Teachers discuss preparation for the new TAKS test in Texas.
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.
The BOTA was created to assist policymakers and the public on issues of testing and assessment in education, the workplace, and the armed services.
Site maintained by Peter Sacks, author of books and articles about standardized testing, intelligence testing and achievement testing in education and the workplace.
RealAudio stream of an NPR report on parents objecting to the use of standardized tests to promote or hold back students in public schools.
Discusses the reasons that some students have chosen to boycott mandatory state standardized tests. Seattle Press.
Personal site of Richard Phelps which reviews over the books he has written and several other resources.
This on-line journal provides education professionals access to refereed articles that can have a positive impact on assessment, research, evaluation, and teaching practice.
Resolution passed at the NCTE 2000 annual meeting.
Members of the National Council of Teachers of English pass a resolution to encourage continued research regarding the impact of high-stakes testing.
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