Educational Measurement (PEM) today announced the availability online of the first reports in its series of educational assessment industry research papers.

Three reports - "Strategies for Controlling Item Exposure in Computerized Adaptive Testing with the Partial Credit Model," "Evidence for the Interpretation and Use of Scores from an Automated Essay Scorer," and "Practical Questions in Introducing Computerized Adaptive Testing for K-12 Assessments" - are part of the new PEM research report series and can be accessed at the new website at http://www.pearsonedmeasurement.com/research/index.htm.

"By making our research available our customers benefit from learning about new trends or techniques in educational assessment," said Dr. Jon S. Twing, vice president of test and measurement services for Pearson Educational Measurement. "By sharing knowledge with industry researchers worldwide the educational assessment industry as a whole stands to improve its practices and efficiencies."

The Pearson Educational Measurement research reports are usually disseminated prior to formal publication in academic journals. Additional reports will be posted to the company's website in the coming months.

With a staff of industry-recognized experts in psychometrics, assessment development and research, Pearson Educational Measurement offers a diverse perspective on research related to educational measurement. Fifteen doctorate-level psychometricians with a combined experience of more than 125 years provide both the talent and experience to support PEM's customers in this changing world of education reform.

About Pearson Educational Measurement
Pearson Educational Measurement, the largest comprehensive provider of educational assessment products, services and solutions, helps states and large school districts meet the requirements of education reform while using testing and assessment to promote learning. As a pioneer, PEM has been a trusted partner in district, state and national assessments for more than 50 years.

PEM's full-service offerings for K-12 and other assessment organizations include PEMSolutions(TM) (Pearson Educational Measurement Solutions) for custom assessments, both online and on paper; PASeries(TM) (Progress Assessment Series) for formative assessments; Perspective(TM) for performance reporting; and a wide range of data warehousing and other educational assessment products and services. Pearson Educational Measurement operates as a business of Pearson Education, the world's largest education company. For more information on Pearson Educational Measurement, visit the website at www.pearsonedmeasurement.com.

Contact:
Sarah Rades
Pearson Educational Measurement
319-339-6954
sarah.rades@pearson.com