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Testing Information
Organizations
and Individuals to Contact for Testing Information
Link to Third Education Group
Link to the Third Education Group Review
References to knowledgeable
and informative individuals, sites, and organizations are listed below, organized
within the following categories:
Professional associations
Organizations that develop, administer, or score tests
Testing research organizations; Sources of
test data and results
Organizations that analyze test results and provide
consulting services to school systems
State, Local, Regional, International Organizations
Organizations that focus on standards and curriculum
Primers on Assessment
Journals/Newspapers
Recommended web sites
INDIVIDUALS - Some unaffiliated, individual testing experts
When they are known,
the relevant areas of expertise of individual experts are noted following
their names. Their areas of expertise are coded according to the Legend
for Types of Expertise that is provided at the end of this document.
Another excellent resource:
The membership list of links for the Assn. of Test Publishers
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PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS:
American Psychological
Association (APA)
Division 5: Evaluation, Measurement, and Statistics
http://www.apa.org/about/division/div5.html
Association of Test Publishers
http://www.testpublishers.org/
International
Personnel Management Association (IPMAAC) and Assessment Council
http://www.ipmaac.org/
International
Test Commission (ITC)
http://www.intestcom.org/
National Association of State Boards of Education (NASBE)
http://www.nasbe.org
National Association
of Test Directors (NATD)
http://www.natd.org/
National Council
for Measurement in Education (NCME)
http://www.ncme.org/
National Organization
for Competency Assurance (NOCA)
http://www.noca.org/
The Psychometric Society
http://www.psychometricsociety.org/
Society of Industrial-Organizational
Psychologists (SIOP)
(Division 14 of the American Psychological Association)
http://www.siop.org/
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ORGANIZATIONS THAT DEVELOP AND ADMINISTER TESTS:
ACT, Inc. (American
College Testing)
http://www.act.org/
ACT National Office
2201 North Dodge Street
P.O. Box 168
Iowa City, IA 52243-0168
Telephone: 319/337-1000 Fax: 319/339-3021
The
organization responsible for the American College
Test, required for admission to the public colleges in the majority of
states;
manages other major tests and programs, too, such as junior college
entrance examinations and vocational education assessments. Also
provides development and analysis services for the Graduate Management
Admissions Test (GMAT)
ACT Research
http://www.act.org/research/
Many departments at ACT provide research support
for its programs and services and conduct foundational research on important
measurement issues.
ACT Research Reports
- Research topics include test reliability and validity, the meaning
of test-score differences, racial/ethnic achievement differences, gender
bias, occupations, interests, and related subjects. Abstracts of these reports
are available online.
Information Briefs
are short, non-technical findings. Topics have included using ACT test scores
and high school grades for better course placement and increasing ethnic
minority students' chances for success in college.
ACT Policy Reports
provide timely information about educational issues.
Trends in College Admission 2000 presents
the results of a national survey of undergraduate admission policies, practices,
and procedures.
American Guidance Service / AGS Publishing
http://www.agsnet.com/
4201 Woodland Road
Circle Pines, MN 55014-1796
phone 800.328.2560 / 651.287.7220 | fax 800.471.8457 / 651.287.7223
mcat@aamc.org
Makers
of assessments for academic, career, curriculum, speeck & language
diagnosis; classroom management; parenting; and test preparation.
Publishers of the Kaufman Assessment Battery for Children and the
Kaufman Test of Educational Achievement
Assessment Systems Corporation
http://www.assess.com/
2233 University Ave.
Suite 200
St. Paul, MN 55114
Voice: 651/647-9220
Fax: 651/647-0412 >br>
Specializing in computerized testing. Also develops and sells analytical software, much of it testing related.
Association of
American Medical Colleges (AAMC)
http://www.aamc.org/students/mcat/start.htm/
MCAT Section, AAMC
2450 N St. NW
Washington, DC 20037-1127
mcat@aamc.org
A coalition of U.S. medical schools; organization
administers the Medical College Admissions Test.
[Also, see Board of Medical Examiners (any state).]
Association of
American Publishers: School Division
http://www.publishers.org/
50 F Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20001
202-347-3375 Fax: 202-347-3690
Contacts at AAP-School Division: Steve Driesler;
Michael Kean
E-mail:sdriesler@publishers.org
The AAP Test Committee is composed of senior executives
from the nation's leading publishers of group and individually administered
tests. Its mission is to foster awareness of the role of testing in education,
to promote appropriate use of assessments in education, and to advocate public
policy conducive to sound testing practices. Members of the AAP Test Committee
publish materials and maintain on-line resources to keep educators and the
general public informed of assessment issues.
