DRC/CTB

CTB was established in 1926 in Los Angeles by Ethel Clark.CTB/McGraw-Hill [http://www.ctb.com/ctb.com/control/aboutUsMainViewAction?p=aboutUs "About Us"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110210032514/http://www.ctb.com/ctb.com/control/aboutUsMainViewAction?p=aboutUs |date=2011-02-10 }}, accessed May 31, 2011 Clark's husband Willis had developed the Los Angeles Diagnostic Tests in the Fundamentals of Arithmetic, which she bought the rights to sell. She sent out 25 cent postcards advertising the availability of the test to various districts around the country.{{cite web|last=Wallace|first=Lane|title=25-cent gamble started CTB|url=http://www.montereyherald.com/ci_18584859?IADID=Search-www.montereyherald.com-www.montereyherald.com|work=Monterey Herald|accessdate=1 August 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120323015113/http://www.montereyherald.com/ci_18584859?IADID=Search-www.montereyherald.com-www.montereyherald.com|archive-date=23 March 2012|url-status=dead}} One year later, she heard from her first customer: the Kansas City school district.{{cite web|title=CTB/McGraw-Hill Celebrates 85 Years of Innovation and Excellence in Educational Testing|url=http://www.sacbee.com/2011/06/20/3714419/ctbmcgraw-hill-celebrates-85-years.html|publisher=The Sacramento Bee|accessdate=22 June 2011}}{{Dead link|date=November 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} In 1960, the company relocated to Monterey, California, where the company headquarters was located until merged into DRC.{{cite web|title=CTB|url=http://www.ctb.com|accessdate=31 May 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100430151050/http://www.ctb.com/|archive-date=30 April 2010|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|title=Corporate History|url=http://www.mcgraw-hill.com/site/about-us/corporate-history#section_3|work=About Us- Corporate History|publisher=McGraw-Hill|accessdate=8 June 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111028011101/http://www.mcgraw-hill.com/site/about-us/corporate-history#section_3|archive-date=28 October 2011|url-status=dead}}

In 1965, CTB was acquired by McGraw-Hill Education and became CTB/McGraw-Hill.

On June 30, 2015 McGraw-Hill Education announced that Data Recognition Corporation (DRC) had agreed to acquire "key assets" of the CTB/McGraw-Hill assessment business.{{cite news |url= http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/data-recognition-corporation-drc-announces-agreement-to-acquire-key-assets-of-the-ctb-assessment-business-of-mcgraw-hill-education-300106912.html/|title= Data Recognition Corporation (DRC) Announces Agreement To Acquire Key Assets of the CTB Assessment Business of McGraw-Hill Education}}

CTB serves more than 18 million students in all 50 states and 49 countries.{{cite web|title=ISTE 2011 Exhibitor Profiles|url=http://www.stockhouse.com/News/USReleasesDetail.aspx?n=8212521|accessdate=22 June 2011}} CTB's current president is Ellen Haley.{{cite web|title=CTB/McGraw-Hill LLC|url=http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=8121313|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081229190311/http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=8121313|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 29, 2008|work=CTB/McGraw-Hill LLC|publisher=Bloomberg Businessweek|accessdate=8 June 2011}} In 2002, CTB reportedly had a 40 percent share of the test design market, ranking second of the four major companies in the industry.{{cite web|title=The Testing Industry's Big Four|url=https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/schools/testing/companies.html|publisher=PBS|accessdate=21 June 2011}}

In 2011 CTB acquired Bookette, a privately held software company. In June 2011, CTB celebrated its 85th anniversary.{{cite web|title=CTB/McGraw Hill still a testing leader after 85 years|url=http://www.montereyherald.com/business/ci_18584853|publisher=Monterey County Herald|accessdate=1 August 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120323015105/http://www.montereyherald.com/business/ci_18584853|archive-date=23 March 2012|url-status=dead}}

