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College Entrance Examination Board - http://www.collegeboard.com/
Organization representing hundreds of colleges responsible for the Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT), the Advanced Placement (AP) program, and various equity efforts. |
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ACT, Inc. - http://www.act.org
The organization responsible for the American College Test, required for admission to the public colleges in the majority of states; manages other tests and programs, too. |
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OECD PISA Online - http://www.pisa.oecd.org
The new Programme for International Student Assessment of the OECD, involves dozens of countries testing their 15 year olds' skills and knowledge as they approach the end of compulsory education. |
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The International Study Center at Boston College - http://timss.bc.edu/
ISC home page, headquarters for research on the Third International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS), PIRLS, and other ISC projects. |
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National Council on Measurement in Education - http://www.ncme.org
The primary U.S. organization of measurement researchers and practitioners involved in educational testing. |
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Practical Assessment, Research, and Evaluation - http://pareonline.net/
This on-line journal provides education professionals access to refereed articles that can have a positive impact on assessment, research, evaluation, and teaching practice. |
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Buros Institute - http://www.unl.edu/buros/
The Buros Institute, publishers of The Mental Measurements Yearbook and Tests in Print, provides critical analyses of tests and testing instruments. |
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National Center for Fair and Open Testing - http://www.fairtest.org
A nonprofit advocacy organization dedicated to preventing the misuse of standardized tests. |
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http://www.achieve.org - http://www.achieve.org
Organization devoted to improving the rigor and clarity of the process of standard-setting and testing. Provides standard-setting and benchmarking services to states and districts. |
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Appropriate Use of High Stakes Testing in Our Nation's Schools - http://www.apa.org/pubinfo/testing.html
Provides information on the appropriate use of testing in schools. Although testing is a valuable part of educational assessment, when tests are used in high-stakes circumstances, a number of safeguards must be in place. |
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Peter Sacks - http://petersacks.org/
Site maintained by Peter Sacks, author of books and articles about standardized testing, intelligence testing and achievement testing in education and the workplace. |
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Education Consumers Clearinghouse - http://education-consumers.com
Provides education's consumers access to information and opinion independent of the education community and sympathetic to the consumer's concerns and priorities. |
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Education Commission of the States: Assessment - http://www.ecs.org/ecsmain.asp?page=/html/issues.asp?am=1
Assessment issue directory from ECS, an organization formed through a bipartisan interstate compact to help state officials study education issues. |
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An On-line, Interactive, Computer Adaptive Testing Tutorial - http://edres.org/scripts/cat/catdemo.htm
Lawrence Rudner has set up a mock CAT to illustrate how they work, with many citations at the end for further reading. |
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ECS: No Child Left Behind (USA) - http://nclb2.ecs.org/
Relevant resources related to NCLB, both inside ECS and from other external sources. |
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Rethinking Standardized Testing - http://www.seattlepress.com/article-9151.html
Discusses the reasons that some students have chosen to boycott mandatory state standardized tests. Seattle Press. |
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The Evils of Mandatory Testing - http://www.lessontutor.com/dw1.html
As home schooling grows as a movement, there is increasing political pressure to legislate and control home schoolers. |
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Brouhaha on National School Testing - http://www.csmonitor.com/durable/1997/09/03/feat/feat.1.html
Most American parents are being told by local schools that their children rank "above average" in both reading and math. Christian Science Monitor. |
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Right Answer, Wrong Score: Test Flaws Take Toll - http://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/20/business/20EXAM.html?pagewanted=all
Article accusing test development companies of inadequate staffing, quality control, and poor execution. Requires registration. |
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When a Test Fails the Schools, Careers and Reputations Suffer - http://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/21/business/21EXAM.html?pagewanted=all
Article accusing a testing company of making scoring mistakes and then covering them up. New York Times. Requires registration. |