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- Test Usage Information Links - Research, articles, and information about high stakes tests and their misuse from group opposing Virginia's Standards of Learning tests.
- Power Standards Testing Lab - Electric power standards test equipment, services. Voltage sag immunity testing; SEMI F47 and F42 standards.
- Rethinking Standardized Testing - Discusses the reasons that some students have chosen to boycott mandatory state standardized tests. Seattle Press.
- AFT - Hot Topics - Standards-Based Reform - Research and opinion from the American Federation of Teachers on standards and standardized tests.
- 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.
- Test Bashing Series - A series of essays from the year 2000 that counter allegations made by standardized testing's opponents.
- 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.
- REA Online - Test preparation for a wide variety of college and graduate school standardized tests including AP exams and the SAT.
- FCATPrep - Test preparation for Florida's standardized tests in reading and math for grades 3-10. Practice tests, interactive lessons and test-taking strategies.
- 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.
Wikipedia Articles
- Standardized testing and public policy - Standardized testing is used as a public policy strategy to establish stronger accountability measures for public education. While the National Assessment of Education Progress (NAEP) has served as an educational barometer for some thirty years by administering standardized tests on a regular basis to random schools throughout the United ...
- Standardized Testing and Reporting - The Standardized Testing and Reporting (STAR) Program measures performance on the California Achievement Test, Sixth Edition Survey (CAT/6 Survey), the California Content Standards Test and the Spanish Assessment of Basic Education (SABE/2). The STAR Program is the cornerstone of the California Public Schools Accountability Act of 1999 (PSAA).
- International Software Testing Qualifications Board Certified Tester - ISTQB Certified Tester is the term for the standardized qualification for software testers. The certification is offered by the ISTQB (International Software Testing Qualifications Board), which is based on a multiple-choice exam on the free available syllabus.
- Graduate Record Examination - The Graduate Record Examination or GRE is a standardized test that is an admissions requirement for many graduate schools in English speaking countries. Created and administered by the Educational Testing Service (or ETS), the exam is primarily focused on testing abstract thinking skills in the areas of math, vocabulary, and analytical writing.
- New York State Education Department - The New York State Education Department is the state education department in New York State. It is responsible for the supervision for all public schools in New York State and all standardized testing, as well as the production and administration of state tests and Regents Examinations.