Below is a list of some of the resources that are
available either through the AAP web site, or directly from the publishers:
American Psychological
Association: Newsletters; Test Users' Qualification Form
CTB McGraw/Hill:
News and Updates; Education Related Sites
CTB McGraw/Hill
Publications: A Home Guide to Understanding Tests (in English
or Spanish); Education Assessment: A Primer for School Boards; Inform:
A Series of Special Reports; Special Accommodations: Meeting the Testing
Needs of Students with Disabilities; Beyond the Numbers: A Guide to
Interpreting and Using the Results of Standardized Achievement Tests
Educational Testing
Service (ETS): Practice Test Questions; Financial Aid; Colleges and
Universities
Harcourt Educational
Measurement: Library; Frequently Asked Questions; Glossary of Measurement
Terms; Some Things Parents Should Know about Testing; A Checklist
for Reviewing Standardized Tests: Code of Fair Testing Practices in
Education; Instructional Materials and Support; Tips for Taking Tests
National Computer
System (NCS): News and Views; What We Do
Riverside Publishing:
Testing Q and A; Calendar of Events
Scholastic Testing
Service, Inc. Publications: Local or National Norms for Achievement
Tests; Major Misconceptions about "Grade Equivalent" Scores
CTB McGraw/Hill
Assessment Products and Services
http://www.ctb.com/
CTB/McGraw-Hill
20 Ryan Ranch Road
Monterey, CA 93940
Tel: 800.538.9547 Fax: 800.282.0266
Developer of psychological and educational assessments,
including the long- and widely-used California Achievement Tests,
the TerraNova CTBS Multiple Assessments battery and the Test of
Cognitive Skills. These instruments are now in their 2nd, 5th,
and 6th editions. Contacts: Michael Kean, Linda Bond
Data Recognition Corporation (DRC)
13490 Bass Lake Road
Maple Grove, MN 55311
E-mail: mail@datarecognitioncorp.com
Phone: 800-826-2368
Provides
many test-related services, including test development and
administratio; best known for expertise in scoring large-scale
assessments.
Educational and Industrial Testing Service
P.O. Box 7234
San Diego, CA 92167
E-mail: customerservice@edits.net
Phone: 800-416-1666
http://www.edits.net/
Publishes
IRIS, the COPS Interest Inventory, MAACL-R, DOSC, and the Guide for
Standards-Based Classrooms (...a performance-based assessment for
teachers to examine their progress in shifting from activities-centered
teaching to standards-based practice.)
Educational Records Bureau
220 East 42nd Street, Suite 100
New York, NY 10017
(212) 672-9800
(800) 989-3721
http://www.erbtest.org/
Administers
the Comprehensive Testing Program (CTP), The Independent School
Entrance Exam (ISEE), and the Writing Assessment Program (WrAP)
Educational Testing
Service (ETS)
http://www.ets.org/
Rosedale Road
Princeton, NJ 08541
The developer of the Scholastic Assessment Test
(SAT), Graduate Record Examination (GRE), Advanced Placement (AP) Exams, Test of English as a Second Language (TESL), and other well-known standardized
tests.
ETS on the Issues
is a series of essays from the ETS leadership.
Policy Information
Reports are authored both by ETS researchers and invited critics.
ETS Research
- A listing of current research reports abooout various issues and new innovations
in educational testing.
Contacts
at ETS: Archie LaPointe (F), Don Powers (a, B, D, M), Brent Bridgeman
(a, B, D, M), Linda Cook (a, B, M), Catherine Hombo (a, B, E), Larry
Stricker (a, B, D, M), Rich Coley, Mike Nettles (M), John Mazzeo,
Charles Lewis, Ida Lawrence, and many more
General Educational
Development (GED) Testing Service
American Council on Education,
Center for Adult Learning & Education Credentials
(CALEC)
http://www.acenet.edu/calec/ged/
One Dupont Circle NW, Suite 250
Washington DC, 20036
(202) 939-9475
The General Educational Development (GED) Testing
Service develops and distributes the GED Tests, formerly known as the high-school
equivalency examinations. More than 860,000 adults worldwide take the GED
Tests each year. One out of every seven people who finish their high school
education each year earns a credential by passing the GED Tests.
