21. Math: Education: Teaching Resources: Assessment Diagnostic testing in Mathematics Keele University and states on performance assessmentdesign and and on professional development for designers and teachers. http://www.spacetransportation.org/Math/Education/Teaching_Resources/Assessment/

Science Directory - Assessment Home Search Add a Site Modify a Site ... Links SEARCH ADVANCED SEARCH RANDOM LINK Find this: CUSTOM LINKS Yoursite Another Area Somewhere else Home ... Teaching Resources : Assessment Diagnostic Test of Pre-Algebra Math - Test is available to school systems to purchase to help make year-end placement decisions, or to diagnose weaknesses in students. Diagnostic Testing in Mathematics - Keele University. Case studies, resource requirements and possible utilisation. MARS - Mathematics Assessment Resource Service - Balanced Assessment Project: Michigan State - Berkeley - Shell Centre. MARS works with districts and states on performance assessment design and implementation, and on professional development for designers and teachers. The aim is to help the local leadership develop local capability to meet local needs. Math Exam Paper - Past math exam papers in a number of languages dating back to 1959. Some sample answers included. Mathematics Diagnostic Testing Project - California State University, San Bernardinos Mathematics Diagnostic Testing Project (MDTP) site. Includes information on ordering and scoring for San Bernardino and Riverside County. Assessment Spacetransportation.org - Science Directory - Last Update: Sun May 23 2004

22. Web Teaching Articles: Do-it-yourself Assessment Two main areas of your site warrant assessment its usability and its effectivenessas a teaching tool. Usability testing is a method for evaluating the http://www.dartmouth.edu/~webteach/articles/assessment.html

@import "../files/styles/main.css"; Go back to Articles menu Do-it-yourself assessment Once you have invested valuable time and resources in setting up and maintaining a course Web site, it is well worth the effort to evaluate its effectiveness. Evaluation can reveal unexpected results: perhaps your students are using only specific areas of the site, or perhaps they're using the site in ways you had not anticipated, or perhaps they're not using the site at all. This knowledge, though potentially disheartening, can save you from misspending time and effort. Understanding the strengths and failings of your approach will allow you to adapt your strategy and to make best use of the medium. Two main areas of your site warrant assessment: its usability and its effectiveness as a teaching tool. Usability testing is a method for evaluating the effectiveness of your site's information architecture, navigation, and design. It measures how successful users are in locating information on your site and how they felt about the experience: Were they lost or derailed at any point in the process? Learning assessment measures the effect your site has on the learning process: Did students learn the materials as presented? There is great demand for substantive evaluative studies on the effectiveness of the Web as a tool for teaching. Some institutions are investing heavily in such studies, particularly when the Web is used in place of regular classroom teaching. Formal assessment is complicated, costly, and time-consuming, however, and it must be done by professionals to ensure experimental rigor. For projects with limited resources, consider conducting an informal assessment study. You aren't likely to reach a scientific conclusion about the overall effectiveness of computer-based teaching, but you will gather useful information about the effectiveness of your course Web site. With this information you can structure your further development efforts.

23. SDSU Testing, Assessment & Research RICA) to challenge candidates for Multiple Subject teaching Credentials and ScholasticAssessment Test (SAT) - for College Admissions and placement; Spanish http://www.sa.sdsu.edu/testofc/standard.html

Division of Student Affairs Test Office Standardized Tests CSU/SDSU Tests ACT (formerly American College Test) - for College Admissions and placement California Basic Educational Skills Test (CBEST) - for obtaining a California teaching credential California Government Exam - a portion of the SDSU American Institutions Requirement California Subject Examinations for Teachers (CSET)/Single Subject Assessments for Teachers - to verify subject matter knowledge for the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing. Dental Admissions Test (DAT) - for admission to Dental School Diagnostic Placement Exam in Spanish for Spanish Speakers (DPES) - for placement in certain SDSU Spanish courses Educational Technology 470 Test (EDTEC) - to challenge EDTEC 470 course at SDSU English Placement Test (EPT) - for SDSU Writing/English course placement and graduation Entry Level Mathematics (ELM) - for SDSU Math course placement and graduation German Language Proficiency Test - to challenge SDSU foreign language requirements or waive course prerequisites for German undergraduate students Graduate Management Admissions Test (GMAT) - for admission to graduate schools of management Graduate Record Exam (GRE) - General and Subject tests for graduate school admission Grammar, Spelling and Punctuation (GSP)

