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A Faculty Review of AQIP in Higher Education
An essay by Dr. Frank Edler reviews the Academic Quality Improvement Program (AQIP),an alternative accreditation program associated with the Higher Learning Commission, from a faculty perspective.
http://commhum.mccneb.edu/philos/AQIP.htm
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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.
http://www.achieve.org
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AFT - Hot Topics - Standards-Based Reform
Research and opinion from the American Federation of Teachers on standards and standardized tests.
http://www.aft.org/topics/sbr/index.htm
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An On-line, Interactive, Computer Adaptive Testing Tutorial
Lawrence Rudner has set up a mock CAT to illustrate how they work, with many citations at the end for further reading.
http://edres.org/scripts/cat/catdemo.htm
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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.
http://www.apa.org/pubinfo/testing.html
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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.
http://www.csmonitor.com/durable/1997/09/03/feat/feat.1.html
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Buros Institute
The Buros Institute, publishers of The Mental Measurements Yearbook and Tests in Print, provides critical analyses of tests and testing instruments.
http://www.unl.edu/buros/
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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.
http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/cahrs/paper.html
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Considerations in Developing and Using Computer-Adaptive Tests to Assess Second Language Proficiency
A paper by Patricia A. Dunkel, Georgia State University.
http://www.cal.org/resources/digest/cat.html
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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.
http://www.ecs.org/ecsmain.asp?page=/html/issues.asp?am=1
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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.
http://education-consumers.com
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ETS on the Issues
Essays from the maker of the SAT, GRE and other well-known standardized tests.
http://www.ets.org/aboutets/issues.html
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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.
http://www.ets.org/research/pic/pir.html
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Frontline: Secrets of the SAT
Television documentary focusing on the college-entrance Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT).
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/sats/
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Measuring What Matters
PDF format report from business/economic development group supportive of testing.
http://www.ced.org/docs/summary/summary_educ.pdf
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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.
http://www.natd.org
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National Center for Fair and Open Testing
A nonprofit advocacy organization dedicated to preventing the misuse of standardized tests.
http://www.fairtest.org
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National Council on Measurement in Education
The primary U.S. organization of measurement researchers and practitioners involved in educational testing.
http://www.ncme.org
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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.
http://www7.nationalacademies.org/bota/
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NCPA - Education - Testing, International Comparisons and Curriculum
Essays that review news and magazine stories, from the politically conservative National Center for Policy Analysis
http://www.ncpa.org/pi/edu/edu4a.html
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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.
http://www.ncte.org/about/over/positions/level/elem/107357.htm
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NCTE.org - On Developing a Test Taker's Bill of Rights
Resolution passed at the NCTE 2000 annual meeting.
http://www.ncte.org/about/over/positions/category/assess/107356.htm
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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.
http://petersacks.org/
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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.
http://pareonline.net/
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Richard Phelps
Personal site of Richard Phelps which reviews over the books he has written and several other resources.
http://richardphelps.net/
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Statewide Mathematics Assessment in Texas
A comparison of the Texas TAAS test to other standards.
http://www.mathematicallycorrect.com/lonestar.htm
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Student Assessment and Testing
Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory Equity Center position paper.
http://www.nwrel.org/cnorse/booklets/educate/11.html
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The Evils of Mandatory Testing
As home schooling grows as a movement, there is increasing political pressure to legislate and control home schoolers.
http://www.lessontutor.com/dw1.html
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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.
http://www.timss.org/
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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.
http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/
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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.
http://www.edexcellence.net/topics/standards.html
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Why Testing Experts Hate Testing
Explanations of and counterarguments to often-used criticisms of standardized tests.
http://www.edexcellence.net/library/phelps.htm
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