Graduate Management Admission Council
http://www.gmac.com/
1600 Tysons Blvd., Ste. 1400
McLean, VA 22102
ph. 1-703-749-0131
fax 1-703-749-0169
e-mail webmaster@gmac.com
In
1953, the organization now called the Graduate Management Admission
Council (GMAC) began as an association of nine business schools whose
goal was to develop a standardized test to help business schools select
qualified applicants. In the first year it was offered, the assessment
GMAC sponsored, now known as the Graduate Management Admission Test,
or GMAT, was taken just over 2,000 times; in recent years, it has been
taken more than 200,000 times annually. Initially used in admissions by
54 schools, the GMAT is now used by more than 1,500 schools and 1,800
programs. GMAC is composed of representatives from leading business
schools worldwide.
Harcourt Educational
Measurement
http://www.psychcorp.com/
The Psychological Corporation
19500 Bulverde Road
San Antonio, Texas 78259
1-800-872-1726
Customer_Care@harcourt.com
Developer of psychological and educational assessments,
including the long- and widely-used Metropolitan and Stanford Achievement
Tests, and the Otis-Lennon School Ability Test. These instruments
are now in their 7th, 8th, and 9th
editions.
International
Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (IEA)
http://www.iea.nl/
Herengracht 487, 1017 BT
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Coalition of testing officials from many member
countries -- organization responsible for the First, Second, and Third International
Mathematics and Science Studies, the International Reading Literacy Study,
the International Civics Education Study, and others.
Law School Admission
Council
http://www.lsac.org/
P.O. Box 40
Newtown, PA 18940
A coalition of U.S. law schools; organization administers
the Law School Admissions Test.
[Also, see Board of Bar Examiners (any state).]
Measured Progress
http://www.measuredprogress.org/
171 Watson Road
P.O. Box 1217
Dover, NH 03820
Tel: 603-749-9102 Fax: 603-749-6398
e-mail: mail@measuredprogress.org
Formerly known as Advanced Systems in Measurement
and Evaluation, organization specializes in designing and custom-building
large-scale assessments from scratch to state or local specifications.
Measurement Incorporated
http://www.measinc.com/
Provides
several test-related services, including test development, but best
known for handscoring of large-scale performance tests.
Mid-Atlantic Psychometric Services, Inc.
212 Ashton Dr., SW
Leesburg, VA 20175-2527
mlbourque@aol.com
Contact: Mary Lyn Bourque
National Assessment
Governing Board
http://www.nagb.org/
800 North Capitol Street, N.W, Suite 825
Washington, D.C. 20002
Phone: 202-357-6938 Fax: 202-357-6945
An independent, bipartisan group whose members
include governors, state legislators, local and state school officials, educators,
business representatives, and members of the general public created by Congress
to set policy for the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP)
-- commonly known as the "The Nation's Repooort Card." Since 1969, assessments
have been conducted on national samples of schools periodically in major
subject areas.
Possible contacts: Darvin Winnick, Chairperson;
Sharif Shakrani, Deputy Executive Director; Mary Crovo,
Assistant Director for Test Development; Lawrence Feinberg, Assistant Director
for Reporting and Dissemination; Ray Fields, Assistant Director for Policy
and Research.
National Evaluation
Systems
http://www.nesinc.com/
P.O. Box 226
Amherst, MA 01004-0226
(413) 256-0444
NES
is an educational services company that develops
teacher certification testing programs and assessment programs in
higher education. NES specializes in the design and administration of
customized, standards-based assessments, developed in close
consultation with educators and state agencies.
National Writing Board
Will Fitzhugh
The Concord Review
National Writing Board
730 Boston Post Road, Suite 24
Sudbury, MA 01776 USA
(800) 331-5007; (978) 443-0022
fitzhugh@tcr.org
http://www.tcr.org/
The
National Writing Board, founded in 1998, has now given an independent,
unbiased assessment, with two Readers, of high school history papers
from 28 states, and sent each author a three-page report, with scores
and comments, which she/he has asked us to send to college admissions
officers (at 59 colleges so far), or simply could use as feedback on
one of her/his best history research papers. History research papers of
two lengths, around 2,000 words, or around 5,000 words, with (Turabian)
endnotes and bibliography, may be submitted, with a notarized
Submission Form and a check for $65, made out to the National Writing
Board, to: the National Writing Board, 730 Boston Post Road, Suite 24,
Sudbury, Massachusetts 01776. Deadlines are November 1 and June 1 each
year. The following colleges and universities now endorse this
independent assessment service for academic writing: Amherst, Bowdoin,
Carnegie Mellon, Claremont McKenna, Colgate, Connecticut College,
Dartmouth, Duke, Eckerd, Emory, Georgetown, Hamilton, Harvard, Illinois
Wesleyan, Lafayette, Middlebury, Northwestern, Notre Dame, Pitzer,
Princeton, Richmond, Sarah Lawrence, Trinity (CT), Tufts, University of
Virginia, Washington and Lee, Williams, Yale
Northwest Evaluation Association
12909 SW 68th Parkway, Suite 400
Portland, Oregon 97223
Phone: (503) 624-1951
Fax: (503) 639-7873
http://www.nwea.org/
General Info: munse@nwea.org
Makers of the (computerized) Measures of Academic Progress, the Achievement Level Tests, and the Learning Continuum
Policy Studies in Education, Inc.