24. ASSESSMENT, TESTING AND REPORTING 3-14 CONSULTATION ON PARTNERSHIP COMMITMENTS shifting the emphasis from individual test results to assurance of schools’ overallassessment judgements. for discussion about learning and teaching in the http://www.scotland.gov.uk/consultations/education/atrc-00.asp

sitestat("http://uk.sitestat.com/scottishexecutive/scottishexecutive/s?pubs.Consultations.Assessment,Testingan.18283"); 12 June 2004 Home Topics About News ... Education ASSESSMENT, TESTING AND REPORTING 3-14 CONSULTATION ON PARTNERSHIP COMMITMENTS This document is also available in pdf format This document is also available in Word Response Questionnaire in pdf format Response Questionnaire in Word CONTENTS INTRODUCTION Section A Section B Section C This consultation paper sets out proposals which aim to: Ensure the highest educational standards in all schools Introduce more meaningful yet equally rigorous ways of assessing pupils Give parents and pupils more meaningful reports on progress Provide more time for teachers to teach and put more trust in their professional judgement Reduce unnecessary pressures on teachers and pupils The Assessment is for Learning development programme has already made some progress in shifting the emphasis towards assessment to support learning. In Educating for Excellence , the response to the National Debate, clear commitments were given to move away from assessment which simply grades pupils at each stage to assessment which helps pupils understand how they can improve. These commitments were re-iterated in

25. PROPOSALS TO CHANGE ARRANGEMENTS FOR ASSESSMENT, TESTING AND REPORTING FOR CHILD pupils for these tests, concentrating on the parts of the curriculum that are tested.assessment that supports good learning and teaching is undervalued and http://www.scotland.gov.uk/consultations/education/atspg-01.asp

sitestat("http://uk.sitestat.com/scottishexecutive/scottishexecutive/s?pubs.Publications.ProposalstoChangeArr.18371"); 12 June 2004 Home Topics About News ... Contents PROPOSALS TO CHANGE ARRANGEMENTS FOR ASSESSMENT, TESTING AND REPORTING FOR CHILDREN AGED 3 TO 14 Introduction This consultation asks for your views about proposals to change the way that schools It is part of a wide consultation with all partners and agencies concerned with education for children aged 3-14. Issues for consultation You are asked for your views on three proposals: To replace current report forms with Annual Progress Plans To change the current system of national tests for 5-14 year olds To use a sample survey to check national improvements in attainment rather than national tests Sections A-C that follow look closely at each of these issues, provides some arguments for and against the proposed changes, and asks for your views. In each Section you are invited to consider different options. There are boxes to tick or fill in. You can also offer any other ideas you may have. Section 1 Reasons for the proposed changes There are 4 main reasons for the proposed changes set out in Sections A-C. More about each proposal can be found in the detailed consultation document on the website.

26. LINGUIST List 10.328: L2 Teaching, Language Assessment Directory. Delphine Renie, Center for Research on Lang teaching and Learning;Anil Laxman Pathak (Dr), Language testing, Evaluation, and assessment. http://www.linguistlist.org/issues/10/10-328.html

LINGUIST List 10.328 Tue Mar 2 1999 Calls: L2 Teaching, Language Assessment Editor for this issue: karen@linguistlist.org As a matter of policy, LINGUIST discourages the use of abbreviations or acronyms in conference announcements unless they are explained in the text. Directory Delphine Renie, Center for Research on Lang Teaching and Learning Anil Laxman Pathak (Dr), Language Testing, Evaluation, and Assessment Message 1: Center for Research on Lang Teaching and Learning Date: Mon, 01 Mar 1999 20:36:26 -0500 From: drenie@uottawa.ca Subject: Center for Research on Lang Teaching and Learning CALL FOR PROPOSALS, POSTER SESSION CREAL (University of Ottawa) would like to include a poster session as part of its colloquium entitled " TECHNOLOGY IN L2 TEACHING AND LEARNING : WHAT DOES RESEARCH TELL US ?" (May 6 and 7, 1999). The poster session will provide researchers and student-researchers with an opportunity to display their work, be it part of a master's or PhD thesis or of an independent research project. Selected proposals will focus on technology in second language learning/teaching, and may describe theoretical or applied research studies. No more than fifteen proposals will be accepted. Please submit a 500 word text describing your study (in English or French). If selected, this text will appear in the proceedings of the colloquium. A shorter summary (150 words) should also be included for the colloquium programme. Send your proposal in a message (not as an attached file) to the following email address:

