Directory of Standardized Testing Resources

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• Achieve

  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.

• 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.

• 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.

• Buros Institute

  http://buros.org/
  The Buros Institute, publishers of The Mental Measurements Yearbook and Tests in Print, provides critical analyses of tests and testing instruments.

• Education Consumers Clearinghouse

  http://www.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.

• ETS: Policy and Research Reports

  http://www.ets.org/research/policy_research_reports/
  Several dozen research reports from the maker of the SAT, GRE and other well-known tests. Reports are authored both by ETS researchers and invited critics.

• Frontline: Secrets of the SAT

  http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/sats/
  Television documentary focusing on the college-entrance Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT).

• GI Forum, et al. v. Texas: Psychometric Evidence

  http://marces.org/mdarch/pdf/1000024.pdf
  Description of a legal case testing whether testing unfairly discriminates against minorities.

• National Assessment Governing Board

  http://www.nagb.org/
  Made up of elected and appointed officials; oversees the content and operation of the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP).

• National Association of Test Directors

  http://nationalassociationoftestdirectors.org/
  An association of professionals with responsibilities for administering assessment programs in K-12 public educational settings. A selection of their research papers and newsletters are available on the site.

• National Center for Fair and Open Testing

  http://www.fairtest.org/
  A nonprofit advocacy organization dedicated to preventing the misuse of standardized tests.

• National Council on Measurement in Education

  http://www.ncme.org/
  The primary U.S. organization of measurement researchers and practitioners involved in educational testing.

• OECD PISA Online

  http://www.oecd.org/pisa/
  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.

• Peter Sacks

  http://www.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.

• 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.

• Richard Phelps

  http://richardphelps.net/
  Personal site of Richard Phelps which reviews over the books he has written and several other resources.

• Right Answer, Wrong Score: Test Flaws Take Toll

  http://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/20/business/20EXAM.html
  Article accusing test development companies of inadequate staffing, quality control, and poor execution. Requires registration.

• The College Board

  http://www.collegeboard.org/
  Organization representing hundreds of colleges responsible for the Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT), the Advanced Placement (AP) program, and various equity efforts.

• The Education Trust

  http://www.edtrust.org/
  EdTrust works for the high academic achievement of all students at all levels, kindergarten through college.

• 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.

• The National Assessment of Educational Progress

  http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/
  The "Nation's Report Card" since 1969, assessments have been conducted on national samples of schools periodically in major subject areas.

• TIMSS and PIRLS International Study Center at Boston College

  http://timss.bc.edu/
  Home of the TIMSS: Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study and PIRLS: Progress in International Reading Literacy Study.

• 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.

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