310 East Shore Road
Great Neck, NY 11023-2432
info@policystudies.org
1800-321-7837
Specialize
in data-based studies of educational issues including curriculum
development, test development, program design and development, policy
analysis, long-range planning, administrative organization, program
evaluation, school finance, parent involvement, and teacher preservice
education. Also provide training for school board members and
professional staff.
Organisation for
Economic Co-operation and Development
OECD Programme for International Student Assessment
http://www.pisa.oecd.org/index.htm/
Statistics and Indicators Division
2 rue Andre-Pascal
75775 Paris Cedex 16, France
Fax: (33-1) 4524 9098
email: Andreas.Schleicher@OECD.org
PISA tests 15-year-olds in participating countries
every three years. Results from the first PISA administration, in 2000,
are available. Other administrations are already planned for 2003 and 2006.
Pearson
Pearson Vue
5601 Green Valley Drive
Bloomington, Minnesota 55437
(800) 431-1421
http://www.pearson.com/
Pearson Educational Measurement 2510 N. Dodge Street Iowa City, IA 52245tel: 319-339-6793 fax: 319-339-6990
Psychological Assessment Resources
http://www.parinc.com/
16204 N. Florida Ave.
Lutz, FL 33549 813.968.3003
Riverside Publishing
http://www.riverpub.com/
Riverside Publishing
425 Spring Lake Drive
Itasca, IL 60143-2079
General: 1-800-323-9540 Fax: 1-630-467-7192
Developer of psychological and educational assessments,
including the venerable Iowa Test of Basic Skills, the Cognitive
Abilities Test, and the Gates-MacGinitie Reading Tests. The Iowa
Tests remain, after decades, the state tests of Iowa, with voluntary participation
of virtually all Iowa school districts.
Scholastic Testing
Service
http://www.ststesting.com/
4320 Green Ash Drive
Earth City, MO 63045
Telephone: 1.314.739.3650 Fax: 1.314.739.3857
Contact: Dennis Anderhalter
email: stlouis@mail.ststesting.com or ststesting@email.com
Developer of the High School Placement Test,
used by many private secondary schools over the years and, more recently,
the Educational Development Series for eight subject areas in K-12
education.
Slosson Educational Publications, Inc.
http://www.slosson.com/
P.O. Box 280
East Aurora, NY 14052
1-888-SLOSSON
email: slosson@slosson.com
In their own words: ...publish and distribute educational materials in
the areas of: Intelligence, Aptitude, & Developmental Abilities;
School Screening & Achievement; Speech-Language & Assessment
Therapy; and Emotional/Behavior & Special Needs. Materials are
designed for individuals of all ages and deal with reading, writing,
mathematics, achievement, school readiness, transition, cognitive
abilities, speech/language, and conduct, emotional, and behavioral
adjustment.
Stoelting Company
http://www.stoeltingco.com/
20 Wheat Lane
Wood Dale, IL 60191
(630) 860-9700 fax: (630) 860-9775
Email: psychtests@stoeltingco.com
In
their own words: ...in the business of supplying quality psychological
tests and research instruments ...assessment tools and special
education resource materials.
Thomas International Assessment Testing
http://www.thomasinternational.net/
+44 (0) 1628 47 53 66
Thomas International provides business assessment tools and testing to help recruit and retain the right people.
"Business assessment tools to make your business profitable."
Thompson Prometric
http://www.prometric.com/Default.htm/
Provides
a variety of test-related services, including test development; best
known for its worldwide network of computer-based testing centers.
