Standardized Testing Websites

Site maintained by Peter Sacks, author of books and articles about standardized testing, intelligence testing and achievement testing in education and the workplace.

This on-line journal provides education professionals access to refereed articles that can have a positive impact on assessment, research, evaluation, and teaching practice.

Made up of elected and appointed officials; oversees the content and operation of the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP).

The organization responsible for the American College Test, required for admission to the public colleges in the majority of states; manages other tests and programs, too.

Organization representing hundreds of colleges responsible for the Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT), the Advanced Placement (AP) program, and various equity efforts.

A nonprofit advocacy organization dedicated to preventing the misuse of standardized tests.

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.

The primary U.S. organization of measurement researchers and practitioners involved in educational testing.

EdTrust works for the high academic achievement of all students at all levels, kindergarten through college.

As home schooling grows as a movement, there is increasing political pressure to legislate and control home schoolers.

Article accusing a testing company of making scoring mistakes and then covering them up. New York Times. Requires registration.

Television documentary focusing on the college-entrance Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT).

Personal site of Richard Phelps which reviews over the books he has written and several other resources.

Lawrence Rudner has set up a mock CAT to illustrate how they work, with many citations at the end for further reading.

Description of a legal case testing whether testing unfairly discriminates against minorities.

Home of the TIMSS: Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study and PIRLS: Progress in International Reading Literacy Study.

Article accusing test development companies of inadequate staffing, quality control, and poor execution. Requires registration.

The Buros Institute, publishers of The Mental Measurements Yearbook and Tests in Print, provides critical analyses of tests and testing instruments.

An association of professionals with responsibilities for administering assessment programs in K-12 public educational settings. A selection of their research papers and newsletters are available on the site.

Several dozen research reports from the maker of the SAT, GRE and other well-known tests. Reports are authored both by ETS researchers and invited critics.