See
also:
Sites: - The
Center for the Study of Testing, Evaluation, and Educational Policy - An educational
research organization located at Boston College in the School of Education. Focuses
on fairness issues.
- Code of Fair Testing Practices in Education -
The code states the major obligations to professionals who develop or use educational
tests. The code is meant to apply broadly to the use of tests in education (admissions,
educational assessment, educational diagnosis, and student placement).
- CRESST - Conducts research on important topics
related to K-12 educational testing. Affiliated with UCLA. Contains varied, interesting,
professional research reports.
- Curriculum,
Evaluation and Management Centre - Part of the University of Durham. Produces
tests for schools and institutions, including the Performance Indicators in Primary
Schools (PIPS) series. Includes forum and details of projects, costs, conferences
and publications.
- Educational
Testing Service (ETS) - Assessment development and research organization.
Directory of tests for a variety of age groups and subjects. Information for applicants
with disabilities, research reports, conferences, careers, educational news.
- Eleven
Plus in Buckinghamshire - Information for parents about the Buckinghamshire
eleven plus secondary school selection tests.
- ERIC
Clearinghouse on Assessment and Evaluation - A source for information pertaining
to educational and psychological testing and learning theories. Links to ERIC
digests, short literature reviews on specific topics written for the general public.
- ETS
Research - A listing of current research reports about various issues and
new innovations in educational testing.
- ETS's Teaching and Learning Division - Promotes
good teaching through licensing, advanced certification, and professional development
for teachers and school administrators. Includes information on the Praxis and
National Board series.
- Mary
Immaculate College Reading Attainment Test (MICRA-T) - Standardized reading
and mathematics attainment tests for primary schools in Ireland. Details of the
standardization procedure and levels of the test. Sample tests available.
- National Assessment
Governing Board - Provides specifics on the National Assessment of Educational
Progress (NAEP) as well as the proposed Voluntary National Tests in Reading and
Math.
- National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP)
- NAEP reports on U.S. student performance with comprehensive information about
what students at grades 4, 8, and 12 know and can do in various subject areas.
- National Center
for Educational Assessment (NCEA) - Online and on-site tests that are aligned
with state, provincial and international standards. Based in Canada. Tests for
groups and individuals from grade K to 12 in a variety of subjects. Custom tests
and test exchange.
- NCEO--Minnesota Report 7 - A compendium of research
and resources for testing students with disabilities.
- Number
2 Pencil - A psychometrician's weblog devoted to standardized testing. Aimed
at parents, teachers, and general readers. Includes ideas, research and news.
- Office of Research
Measurement and Evaluation - A multifaceted educational research agency dedicated
to conducting both targeted educational research focusing on issues affecting
students in Arkansas and general theoretical work in statistics, testing, and
educational measurement.
- Parent Soup Education Central: Standardized Testing
- Mention standardized tests and many of us freeze in our tracks. We know our
kids are smart and capable, but will the tests show it? What do those scores really
mean? This site includes information on K-12 as well as college admissions tests.
- Performance Assessment Clearinghouse - Located
within the Assessment Resource Center (ARC) in the University of Missouri, this
database contains searchable performance assessments, complete with Adobe Acrobat
Teacher's Guides.
- The
Performance Indicators in Primary Schools Project (PIPS) - Based at the CEM
Centre, University of Durham. It monitors the attainment, value-added and attitudes
of pupils between the ages of 4 and 11 years.
- Practical
Assessment, Research, and Evaluation - Refereed, full-text on-line journal
whose purpose is to provide education professionals access to relevant articles
that can have a positive impact on assessment, research, evaluation, and teaching
practices.
- Question Base - Question Base is a free questions
editor and tester. The program must be downloaded before any questions can be
identified.
- 1999 Standards for Educational and Psychological Testing
- This book is a vitally important reference for professional test developers,
sponsors, publishers, users, policymakers, employers, and students in education
and psychology, and addresses professional and technical issues of test development
and use in education, psychology and employment [ordering information].
- Standards, Testing and Accountability - This site,
sponsored by the Thomas B. Fordham Foundation, contains a lengthy list of publications,
articles, and links about educational testing as it relates to standard-setting,
teacher and school accountability, and educational reform.
- Talent Assessment, Inc. - Talent Assessment Inc.,
geared towards vocational evaluation, has been offering comprehensive assessment
and training programs to schools and teachers, tailored to suit your school's
individual needs, since 1982.
- The Testing And Assessment Page For The American Psychological
Association (APA) - Information on psychological testing and assessment including:
finding and obtaining psychological tests, test standards and other guidelines,
testing information clearinghouses, and links to other testing-related sites.
- The Tests and the Brightest by James Fallows -
Criticisms of the College Board.
- What Do Test Scores in Texas Tell Us? - Rand Corporation's
study of the Texas Assessment of Academic Skills (TAAS)test scores in Texas. Includes
link to Rand Corp. press release and Rand CEO's statement.
- World Class Arena
- International initiative designed to identify and assess gifted and talented
students. Devised by the Department for Education and Skills in the UK. Example
questions, online assessments, registration details for schools. Focuses on mathematics
and problem solving.
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