Touchstone Applied
Science Associates / BETA
http://www.tasa.com/
Hardscrabble Heights, PO Box 382
Brewster, NY 10509-0382
1-845-277-8100 Fax: 1-845-277-8115
Email: tasa@tasa.com
Developer of many assessments, including Degrees
of Reading Power, TASA Literacy, and the Core Knowledge Curriculum-Referenced
Tests. Through Beck Evaluation & Testing Associates (BETA) offers customized
accountability system development.
Westat
http://www.westat.com/
1650 Research Blvd.
Rockville, MD 20850
1-301-251-1500
Specialists in complex survey sampling and the
administration of large-scale surveys and assessments. Has administered
the NAEP and the U.S. portions of several international assessments.
Contacts: Keith Rust, Nancy Caldwell, Renee Slobasky, Mike Brick
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TESTING RESEARCH ORGANIZATIONS; SOURCES OF TEST DATA AND RESULTS:
Achieve
http://www.achieve.org
8 Story Street, First Floor
Cambridge, MA 02138
Phone 617-496-6300
Fax 617-496-6361
Email: talk-to-us@achieve.org
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. Achieve is developing
a national clearinghouse of information and research on academic standards.
Buros Institute
http://www.unl.edu/buros
University of Nebraska
Lincoln, NE
Email: bimm@unl.edu or biaco@unl.edu bi
The Buros Institute, publishers of the encyclopedic
Mental Measurements Yearbook (MMY) and Tests in Print (TIP),
provides critical analyses of tests and testing instruments. MMY contains
reviews, not unlike in the fashion of film reviews, of commercially available
tests, written by psychometric experts. TIP contains the most complete listing
and specifications of commercially available tests.
California DOE Policy and Evaluation Division
Academic Performance Index
Research Reports
http://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/ac/ar/index.asp
e-mail epic@cde.ca.gov
or call (916) 319-0863
Lots of data and analysis on California's school-based accountability
system, a system in operation for a few years that can offer many
lessons and much advice to the rest of the states endeavoring to
arrange similar systems in order to meet federal requirements.
Contact: David Rogosa (Stanford University (Statistics Dept.)) or Ed Heartel (Stanford University (Education School)
Council of Chief
State School Officers (CCSSO)
http://www.ccsso.org/
One Massachusetts Ave., NW, Suite 700
Washington, DC 20001-1431
Fax: (202) 408-8076
E-MAIL: info@ccsso.org
Collects considerable amount of information about
what states are doing in terms of assessment and testing programs.
Contacts: Wayne Martin, Rolf Blank
CollegeBoard
http://www.collegeboard.org
45 Columbus Avenue
New York, NY 10023-6992
Phone: (212) 713-8000
Contact: Wayne Camara (b, d, e, g, i, l, M)
Organization representing hundreds of colleges
responsible for the Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT), the Advanced Placement
(AP) program, and various equity efforts.
ERIC Clearinghouse
on Assessment and Evaluation
http://eric.ed.gov/
http://ericae.net/
National Center
for Education Statistics (NCES)
U.S. Department of Education
http://nces.ed.gov/
1990 K Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20006
202-502-7300
NCES is the agency responsible for analyzing and
disseminating the results from the 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. NCES also participates in the analysis and dissemination of results
from international assessments.
Institute for
Objective Measurement, Inc.
http://www.rasch.org/index.htm
155 North Harbor Drive, Suite 1002
Chicago, IL 60601
312-616-6705 (voice); 312-616-6704 (fax)
InstObjMeas@Worldnet.att.net
http://www.rasch.org/index.htm
The IOM sees itself as a "public" organization
whose orientation and focus is outward to the world, as well as inward to
the professional growth and support of its members. Its members constitute
measurement professionals who live in various countries throughout the world.
While the majority of members are employed by universities and other organizations
that concern themselves with some aspect of measurement, approximately one
third of the IOM's membership are students. The IOM plans programs and services
for these individuals. These programs are best defined as far-reaching, and
are implemented throughout various countries of the world.
National Governors'
Association
Center for Best Practices
Education Policy Studies Division
http://www.nga.org
Hall of States
444 N. Capitol St.
Washington, D.C. 20001-1512
Telephone (202) 624-5300
Contacts: Kristin Conklin, Dane Linn, Scott Spicer
The Education Policy Studies Division supports
the Governors' leadership roles in education reform providing information
on best practices in early childhood, elementary and secondary, and post-secondary
education, including issues of accountability, extra learning opportunities,
and the use of technology in classrooms.
