| 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.
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| 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].
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| APA Science Directorate: Testing and Assessment - American Psychological Association. Provides information on psychological testing and assessment, acquiring psychological tests, and ordering the Standards for Educational and Psychological Testing guide.
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| Thomas B. Fordham Foundation: Standards, Testing & Accountability - Reports, essays, and links from organization generally supportive of raising standards and measuring their achievement.
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| 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.
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| Number 2 Pencil - A psychometrician's weblog devoted to standardized testing. Aimed at parents, teachers, and general readers. Includes ideas, research and news.
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| World Class Arena - UK government initiative, designed to identify and assess students gifted at mathematics and problem solving. Resources include World Class Tests and classroom materials.
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| The National Assessment of Educational Progress - The "Nation's Report Card" since 1969, assessments have been conducted on national samples of schools periodically in major subject areas.
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| Practical Assessment, Research, and Evaluation - 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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| 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).
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| Question Base - Question Base is a free questions editor and tester. The program must be downloaded before any questions can be identified.
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| Assessment and Evaluation on the Internet - An index offered by the ERIC Clearinghouse on Assessment & Evaluation of sources pertaining to educational and psychological testing.
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| Building Tests to Support Instruction and Accountability - Information from The Commission on Instructionally Supportive Assessment concerning best practices for designing and implementing standardized testing.
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| Organizations and Individuals to Contact for Information on Testing - Directory of contact information for the testing industry.
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| Collaborative Testing and Test Performance - Presents the results of a study that shows that collaborative testing alone has a significant positive association with test performance.
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