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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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College Entrance Examination Board - Organization representing hundreds of colleges responsible for the Scholastic Assessment standardized testing Test (SAT), the Advanced Placement (AP) program, and various equity standardized testing efforts.
National Assessment Governing Board - Made up of elected and appointed officials; oversees standardized testing the issues content and operation of the National Assessment standardized testing of Educational issues Progress (NAEP).
Considerations in Developing and Using Computer-Adaptive Tests to Assess Second Language Proficiency - A paper by Patricia A. Dunkel, Georgia State standardized testing University.
ECS: No Child Left Behind (USA) - Relevant resources related to NCLB, both inside ECS and from issues other external sources.
A Faculty Review of AQIP in Higher Education - An essay by Dr. Frank Edler reviews the Academic Quality standardized testing Improvement Program (AQIP),an alternative accreditation program associated with the Higher standardized testing Learning Commission, from a faculty perspective.
National Research Council: Board on Testing and Assessment - The BOTA was created to assist policymakers and issues the public education on issues of testing and assessment issues in education, the workplace, education and the armed services.
NCPA - Education - Testing, International Comparisons and Curriculum - Essays that review news and magazine stories, from education the politically standardized testing conservative National Center for Policy Analysis
National Association of Test Directors - An association of professionals with responsibilities for administering standardized testing assessment programs in K-12 public educational settings. standardized testing A selection of their research papers and newsletters standardized testing are available on the site.
Richard Phelps - Personal site of Richard Phelps which reviews over education the books standardized testing he has written and several other education resources.
ACT, Inc. - 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.
OECD PISA Online - The new Programme for International Student Assessment of standardized testing the issues OECD, involves dozens of countries testing their standardized testing 15 year issues olds\\' skills and knowledge as they standardized testing approach the end issues of compulsory education.
Brouhaha on National School Testing - Most American parents are being told by local education schools that their children rank "above average" in education both reading and math. Christian Science Monitor.
Peter Sacks - Site maintained by Peter Sacks, author of standardized testing books standardized testing and articles about standardized testing, intelligence testing standardized testing and achievement standardized testing testing in education and the workplace.
National Council on Measurement in Education - The primary U.S. organization of measurement researchers and practitioners involved in educational testing.
Student Assessment and Testing - Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory Equity Center position paper.
GI Forum, et al. v. Texas: Psychometric Evidence - Description of a legal case testing whether testing unfairly issues discriminates against minorities.[PDF]
Right Answer, Wrong Score: Test Flaws Take Toll - Article accusing test development companies of inadequate staffing, quality control, standardized testing and poor execution. Requires registration.
Statewide Mathematics Assessment in Texas - A comparison of the Texas TAAS test to other standards.
Scans: Real Tests for Real Kids - Wired News: Canadian educational software developer Gerry Morgan standardized testing may have found a way to assess qualities standardized testing such as creativity, insight, and teamwork.
Buros Institute - The Buros Institute, publishers of The Mental Measurements education Yearbook and issues Tests in Print, provides critical analyses education of tests and testing issues instruments.
ETS on the Issues - Essays from the maker of the SAT, GRE and other issues well-known standardized tests.
Rethinking Standardized Testing - Discusses the reasons that some students have chosen education to boycott education mandatory state standardized tests. Seattle education Press.
National Center for Fair and Open Testing - A nonprofit advocacy organization dedicated to preventing the standardized testing misuse education of standardized tests.
Practical Assessment, Research, and Evaluation - This on-line journal provides education professionals access to education refereed articles standardized testing that can have a positive impact education on assessment, research, evaluation, standardized testing and teaching practice.
Appropriate Use of High Stakes Testing in Our Nation's Schools - Provides information on the appropriate use of testing standardized testing in education schools. Although testing is a valuable part standardized testing of educational education assessment, when tests are used in standardized testing high-stakes circumstances, a education number of safeguards must be standardized testing in place.
The Evils of Mandatory Testing - As home schooling grows as a movement, there is increasing political pressure to legislate and control home schoolers.
Frontline: Secrets of the SAT - Television documentary focusing on the college-entrance Scholastic Assessment standardized testing Test (SAT).
Wired News: A D-Minus for Computer Exams - Testing centers are going back to paper in education some overseas issues regions.
Education Consumers Clearinghouse - Provides education\\'s consumers access to information and opinion independent of issues the education community and sympathetic to the consumer\'s concerns and issues priorities.
Education Commission of the States: Assessment - Assessment issue directory from ECS, an organization formed through a standardized testing bipartisan interstate compact to help state officials study education issues.
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.
An On-line, Interactive, Computer Adaptive Testing Tutorial - Lawrence Rudner has set up a mock CAT to illustrate standardized testing how they work, with many citations at the end for standardized testing further reading.
The International Study Center at Boston College - ISC home page, headquarters for research on the Third International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS), PIRLS, and other ISC projects.
When a Test Fails the Schools, Careers and Reputations Suffer - Article accusing a testing company of making scoring issues mistakes and issues then covering them up. New York issues Times. Requires registration.
AFT - Hot Topics - Standards-Based Reform - Research and opinion from the American Federation of standardized testing Teachers on standards and standardized tests.
Achieve - Organization devoted to improving the rigor and clarity education of the education process of standard-setting and testing. education Provides standard-setting and benchmarking education services to states and education districts.
The Education Trust - EdTrust works for the high academic achievement of all students issues at all levels, kindergarten through college.
ETS: Policy Information 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.

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