Pro-Ed
http://www.proedinc.com
8700 Shoal Creek Boulevard
Austin, TX 78757-6897800-897-3202Fax 800-397-7633
Pro-Ed, authors of Tests: A comprehensive reference for assessments in Psychology, Education, and Business and Test Critiques, large, encylopedic volumes indexing and reviewing most standardized tests.
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ORGANIZATIONS THAT ANALYZE TEST RESULTS AND PROVIDE CONSULTING SERVICES TO SCHOOL SYSTEMS:
Achieve
http://www.achieve.org
8 Story Street, First Floor
Cambridge, MA 02138
Phone 617-496-6300 Fax 617-496-6361
or
400 N. Capitol Street, NW
Suite 351
Washington, DC 20001
Phone 202-624-1460 Fax 202-624-1468
Email: talk-to-us@achieve.org
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. Achieve is developing
a national clearinghouse of information and research on academic standards.
Caveon Test Security
Contact: Robert Hunt
12227 S. Business Park Dr., Suite 120
Draper, Utah 84020
Organization that provides services for assuring and detecting cheating or improper test administrations.
The Center for Educational Assessment
http://www.umass.edu/education/cea/main.htm
...a
research unit in the School of Education at the University of
Massachusetts Amherst. The Center organizes itself around four major
areas: educational assessment advances, national and international
developments, program evaluation methods, and policy research and
analysis in the area of educational assessment. Research, service, and
outreach activities are carried out in all the areas.
Contact: Ron Hambleton or Stephen Sireci
Fisher Education Consulting, LLC
http://www.fishereducation.com/
Email: thfisher@blomand.net
Phone: 931.668.0460
Tom Fisher, the former Florida state testing director, provides consulting services in the areas of large-scale student testing and accountability programs for states, local school districts, and other organizations.
iAchieve (Australia)
http://www.iachieve.com.au/
iAchieve is an online assessment service
that provides students with the opportunity to complete assessments online
and then provides descriptive and diagnostic reports that have used the Rasch
measurement model to estimate item difficulties and report person performances.
Maryland Assessment Research Center for Education Success (MARCES)
Email: lissitz@umail.umd.edu 302-405-3624
MARCES
provides support to a range of assessment activities by conducting
basic and applied research to enhance the quality of assessment
practice and knowledge. MARCES is a project of the Department of
Measurement in U. Mayland's College of Education.
National Center
for Developmental Education
http://www.ncde.appstate.edu/
The
National Center for Developmental Education's mission is to improve the
quality of practice in the field of developmental education.
Reich College of Education
Appalachian State University
Boone, North Carolina 28608
phone (828) 262-3057 fax (828) 262-2128
National Center
for Educational Outcomes
http://education.umn.edu/NCEO/
The National Center on Educational Outcomes provides
national leadership in the participation of students with disabilities in
national and state assessments, standards-setting efforts, and graduation
requirements.
Contact: Martha L. Thurlow, James E. Ysseldyke, Rachel Quenemoen
Performance Indicators in Primary Schools (PIPS) Project
http://www.pipsproject.org/
The
Performance Indicators in Primary Schools (PIPS) Project is one of the
family of information systems offered by the Curriculum, Evaluation and
Management Centre (CEM Centre) at the University of Durham [U.K.]. The
CEM Centre has provided value-added information for schools and
colleges since 1983.
PIPS tracks a number of aspects of schooling as pupils move through the
primary sector. We gather data on individual pupils using assessment
materials that are quick and easy to administer. These data are
processed at Durham and the results passed back to schools. The results
allow schools to look objectively at the progress and attitudes of
individual pupils. PIPS feedback also enables teachers to judge their
schools performance within the context of the thousands of others using
the assessments at the same time, whilst protecting the confidentiality
of each school. The intention is to promote school improvement by
providing professionals with high quality information.
PIPS Assessments are curriculum based and annually reviewed for
validity and reliability. They are suitable for use in British schools
(including independent settings) and assessments are available for use
in overseas schools. Indeed, PIPS is used in 25 countries.
SAS in School
Assessment Services, SAS Institute
http://www.sasinschool.com/
SAS inSchool
SAS Campus Drive, Building U
Cary, NC 27513
(919) 531 7505; (888) 760 2515
inschool@sas.com
SAS in School works with teachers and administrators
to measure the impact of educational practices on varying student achievement
levels and determine which subpopulations are making appropriate progress.
When schools and teachers work effectively, they add value to each
student's performance. Dr. William L. Sanders, the head of Assessment Services,
has developed a reliable and innovative method for quantifying that value--his
EVAAS value-added analyses of archived test data.