27. Archived: PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT Performance assessments should be based on the curriculum rather than be encumberedby testing requirements that that most teachers shape their teaching in a http://www.ed.gov/pubs/OR/ConsumerGuides/perfasse.html

A r c h i v e d I n f o r m a t i o n Number 2 September 1993 Performance Assessment WHAT IS IT? Performance assessment, also known as alternative or authentic assessment, is a form of testing that requires students to perform a task rather than select an answer from a ready-made list. For example, a student may be asked to explain historical events, generate scientific hypotheses, solve math problems, converse in a foreign language, or conduct research on an assigned topic. Experienced raterseither teachers or other trained staffthen judge the quality of the student's work based on an agreed-upon set of criteria. This new form of assessment is most widely used to directly assess writing ability based on text produced by students under test instructions. HOW DOES IT WORK? Following are some methods that have been used successfully to assess performance: Open-ended or extended response exercises are questions or other prompts that require students to explore a topic orally or in writing. Students might be asked to describe their observations from a science experiment, or present arguments an historic character would make concerning a particular proposition. For example, what would Abraham Lincoln argue about the causes of the Civil War? Extended tasks are assignments that require sustained attention in a single work area and are carried out over several hours or longer. Such tasks could include drafting, reviewing, and revising a poem; conducting and explaining the results of a science experiment on photosynthesis; or even painting a car in auto shop.

28. ViewPoints Vol.8: Beyond Testing: Assessment For Teaching And Learning Local leaders can help others recognize the advantages that emerge from anannual testing system and the use of assessment to enhance teaching. http://www.ncrel.org/policy/pubs/html/beyond/stakes.htm

Viewpoints Assessment-Driven Reform: A Leadership Approach From High-Stakes Testing to Assessment for School Improvement Although accountability for test scores may serve as a catalyst for change by focusing the spotlight on academic success and failure, it provides no substantial inputs into the system. Testing is primarily an outcome-measuring device. Test scores alone are not a sufficient motivator of change. They merely highlight the need for a process that can take the raw data that is collected, analyze it, use that data to inform decision making, and redirect resources to address areas of need. In effect, high-stakes tests are simply one tool that must be supplemented with a variety of inputs that are necessary for continuous school improvement. A primary role for local education leaders in preparing for and responding to the culture of high-stakes testing is to “prime the pump.” A district or school must have in place the capacity to respond to increasing calls for external accountability. Without a vision for long-term capacity building to move from a single focus on high-stakes testing to a culture of assessment for school improvement, test scores alone will do little to influence changes in instruction, practice, and eventually student performance. The following five strategies can help school leaders support the use of assessment to promote successful teaching and learning.

29. ViewPoints Vol.8: Beyond Testing: Assessment For Teaching And Learning Viewpoints. Beyond testing assessment for teaching and Learning.The Booklet A Guide to Contents 2003. Overview. http://www.ncrel.org/policy/pubs/html/beyond/

Viewpoints Beyond Testing: Assessment for Teaching and Learning The Booklet: A Guide to Contents Overview The Multimedia Package The Issue The Booklet: A Guide to Contents Contents Introduction Provides an overview of the issue. The No Child Left Behind Act and Assessment Outlines the growing role of assessment in state and federal accountability policy. From High-Stakes Testing to Assessment for School Improvement Offers five key strategies for local education leaders as well as examples of tools and practices that might assist with the transformation. Conclusion Provides a reminder that annual testing can be a catalyst for school improvement. References Audio CDs: A Guide to Contents The CDs provide various perspectives on the issue of assessment. These interviews address the new federal accountability, the changing role of assessment at the district and school, and strategies for putting teachers back into the picture so that a more intimate understanding of a student's learning can be used to guide and measure improvement. CD 1 - Interviews (in order of appearance) Introduction Marcie Dianda is a senior policy analyst and program consultant at the National Education Association and a member of the Commission on Instructionally Supportive Assessment.

