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Scantron Corporation
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Scantron Corporation is an American company based in Eagan, Minnesota. Scantron provides assessment solutions[buzzword] and technology services for business, education, certification, and government clients.
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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 was a member of the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) from 2010 until it resigned from the organization in 2012.[4]
Scantron became wholly owned by Transom Capital Group in December 2019.[5] In May 2023, The Technology Solutions division of Scantron rebranded itself as Secur-Serv.[6] In August 2024, Regent LP acquired the Assessment Solutions division of Scantron from Transom,[7] leaving Transom with Secur-Serv.
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