School Evaluation Services, Standard & Poors
http://www.standardandpoors.com/ProductsAndServices/CreditMarketServices/SchoolEvaluationServices/School.html
55 Water Street
New York, NY 10041
(212) 438-7984
Contact: Robert
Durante
School Evaluation Services (SES) is a decision-making tool for taxpayers,
educators, school boards, and state and local education policy makers and
administrators. SES analyzes academic, financial, and demographic indicators
and trends; provides valuable comparative benchmarks; and presents Standard
and Poors' findings, together with supporting data, on the performance
of school systems. SES features a synthesis of financial and academic performance
factors that promotes the sharing of best practices among school systems.
Standard and Poor's analytical conclusions measure and assess the relative
return on investment in education and, importantly, provide context for this
return.
Southern Regional Education Board (SREB)
http://www.sreb.org/
592 10th St. N.W.
Atlanta, GA 30318
(404) 875-9211
Contact: Gene
Bottoms or Mark Musick
The Southern Regional
Education Board, the nation's first interstate compact for education, was
created in 1948 by Southern states. SREB helps government and education leaders
work cooperatively to advance education and, in doing so, improve the social
and economic life of the region. SREB assists state leaders by directing
attention to key issues; collecting, compiling and analyzing comparable data;
and conducting broad studies and initiating discussions that help states
and institutions form long-range plans, actions and policy proposals.
SREB's member
states are Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana,
Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee,
Texas, Virginia and West Virginia. SREB is governed by a board that consists
of the governor of each member state and four people that he or she appoints,
including at least one state legislator and at least one educator. SREB is
supported by appropriations from its member states and by funds from private
companies, foundations, and state and federal agencies.
Systeme Methologique d'Aide a la Realisation de Tests (Belgium)
Talent Assessment, Inc.
Post Office Box
508
Jacksonville,
FL 32247
(800) 634-1472
(toll-free); (904) 292-9371 (fax)
talenta@bellsouth.net
(email)
Talent Assessment,
Inc. has been offering comprehensive assessment and training programs to
schools and teachers since 1982, geared largely toward vocational evaluation.
They offer many different assessment programs, tailored to suit your school's
individual needs. Programs offer students complete hands-on training, assessment,
exploration and work behavior development. They also provide complete training
for teaching and/or administrative staff as a part of each package.
WestEd (San Francisco)
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STATE, LOCAL, REGIONAL, INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS:
California
School Wise Press (CA)
http://www.schoolwisepress.com
236 Moncada Way
San Francisco,
CA 94127
E-mail: info@schoolwisepress.com.
Phone: (800) 247-8443
School Wise Press
helps parents "get smart about California schools." Their website offers
school-by-school rankings within each county of California, as well as a
virtual library of practical information from standardized testing to bilingual
education, from parent's rights to choosing schools.
Canada
Society for the Advancement of Excellence in Education
http://www.saee.bc.ca/info_pub.html
Contact: Helen Raham
Council of the Great City Schools
http://www.cgcs.org
1301 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Suite 702 Washington, DC 20004
202-393-2427
Contact: Sharon Lewis,or Michael Casserly
Most
of the larger urban school districts in the United States are members
of the Council, and use it as a forum to share resources and
information.
England & Wales
Campaign for Real Education
http://www.cre.org.uk
18 Westlands Grove
Stockton Lane,
York YO31 1EF (UK)
(44) (0)1904 424134
Fax as above
Contact Nick Seaton
NickSeaton@credyork.freeserve.co.uk
Iowa
Parents for Evidence Based Education
PO Box 11144
Cedar Rapids, IA 52410-1144
http://www.educationallycorrect.com/
Parents for Evidence Based Education is a nonpartisan, grassroots
organization with the belief that education policy should be instituted
based on high quality, mainstream, relevant research, rather than by
unsubstantiated "beliefs", "philosophies" and "ideas."
Massachusetts
Mass Insight Education
http://www.massinsight.org
18 Tremont Street,
Suite 930
Boston, MA 02108
Phone (617) 722-4160 | Fax (617) 722-4151
Mass Insight Education
and Research Institute is an independent not-for-profit corporation focused
on improving student achievement in Massachusetts' public schools. Through
public outreach initiatives, school leadership training programs, and public
opinion and policy reports, Mass Insight Education supports the implementation
of the 1993 Education Reform Act, with a primary focus on its central initiative,
the statewide standards and testing program. The primary goal is to raise
academic achievement for all students, including those who have been trapped
in a cycle of low expectations. To meet this goal, Mass Insight Education
and its Coalition for Higher Standards work in three areas: public outreach;
strengthening schools; and policy.
