Patent ID: 8630577

Claim:
A computer-implemented item banking system for test items used in standards-based assessments comprising: a plurality of item specifications developed using a specification building feature to create new, edit, move, and delete specifications and to assign each item specification to exactly one corresponding performance objective of each of multiple different standards; a plurality of test items each constructed and edited using a test building feature so as to comply with a selected one of the item specifications, the test building feature further enabling a user to specify a type of test item being constructed, points available for the test item, and a selected type of item bank to which the test item is assigned, wherein the item bank type is selectable from available item bank types including an agency-wide benchmark assessments item bank type, and a formative assessments item bank type; a test item review and certification feature for certifications of test items, wherein said test item review and certification feature is configured to generate: a graphical screen display that displays all of the test items linked to a selected one of the plurality of item specifications, so as to assist a user of the system in constructing tests aligned to educational standards, a display of available item classifications for a selected test item to enable a reviewer to classify the selected test item in terms of a selected one of a predetermined set of review categories, wherein said set of review categories includes Not Reviewed, Needs Modification, Accept, and Accept and Certify review categories, and system protection for preventing use of not yet certified test items to be used in agency-wide assessments under construction.