Educational Testing

Organizations and Individuals to Contact for Information on Testing - Directory of contact information for the testing industry.
http://www.richardphelps.net/OrgstoContactNew.htm

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.
http://www.nagb.org/

Building Tests to Support Instruction and Accountability - Information from The Commission on Instructionally Supportive Assessment concerning best practices for designing and implementing standardized testing.
http://www.testaccountability.org

National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) - NAEP reports on U.S. student performance with comprehensive information about what students at grades 4, 8, and 12 know and can do in various subject areas.
http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/

Test Design - Discussion of the question of how "difficult" should a test be?
http://www.upscale.utoronto.ca/GeneralInterest/Harrison/TestDesign/TestDesign.html

Standards for Educational and Psychological Testing - Addresses professional and technical issues of test development and use in education, psychology and employment [ordering information].
http://www.apa.org/science/standards.html

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.
http://www.rapidintellect.com/AEQweb/mo2609j4.htm

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).
http://www.apa.org/science/fairtestcode.html

Practical Assessment, Research, and Evaluation - Referreed, full-text on-line journal whose purpose is to provide education professionals access to relevant articles that can have a positive impact on assessment, research, evaluation, and teaching practices.
http://pareonline.net/

The Testing And Assessment Page For The American Psychological Association (APA) - Information on psychological testing and assessment including: finding and obtaining psychological tests, test standards and other guidelines, testing information clearinghouses, and links to other testing-related sites.
http://www.apa.org/science/testing.html

World Class Arena - International initiative designed to identify and assess gifted and talented students. Devised by the Department for Education and Skills in the UK. Example questions, online assessments, registration details for schools. Focuses on mathematics and problem solving.
http://www.worldclassarena.org/

Number 2 Pencil - A psychometrician's weblog devoted to standardized testing. Aimed at parents, teachers, and general readers. Includes ideas, research and news.
http://www.kimberlyswygert.com/

Question Base - A free questions editor and tester. The program must be downloaded before any questions can be identified.
http://lanther.co.uk/index.php?page=3.1

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.
http://www.rand.org/pubs/issue_papers/IP202/index.html