Ohio
Battelle for Kids
http://www.battelleforkids.com/b4k/rt/about
Battelle for Kids
41 South High Street, Suite 2240
Columbus, Ohio 43215
Tel: 614-469-5966
Fax: 614-469-5964
In
their own words: Battelle for Kids is a unique partnership initiative
created to champion improved student achievement in Ohio by supporting,
accelerating and sustaining standards-based education. We work to
strengthen support from the business community and the general public
for an education system focused squarely on student achievement and
grounded in four key cornerstones: * Clear, rigorous academic content
standards; * Support to improve teaching and learning; * Fair and
effective assessments; * Accountability for results.
The South
Southern Regional Education Board (SREB)
http://www.sreb.org/
592 10th St. N.W.
Atlanta, GA 30318
(404) 875-9211
Contact: Gene
Bottoms or Mark Musick
The Southern Regional
Education Board, the nation's first interstate compact for education, was
created in 1948 by Southern states. SREB assists state leaders by directing
attention to key issues; collecting, compiling and analyzing comparable data;
and conducting broad studies and initiating discussions that help states
and institutions form long-range plans, actions and policy proposals. SREB's
16 member states are:
Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia,
Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South
Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia and West Virginia.
SREB is governed
by a board that consists of the governor of each member state and four people
that he or she appoints, including at least one state legislator and at least
one educator. SREB is supported by appropriations from its member states
and by funds from private companies, foundations, and state and federal agencies.
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ORGANIZATIONS THAT FOCUS ON STANDARDS AND CURRICULUM:
American Federation of Teachers
Possible
contacts: Bella Rosenberg, Jewel Gould (national office); John Tuepker
(very knowledgeable -- works as AFT representative (and teaches) in
Long Beach, Mississippi)
http://www.aft.org/
The Concord Review and the National Writing Board Contact: Will Fitzhugh
http://www.tcr.org/
Third Education Group
http://www.thirdeducationgroup.org/
E-MAIL: mail (at) thirdeducationgroup (dot) org
In
their own words: "There are two sides to every U.S. education policy
debate. ...and that is the problem.
Those two sides - public education's entrenched groups allied with the
Democratic and Republican Parties - represent the interests of,
perhaps, one or two percent of U.S. citizens on education issues. Yet,
with the cooperation of most education journalists, these two sides
have become the source of virtually all the information provided the
public about education policy.
Third Education Group hopes to provide an alternative. We are allied
with neither side. We have no vested interest. Unlike the many allied
education pundits and researchers who call themselves independent, we
actually are. And, we prove it by criticizing both sides, though
probably not nearly as much as they deserve.
Third Education Group's purpose is to provide education information the
public can trust."
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PRIMERS ON ASSESSMENT:
Standardized Testing Primer
Assn. of American Publishers Primer on Assessment
American Federation of Teachers
Southern Regional Education Board
Wrightslaw
CTB/McGraw-Hill: A Brief Guide to Test Quality
CTB/McGraw-Hill: Including Parents in the Teaching and Learning Process
CTB/McGraw-Hill: A Guide for Effective Assessment
Harcourt
National Organization for Competency Assurance
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JOURNALS/NEWSPAPERS:
journals
National Council
for Measurement in Education (NCME):
Educational
Measurement: Issues and Practice (many articles accessible to the lay
reader)
Journal of
Educational Measurement (very technical)
American Psychological
Association (APA)
Educational
and Psychological Measurement (can be very technical)
Society of Industrial-Organizational
Psychologists (SIOP)
The Industrial-Organizational
Psychologist (many articles accessible to the lay reader)
International
Test Commission
International
Journal of Testing (mix of technical and non-technical articles)
Journal of Developmental Education (mix of technical and non-technical articles)
http://www.ncde.appstate.edu/journal.htm
Educational Resources
Information Clearinghouse (ERIC)
Council on Licensure, Enforcement and Regulation
CLEAR Exam Review (can be very technical)
http://www.clearhq.org/cer_face.htm
In
their own words: "The leading North American journal on testing issues
for the professional and occupational regulatory community."
newspapers/newsletters
The Christian Science Monitor (daily
popular newspaper)
http://www.csmonitor.com
One Norway Street
Boston, MA 02115
EducationNews.org (daily web-based
newspaper)
http://www.EducationNews.org
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