30. NCSS DataBank: Assessment, Testing And Evaluation (EJ 407 811) Social Studies and the teaching of Skills Card Findings from the NationalAssessment of Educational Prepared by Educational testing Service, 1990 http://databank.ncss.org/article.php?story=20020401131413329&mode=print

31. Scholarly Psychology Resources On The Web Sport psychology; Statistics for Psychologists; teaching of Psychology;testing and assessment; Therapies (psychotherapies, counseling). http://www.psywww.com/resource/bytopic.htm

32. Evaluations, Assessments, Tests - Wrightslaw Download our Glossary of assessment Terms. To Top. How many of these statementsabout testing are true? * testing suppresses teaching and learning. http://www.wrightslaw.com/info/test.index.htm

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33. School Of Linguistics And Applied Language Studies | Victoria University Of Well Second language learning, teaching and assessment. and future publication.Page Top. Language testing. Language testing is http://www.vuw.ac.nz/lals/research/second-lang.aspx

skip navigation and go directly to this page's content Th . Consider upgrading to a newer browser. Victoria Home Search Glossary A-Z of Victoria Sites ... Staff You are here: Home Research Research Areas > Second language learning, teaching and assessment Research Research areas Second language learning, teaching, and assessment Linguistics and language description ... Research projects Second language learning, teaching and assessment On this page: Curriculum development Language testing Learner autonomy Vocabulary studies Curriculum development The English Language Institute within the School provides an English language programme which is itself a focus of research and development. David is currently developing process standards for trial and future publication. Page Top Language testing Language testing is another area of research strength, led by Dr John Read, who is a recognised authority in the field. Research studies have concentrated on the testing of proficiency in English for academic purposes and the assessment of vocabulary knowledge. A current project which combines these two interests is The Lexical Dimension of the IELTS Speaking Test, funded by a grant from IELTS Australia to John Read and Paul Nation. The study, which is based on an analysis of audiorecordings of 100 candidates in the speaking module of the International English Language Testing System (IELTS), is investigating the role played by vocabulary use in the performance of candidates at different proficiency levels. It focuses in particular on the incidence of formulaic sequences and the extent to which they may influence the way that the performance is rated.

34. Error - No Course Selected - Redirect assessment in the Classroom A Concise Approach by Peter W the planning, construction,and use of teachermade tests and apply it in lesson planning and testing. http://my.bbcnet.edu/courses/syllabus.php?new_page_id=460

35. UMDNJ Center For Teaching Excellence - Student Evaluation And Assessment teachers and teaching. 10 links. Mastering General Concepts in testing and Evaluation.Covers the use of tests for individual diagnosis assessment, measuring http://www.umdnj.edu/meg/evaluation.htm

UMDNJ Home Center Home Student Evaluation and Assessment Center Index Resource Center Traditional Teaching Active Learning Clinical Education ... Technology Corner Student Evaluation Career Development Discussion Forums Search the Center Get Answers to Your Questions ... Web Site Web links are provided for the convenience of Center visitors. Their inclusion does not signify UMDNJ endorsement of the method, product, or service described, nor of the source provider. Web Resources on Student Evaluation and Assessment Using Classroom Assessment Techniques (CATs) . Specifies the ideal characteristics, basic assumptions and benefits of using CATs for both students and teachers. Suggests practical steps for getting started with CATs and general guidelines for success, including how to adapt your course to include assessment, selecting when and how often to assess, and using the results of assessment. Includes dozens of examples of CATs useful in assessing learners' (a) knowledge and understanding; (b) synthesis and creative thinking abilities; (c) application and performance skills; (d) analysis and critical thinking skills; (e) attitudes, values, and self-awareness; and (e) reactions to teachers and teaching. 10 links Mastering General Concepts in Testing and Evaluation 8 links Constructing Tests and Writing Test Items . Discusses test planning, construction, analysis and revision. Reviews the advantages, disadvantages and use/misuse of various test items, as well as the learning outcomes assessed, feedback provided and likelihood of cheating characterizing each item type. Provides detailed guidance on writing various test items, including common item flaws and do's and don'ts. Gives examples of test blueprints. Describes the strengths and limitations and use of essay questions, including how to construct and score them.

