Scantron Corporation
Scantron Corporation is an American company based in Eagan, Minnesota. Scantron provides assessment solutions and technology services for business, education, certification, and government clients.
Type | Private |
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Founded | June 1972 |
Founder | William E. Sanders |
Headquarters | , United States |
Parent | Transom Capital Group |
Website | www |
Scantron Assessment Solutions deals with scanner manufacturing, forms printing, computer-based testing, and the creation of test questions by psychometricians. It operates in 98% of the US school districts, 56 countries, 48 ministries of education, and 94 of the top 100 US universities. The company is well-known for their machine-readable paper forms on which students mark answers to multiple-choice test questions[1] and the optical mark recognition (OMR) and imaging scanners that read them. To analyze those answers, the machines use OMR- and image-based data collection software. In addition to its forms and scanners, Scantron provides web- and desktop-based assessment software, such as Performance Series.[2]
Scantron Technology Solutions provides managed technology support for IT endpoints and devices. In 2022, Scantron acquired ServRight[3] to further extend its technology capabilities.
Scantron is wholly owned by Transom Capital Group,[4] which took place in December 2019. Scantron was a member of the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) from 2010 until it resigned from the organization in 2012.[5]
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References
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- Hawkins, Beth. "Minnesota's Scantron becomes latest ed-related firm to quit ALEC". MinnPost. Retrieved 2012-05-29.