Contact:
Kendra Timberlake
Measurement Inc.
919-683-2413
[email protected]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Award Winning Writing Instruction and Assessment for the Digital Age…
PEG Writing® Named CODiE Award Finalist for Best Student Assessment Solution
DURHAM, NC (April 4, 2015) — Measurement Incorporated (MI) today announced that PEG
Writing®, the company’s Web-based formative assessment writing platform has been named a
finalist in the 2015 SIIA Education CODiE Awards in the category of Best Student Assessment
Solution.
The SIIA CODiE Awards are the premier award for the software and information industries, and
have been recognizing product excellence for 29 years. Winners will be announced during a
special awards dinner at the nation’s leading education technology conference, the Education
Industry Summit, in San Francisco on May 5.
“We are delighted to have been selected for this prestigious industry recognition,” said Dr.
Henry Scherich, President of MI. “The selection not only acknowledges the role that technology
can play in helping students achieve greater proficiency, it also reaffirms the importance of
writing as an essential 21st century skill.”
About PEG Writing
PEG Writing (www.pegwriting.com) is a Web-based writing platform designed to help
students in grades 3-12 develop their writing skills through frequent practice; timely,
targeted, and automated feedback; and engaging online instructional support. PEG Writing
features prewriting tools, prepackaged and custom prompts, and interactive skill-building
lessons--all within a supportive environment providing teacher and peer review.
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The solution is powered by Project Essay Grade® (PEG®) software, an award-winning
predictive scoring technology based on more than 40 years of research by Ellis Batten Page,
whose pioneering work in the field of computational linguistics has distinguished him as the
father of computer-based essay scoring. With its automated scoring, PEG Writing minimizes
the time-consuming feedback process that burdens teachers and stifles students’ motivation
for revision and improvement.
About Measurement Incorporated
Headquartered in Durham, North Carolina, MI has been a leader in the educational assessment
industry since 1980.
The company provides a wide range of educational services and
specializes in technology-enhanced solutions for the development, administration, scoring and
reporting of large-scale educational testing programs.
For more information, visit
www.measurementinc.com.
About SIIA
SIIA is the leading association representing companies in the software and digital content
industries. The Education Technology Industry Network (ETIN) of SIIA serves and represents
more than 200 member companies that provide educational software applications, digital
content, online learning services and related technologies across the K-20 sector. For more
information, visit http://www.siia.net.
Project Essay Grade, PEG, PEG Writing, and the Measurement Incorporated logo are registered trademarks of
Measurement Incorporated, Durham, NC
Measurement Incorporated  423 Morris Street  Durham, NC  27701