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Coming Soon – OSCAR V3.0
We are excited to share that OSCAR V3.0 is on the way. Below we have highlighted a few of the significant enhancements that will be made available to our partners. If you would like an early sneak-peak contact-us for a demonstration, we'd love your feedback! In the...
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OSCAR 2018 ATP Innovation Lab Presentation
Here is the OSCAR ATP 2018 Innovation Lab presentation. Jeffrey Cuff did a great job communicating our vision in under two minutes. A great exercise for any organization; distill your primary product differentiator and marketing message down to just two minutes!...
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School Districts Realizing OSCAR Benefits
Read more about real-world efficiencies and cost-savings being realized by districts using OSCAR! Download the PDF here.
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Using Training to Guard Against Scoring Bias
Score integrity is crucial for human and AI scoring projects. Daisy Vickers shares her expert thoughts on how to use training to guard against scoring bias. Download the PDF here.
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MZ Development selected to participate in ATP 2018 Innovation Lab!
MZ Development has been selected as one of five organizations to participate in the 2018 ATP Innovation Lab. The Innovation Lab activities take place during the 2018 ATP Conference, February 18-21 in San Antonio, TX. "For the second year, ATP will host the ATP...
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Uses for Validity Responses
Daisy Vickers shares her expert thoughts on the uses for validity responses. This paper discusses the use of validity responses to validate scoring accuracy as well as the uses for continued training, calibration, control of scorer drift and the use of OSCAR to make...
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OSCAR Multimedia Response Types!
Working with our partners at the Georgia Center for Assessment (GCA) we have added the ability to evaluate multi-media responses. A great way to evaluate student learning progressions! Contact us so we can share more details about this new functionality. Download the...
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Advantages of Online Range-Finding
Daisy Vickers shares her thoughts on the advantages of online range-finding and how OSCAR makes it a reality. Download the PDF here.
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Learn more about using OSCAR for Field Testing and Range Finding!
OSCAR is the perfect tool to make field-testing and range-finding affordable, reliable and efficient. Field Testing and Range Finding Made Easy! OSCAR is perfect for large high-stakes summative assignments, but it can also be used for projects of any size!...
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Jeffrey Cuff Joins the OSCAR Team!
Welcome Jeffrey Cuff to MZ Development! "MZ Development is building an online scoring and reporting system (OSCAR) that could revolutionize the industry. OSCAR is infinitely configurable and offers comprehensive capabilities in the area of reader training,...