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» 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.
» AFT: Academic Standards Main Page - Research and opinion from the American Federation of Teachers on standards and standardized tests.
» Achieve - 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.
» Appropriate Use of High Stakes Testing in Our Nation's Schools - 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.
» Brouhaha on National School Testing - Most American parents are being told by local schools that their children rank "above average" in both reading and math. Christian Science Monitor.
» Buros Institute - The Buros Institute, publishers of The Mental Measurements Yearbook and Tests in Print, provides critical analyses of tests and testing instruments.
» CAHRS: Index of Working Papers - Center for Advanced Human Resource Studies, Cornell University. In particular, see papers by John Bishop on student testing and John Boudreau on personnel testing.
» CRESST Homepage - The federally-funded Center for Research on Evaluation, Standards, and Student Testing conducts research on topics related to K-12 educational testing.
» Cheating Teacher Skews Schools' Test Scores - The unfair help given to students forced Lawrence, Kansas school officials to ask the state education department to throw out some test results.
» College Entrance Examination Board - Organization representing hundreds of colleges responsible for the Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT), the Advanced Placement (AP) program, and various equity efforts.
» Curriculum Support Key to Test Success - Teachers discuss preparation for the new TAKS test in Texas.
» ETS on the Issues - Essays from the maker of the SAT, GRE and other well-known standardized tests.
» 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.
» Education Commission of the States: Assessment - Assessment issue directory from ECS, an organization formed through a bipartisan interstate compact to help state officials study education issues.
» Education Consumers Clearinghouse - Provides education's consumers access to information and opinion independent of the education community and sympathetic to the consumer's concerns and priorities.
» Frontline: Secrets of the SAT - Television documentary focusing on the college-entrance Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT).
» Measuring What Matters - PDF format report from business/economic development group supportive of testing.
» NCPA - Education - Testing, International Comparisons and Curriculum - Essays that review news and magazine stories, from the politically conservative National Center for Policy Analysis
» NCTE Moves to Present Own Voice on High-Stakes Testing - Members of the National Council of Teachers of English pass a resolution to encourage continued research regarding the impact of high-stakes testing.
» NCTE.org - On Developing a Test Taker's Bill of Rights - Resolution passed at the NCTE 2000 annual meeting.
» National Assessment Governing Board - 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 - 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 - A nonprofit advocacy organization dedicated to preventing the misuse of standardized tests.
» National Council on Measurement in Education - The primary U.S. organization of measurement researchers and practitioners involved in educational testing.
» National Education Goals Panel - A now defunct panel that published research and issue papers with a strong focus on standards, measurement, and measureable outcomes. The group was dissolved in 2002 but their findings and data are still available.
» National Research Council: Board on Testing and Assessment - The BOTA was created to assist policymakers and the public on issues of testing and assessment in education, the workplace, and the armed services.
» OECD PISA Online - 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 - 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 - This on-line journal provides education professionals access to refereed articles that can have a positive impact on assessment, research, evaluation, and teaching practice.
» Public Agenda - Education issues site of the public opinion polling organization that has conducted several polls on standards, testing, and the public's opinion toward both.
» Rethinking Standardized Testing - Discusses the reasons that some students have chosen to boycott mandatory state standardized tests. Seattle Press.
» Richard Phelps - 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 - Article accusing test development companies of inadequate staffing, quality control, and poor execution. Requires registration.
» STATS at Work: The War Against Testing - Summary of article challenging SAT opponents' logic, methods, and evidence.
» Scans: Real Tests for Real Kids - Wired News: Canadian educational software developer Gerry Morgan may have found a way to assess qualities such as creativity, insight, and teamwork.
» Standardized Test Scores - RealAudio stream of an NPR report on parents objecting to the use of standardized tests to promote or hold back students in public schools.
» Statewide Mathematics Assessment in Texas - A comparison of the Texas TAAS test to other standards.
» Student Assessment and Testing - Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory Equity Center position paper.
» Test Bashing Series - A series of essays from the year 2000 that counter allegations made by standardized testing's opponents.
» Testing in American Schools: Asking the Right Questions - Complete 1992 report from the former Office of Technology Assessement, now available in PDF format.
» The Education Trust - EdTrust works for the high academic achievement of all students at all levels, kindergarten through college.
» The Evils of Mandatory Testing - As home schooling grows as a movement, there is increasing political pressure to legislate and control home schoolers.
» 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.
» 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.
» Thomas B. Fordham Foundation: Standards, Testing & Accountability - Reports, essays, and links from organization generally supportive of raising standards and measuring their achievement.
» Unintended Consequences of High-Stakes Testing - Essay on the positive "unintended consequences" of high-stakes testing.
» What Does School Reform Really Mean? - An essay from a teacher critiquing standards and tests.
» When a Test Fails the Schools, Careers and Reputations Suffer - Article accusing a testing company of making scoring mistakes and then covering them up. New York Times. Requires registration.
» Why Testing Experts Hate Testing - Explanations of and counterarguments to often-used criticisms of standardized tests.