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. www.achieve.org
The federally-funded Center for Research on Evaluation, Standards, and Student Testing conducts research on topics related to K-12 educational testing. cresst96.cse.ucla.edu/index.htm
ISC home page, headquarters for research on the Third International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS), PIRLS, and other ISC projects. www.timss.org
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. www.pisa.oecd.org
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. www.natd.org
Provides education's consumers access to information and opinion independent of the education community and sympathetic to the consumer's concerns and priorities. education-consumers.com
The Buros Institute, publishers of The Mental Measurements Yearbook and Tests in Print, provides critical analyses of tests and testing instruments. www.unl.edu/buros
The "Nation's Report Card" since 1969, assessments have been conducted on national samples of schools periodically in major subject areas. nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard
Organization representing hundreds of colleges responsible for the Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT), the Advanced Placement (AP) program, and various equity efforts. www.collegeboard.org
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. www.act.org
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