- ARC
Resources for anyone interested in the world of assessment.
arc.missouri.edu
- Assesment Resource Center Hawaii (ARCH)
Contains student assessment information, as well as statistical and analytical reports about Hawaii's public school system for students, parents, staff, and the general community.
arch.k12.hi.us
- Assessments for Young Children
Overview of various tests, including cognition, play-based, communication, and motor.
www.ldonline.org/ld_indepth/early_identification/assessment_devareas.html
- Boston College - Center for the Study of Testing, Evaluation, and Educational Policy (CSTEEP)
CSTEEP conducts its work on both small and large scales, working with individual schools, districts, states, as well as countries to advance educational testing practices and policy, and to improve the quality and fairness of education.
www.bc.edu/research/csteep
- Bridge Project
Examines the alignment between higher education admissions requirements and K-12 curriculum frameworks, standards, and assessment.
www.stanford.edu/group/bridgeproject
- Buros Center for Testing
Provides professional assistance and information to users of commercially published tests.
www.unl.edu/buros
- Buros Institute: Test Reviews Online
Searchable database of tests, reviews of tests, articles on testing practices, and more.
buros.unl.edu/buros/jsp/search.jsp
- College Board, The (10)
National association of schools and colleges offering services and programs in the areas of assessment, guidance, admission, placement, financial aid, curriculum, and research.
dir.yahoo.com/.../Standards_and_Testing/College_Board__The
- Commission on English Language Program Accreditation
Nonprofit accrediting agency for post-secondary English as a Second Language programs.
www.cea-accredit.org
- Content Knowledge: A Compendium of Standards and Benchmarks for K-12 Education
A coherent and systematic set of content standards presented in an easy-to-read format for primary, upper elementary, middle school, and high school.
www.mcrel.org/standards-benchmarks
- Educational Records Bureau (ERB)@
dir.yahoo.com/.../Organizations/Educational_Records_Bureau__ERB_
- European Evaluation Society
Working to promote theory, practice and utilization of high quality evaluation especially, but not exclusively, within the European countries.
www.europeanevaluation.org
- Institute for the Implementation of Academic Standards
Helps educators plan standards-based lessons.
www.academicstandards.org
- National Assessment Governing Board
Sets policies for the National Assessment of Educational Progress.
www.nagb.org
- National Association of Test Directors
Includes links to online assessment and evaluation resources.
www.natd.org
- National Center on Education and the Economy (NCEE)
Policies, tools, technical assistance, and professional development that people everywhere can use to design and implement effective standards-based education and training systems.
www.ncee.org
- National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education
Professional accrediting organization for education schools in the U.S.
www.ncate.org
- New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC)
Provides accreditation for preK through doctoral levels of education.
www.neasc.org
- Practical Assessment, Research and Evaluation (PARE)
Provide education professionals access to refereed articles that can have a positive impact on assessment, research, evaluation, and teaching practice, especially at the local education agency (LEA) level.
pareonline.net
- Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education
Independent U.K. body funded by educational establishment subscriptions and funding council contracts. Assesses quality and standards of teaching and learning.
www.qaa.ac.uk
- Quality Counts
A report card on the condition of public education in the 50 States. From Education Week on the Web, in collaboration with the Pew Charitable Trusts.
www.edweek.org/qc
- Sacks, Peter
Author of Standardized Minds and other books and articles about standardized testing, intelligence testing, and achievement tests in education and the workplace.
www.petersacks.org
- South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA)
Ensures the development and implementation of a National Qualifications Framework which contributes to the full development of each learner and the nation at large.
www.saqa.org.za
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