• TerraNova: TerraNova is an assessment battery that was introduced in 1996.{{cite web|title=CTB History|url=http://www.ctb.com/ctb.com/control/ctbLandingPageViewAction?landngPageId=25190#TerraNova|accessdate=27 May 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120320121444/http://www.ctb.com/ctb.com/control/ctbLandingPageViewAction?landngPageId=25190#TerraNova|archive-date=20 March 2012|url-status=dead}} The first TerraNova assessment released in 1996 was a result of the updates of the California Achievement Tests and the California Test of Basic Skills. In 2006 CTB introduced TerraNova, Third Edition. TerraNova 3 was the first norm-referenced test (NRT).{{cite web|title=CTB History|url=http://www.ctb.com/ctb.com/control/ctbLandingPageViewAction?landngPageId=2519|accessdate=27 May 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120320121450/http://www.ctb.com/ctb.com/control/ctbLandingPageViewAction?landngPageId=2519|archive-date=20 March 2012|url-status=dead}}
• Tests of Adult Basic Education (TABE): [https://web.archive.org/web/20170205013911/http://www.datarecognitioncorp.com/Assessment-Solutions/Pages/TABE.aspx Tests of Adult Basic Education (TABE)] is an adult basic education assessment.{{cite web|title=Adult Education Testing and Assessment Products|url=http://www.ctb.com/ctb.com/control/productSGViewAction?subjectGradeType=G&subjectGradeCode=GRADE_ADULT&p=products|access-date=2011-06-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110815195408/http://www.ctb.com/ctb.com/control/productSGViewAction?subjectGradeType=G&subjectGradeCode=GRADE_ADULT&p=products|archive-date=2011-08-15|url-status=dead}} TABE was introduced in 1967.{{cite web|title=CTB History|url=http://www.ctb.com/ctb.com/control/ctbLandingPageViewAction?landngPageId=25190#TABE|accessdate=27 May 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120320121444/http://www.ctb.com/ctb.com/control/ctbLandingPageViewAction?landngPageId=25190#TABE|archive-date=20 March 2012|url-status=dead}} In 2007, TABE–Complete Language Assessment System–English™(TABE CLAS–E™) was introduced.{{cite web|title=TABE CLAS-E|url=http://www.ctb.com/ctb.com/control/ctbProductViewAction?p=products&productId=865|publisher=CTB|accessdate=22 June 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111201223910/http://ctb.com/ctb.com/control/ctbProductViewAction?p=products&productId=865|archive-date=1 December 2011|url-status=dead}}
• Test Assessing Secondary Completion (TASC): [http://www.tasctest.com/ Test Assessing Secondary Completion (TASC)] is a state-of-the-art affordable new national high school equivalency exam.{{cite web|title=new national high school equivalency exam|url=http://www.tasctest.com/}} TASC was introduced in 2013.{{cite web|title=CTB News|url=http://www.ctb.com/ctb.com/control/aboutUsNewsShowAction?newsId=54435&p=aboutUs|date=April 2013|access-date=2015-08-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923211629/http://www.ctb.com/ctb.com/control/aboutUsNewsShowAction?newsId=54435&p=aboutUs|archive-date=2015-09-23|url-status=dead}} It assesses five subject areas including Reading, Writing, Mathematics, Science, and Social Studies. It measures examinees' levels of achievement relative to that of graduating high school seniors, and career and college readiness, as outlined by the Common Core State Standards.{{cite web|title=TASC Test|url=http://www.tasctest.com/about-tasc-test-for-test-takers.html|access-date=2015-08-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924113250/http://www.tasctest.com/about-tasc-test-for-test-takers.html|archive-date=2015-09-24|url-status=dead}}
• LAS Links: LAS Links is a language proficiency assessment introduced in 1987.{{cite web|title=Our Heritage Timeline|url=http://www.ctb.com/ctb.com/control/ctbLandingPageViewAction?landngPageId=25190|access-date=2011-05-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120320121444/http://www.ctb.com/ctb.com/control/ctbLandingPageViewAction?landngPageId=25190|archive-date=2012-03-20|url-status=dead}}
• First Performances: First Performances is an assessment for early learners. It includes tests in concepts of letter and number.

• California Achievement Tests: The California Achievement Tests (CAT) are among the most widely used tests of basic academic skills for children from kindergarten through grade 12. The most recent edition of the CAT (the sixth) is also called TerraNova, Third Edition (or alternately, TerraNova CAT ). The California Achievement Tests were introduced in 1934 as the Progressive Achievement Test.{{cite web|last=Swafford|first=Karla Lairsey|title=The Use of Standardized Test Scores: A Historical Perspective|url=http://ugakr.libs.uga.edu/bitstream/handle/10724/17120/swafford_karla_200712_edd.pdf?sequence=1|work=ugakr.libs.uga.edu|accessdate=8 June 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110831192701/http://ugakr.libs.uga.edu/bitstream/handle/10724/17120/swafford_karla_200712_edd.pdf?sequence=1|archive-date=31 August 2011|url-status=dead}} The test was renamed as the California Achievement Test in 1950 and was designed to individually diagnose student performance.{{cite web|last=Walsh |first=Mark |url=http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/1999/06/16/40ctb.h18.html |title=Education Week: Quiz Biz |publisher=Edweek.org |date= |accessdate=2013-10-30}}
• Progressive Achievement Test: Introduced in 1933, the Progressive Achievement Test was the predecessor to the California Achievement Tests, and now TerraNova. It was authored by Drs. Ernest T. Tiegs and Willis W. Clark. The Progressive Achievement Test was considered to be one of the most reliable assessments of its time.{{cite web|title=Our Heritage Timeline|url=http://www.ctb.com/ctb.com/control/ctbLandingPageViewAction?landngPageId=25190|work=Our Heritage|publisher=CTB.com|accessdate=2 August 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120320121444/http://www.ctb.com/ctb.com/control/ctbLandingPageViewAction?landngPageId=25190|archive-date=20 March 2012|url-status=dead}}
• The California Test of Mental Maturity: Introduced in 1936, the California Test of Mental Maturity provided insight into mental traits of individual students. Authored by Drs. Elizabeth T. Sullivan, Willis W. Clark, and Ernest T. Tiegs, scores from the California Test of Mental Maturity are still valid as a qualifier for Mensa International® membership (qualifying test score is 132) and Intertel (qualifying minimum score of 137).{{cite web |url=http://www.us.mensa.org/join/testscores/qualifyingscores/ |title=Qualifying test scores — American Mensa, Ltd |publisher=Us.mensa.org |date= |accessdate=2013-10-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131101094802/http://www.us.mensa.org/join/testscores/qualifyingscores/ |archive-date=2013-11-01 |url-status=dead }}{{Cite web|title=Intertel - Join us|url=https://www.intertel-iq.org/join-us|access-date=2021-03-18|website=www.intertel-iq.org}} Also, the Triple Nine Society accepts CTMM test results (qualifying score of 149).{{cite web|url=http://www.triplenine.org/main/admission.asp |title=Triple Nine Society — Admission |publisher=Triplenine.org |date=1999-12-31 |accessdate=2013-10-30 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140415094937/http://www.triplenine.org/main/admission.asp |archivedate=2014-04-15 }}

• Educational assessment
• McGraw-Hill Education
• Psychometrics

• [https://web.archive.org/web/20100430151050/http://www.ctb.com/ DRC/CTB's Official Website]

References

• http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-3447200105.html
• http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/1999/06/16/40ctb.h18.html

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