Educational Tests & Measurements

Assessments and evaluations used to measure knowledge and competencies acquired from academic work and to identify cognitive abilities.

Resources in this category:

4Tests.com
http://www.4tests.com/

Limited but free online practice tests from Barron's Educational Series for ACT, SAT, GED and more. Also provided are study guides to help prepare for the tests. Along with the free tests and guides, there are also links to additional resources, usually books and CD-Roms for purchase, about each test.

Educational Testing Service (ETS)
http://www.ets.org/

Nonprofit organization which, among other activities, administers tests such as the SAT and Advanced Placement. Also conducts research and assessment development.

FairTest: The National Center for Fair & Open Testing
http://www.fairtest.org/

A non-profit advocacy organization that works to show there are better ways to evaluate schools, teachers, and their students than standardized tests. This site offers alternatives to standardized test and focuses on racial, class, and gender concerns.

Family Education: Standardized Tests
http://school.familyeducation.com/educational-testing/study-...

From the Family Education Network, this site has information about standardized tests. It includes articles, ways to get ready, tips, and practice questions for elementary through high school.

General Education Developlment (GED) Testing Service
http://www.acenet.edu/AM/Template.cfm?Section=GEDTS

A searchable resource from ACE, the American Council on Education, which is the major coordinating body for all the nation's higher education institutions and also develops and distributes the GED. This service provides information for potential test takers, sample tests, test center locations and more.

National Center for Research on Evaluation, Standards, and Student Testing
http://www.cse.ucla.edu/

Browse policy briefs and recent research reports; download resources on evaluation and assessment for parents and teachers; look up unfamiliar terms in the glossary.

Pathways to School Improvement
http://www.ncrel.org/sdrs/

Pathways synthesizes research, policy, and best practices on issues critical to educators engaged in school improvement, such as assessment, at-risk students, family & community, instruction, leadership, literacy, mathematics & science, policy, professional development, and technology in education, as well as access to archived favorites.