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When a Test Fails the Schools, Careers and Reputations Suffer - www.nytimes.com/2001/05/21/business/21EXAM.html%3Fpagewanted=all
Article accusing a testing company of making scoring mistakes and then covering them up. New York Times. Requires registration.
Right Answer, Wrong Score: Test Flaws Take Toll - www.nytimes.com/2001/05/20/business/20EXAM.html
Article accusing test development companies of inadequate staffing, quality control, and poor execution. Requires registration.
Wired News: A D-Minus for Computer Exams - www.wired.com/culture/education/news/2002/08/54459
Testing centers are going back to paper in some overseas regions.
Scans: Real Tests for Real Kids - www.wired.com/culture/lifestyle/news/1997/10/7571
Wired News: Canadian educational software developer Gerry Morgan may have found a way to assess qualities such as creativity, insight, and teamwork.
The National Assessment of Educational Progress - 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.
Frontline: Secrets of the SAT - www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/sats/
Television documentary focusing on the college-entrance Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT).
ETS on the Issues - www.ets.org/aboutets/issues.html
Essays from the maker of the SAT, GRE and other well-known standardized tests.
ETS: Policy Information Reports - www.ets.org/research/pic/pir.html
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.
The College Board - www.collegeboard.com/
Organization representing hundreds of colleges responsible for the Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT), the Advanced Placement (AP) program, and various equity efforts.
OECD PISA Online - 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.
Buros Institute - 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.
The International Study Center at Boston College - timss.bc.edu/
ISC home page, headquarters for research on the Third International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS), PIRLS, and other ISC projects.
ACT, Inc. - 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.
NCPA - Education - Testing, International Comparisons and Curriculum - www.ncpa.org/pi/edu/edu4a.html
Essays that review news and magazine stories, from the politically conservative National Center for Policy Analysis
National Research Council: Board on Testing and Assessment - www7.nationalacademies.org/bota/
The BOTA was created to assist policymakers and the public on issues of testing and assessment in education, the workplace, and the armed services.
Considerations in Developing and Using Computer-Adaptive Tests to Assess Second Language Proficiency - www.cal.org/resources/digest/cat.html
A paper by Patricia A. Dunkel, Georgia State University.
Practical Assessment, Research, and Evaluation - 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.
The Evils of Mandatory Testing - www.lessontutor.com/dw1.html
As home schooling grows as a movement, there is increasing political pressure to legislate and control home schoolers.
National Center for Fair and Open Testing - www.fairtest.org
A nonprofit advocacy organization dedicated to preventing the misuse of standardized tests.
Achieve - 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.
National Council on Measurement in Education - www.ncme.org
The primary U.S. organization of measurement researchers and practitioners involved in educational testing.
The Education Trust - www.edtrust.org/
EdTrust works for the high academic achievement of all students at all levels, kindergarten through college.
National Association of Test Directors - www.natd.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.
Education Consumers Clearinghouse - 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.
Education Commission of the States: Assessment - www.ecs.org/ecsmain.asp%3Fpage=/html/issues.asp%3Fam=1
Assessment issue directory from ECS, an organization formed through a bipartisan interstate compact to help state officials study education issues.
National Assessment Governing Board - www.nagb.org/
Made up of elected and appointed officials; oversees the content and operation of the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP).
Statewide Mathematics Assessment in Texas - www.mathematicallycorrect.com/lonestar.htm
A comparison of the Texas TAAS test to other standards.
Peter Sacks - 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.
Richard Phelps - richardphelps.net/
Personal site of Richard Phelps which reviews over the books he has written and several other resources.
An On-line, Interactive, Computer Adaptive Testing Tutorial - 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.
ECS: No Child Left Behind (USA) - nclb2.ecs.org/
Relevant resources related to NCLB, both inside ECS and from other external sources.
GI Forum, et al. v. Texas: Psychometric Evidence - marces.org/mdarch/pdf/1000024.pdf
Description of a legal case testing whether testing unfairly discriminates against minorities.
Student Assessment and Testing - www.maec.org/educate/11.html
Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory Equity Center position paper.
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