36. ITAL Unit: ACNTA Seminars of spoken language learning and testing using the in the diagnostic function of assessment,including CALT The crucial issue of teaching and testing beginners http://ital.ucles-red.cam.ac.uk/ACNTA/seminar_details?smnr_id=6

37. CET: Resources: Assessment Of Teaching & Learning Resources. assessment of teaching Learning. assessment Based on a Vision of LearningDescribes the major trends in testing and assessment stemming http://www.usc.edu/programs/cet/resources/assessment/

About CET Faculty Fellows Programs Mentoring ... Contact CET within CET all of USC Site Index Frequently Asked Questions Internal Pages (Password Required) Teaching and Learning Consortium Resources General Resources CIDR Classroom Assessment of Teaching and Learning Classroom Assessment Techniques Classroom Assessment Techniques and Examples Classroom Assessment Techniques in Asynchronous Learning Networks ... The Teaching Goals Inventory – Iowa – North Florida NTLF Classroom Assessment Techniques (Indiana) Issues of and Rationales for Assessment Using Assessment Strategies to Inform Student Learning General introduction to the topic of assessment, including its rationale and various purposes including a discussion of the technical limitations of current methodologies and suggestions for improvement. Assessment Based on a Vision of Learning Describes the major trends in testing and assessment stemming from new perspectives on learning. Includes real school-based examples in English, writing, social studies, and math and illustrative figures regarding the connections between instruction and assessment. Focus is on a multi-dimensional assessment with samples from various state programs. Assessment Author provides her views on assessment, with the intention of stimulating debate on the topic. Not particularly theoretical, but thought provoking nonetheless. Provides best and worst lists of assessment systems with links to other perspectives on assessment.

38. Online Assessment No aspect of teaching online has been as thorny as assessment. students to be proctoredat an educational institution or a commercial testing center is not http://ltu.cce.umn.edu/guide/design_dev/assessment.html

Online Teaching Home Course Design Introduction Types of Web Courses Pre-Web Inventory Post-Inventory Review ... Interactivity Online Assessment Self-Directed Learners Using Media Online Assessment No aspect of teaching online has been as thorny as assessment. Issues abound. Because students are geographically dispersed, tests are best given on the web site. Some instructors, however, are uneasy when they can’t oversee the test taker, as they might in the classroom. Yet, requiring students to be proctored at an educational institution or a commercial testing center is not only labor intensive, but for students runs counter to their goals of accessibility and convenience which led them to distance education in the first place. And, as an additional complication, those less comfortable with technology exhibiting behaviors ranging from computer hesitancy to outright fear may find their test-taking made more difficult than normal. These considerations complicate a process (testing) which can be complicated and stressful enough in face-to-face instruction. On the positive side, the tools are becoming very flexible. Course development tools like WebCT, allow timed, remediated quizzes with automatic grading, and online posting of scores. Of course, the quiz types available in WebCT true/false, multiple choice, and essay have their own strengths and shortcomings.

39. Electronic Resources - Teaching Children Mathematics Cumulative Subject Index 19 More Than testing, May 1992, 711. NCTM s assessment Standards A Document for AllEducators, Sep 1995, 20-22. On the Nature of teaching and Assessing, Nov 1993 http://my.nctm.org/eresources/TCM/index/assessment.asp

Advanced Search Teaching Children Mathematics Cumulative Subject Index for 1983-2000 Return to Subject Index Assessment Achievement Tests in Primary Mathematics: Perpetuating Lower-Order Thinking, May 1991, 4-9 Activating Assessment Alternatives in Mathematics, Feb 1992, 24-29 Alignment of Tests with the Standards, Sep 1992, 18-22 Anecdotal Records, Feb 1992, 48 Assessing for Learning: Assessing through Questioning, Jan 1988, 16-18 Assessing for Learning: How Do You Evaluate Problem Solving?, Apr 1988, 49-51 Assessing for Learning: Putting the Value Back into Evaluation, Feb 1988, 37-38, 52 Assessing for Learning: Testing Computational Estimation-Some Things to Consider, Mar 1988, 28-30 Assessing for Learning: Tests-A Tool for Improving Instruction, Dec 1987, 17-18, 44 Assessing for Learning: The Interview Method, Nov 1987, 22-25 Assessing for Learning: The Purposes of Testing, Sep 1987, 33 Assessing for Learning: Using Calculators in Assessing Mathematics Achievement, Oct 1987, 21-23 Assessing Mathematical Learning, Sep 1995, 24-27

40. Skidmore Assessment National Academy of Sciences Board on testing and assessment Statement onthe improvement of undergraduate science teaching, including assessment. http://www.skidmore.edu/administration/assessment/Research_Reports_Standards.htm

Search Calendar A-Z Index Sat Jun 12 2:35 AM EDT Skidmore Home Admissions Current Students Alumni ... Assessment Home CONTACT INFO Email The Director of Assessment, Raymond Rodrigues Skidmore College 815 North Broadway Box 2508 Saratoga Springs New York, 12866 SKIDMORE PHONE (Voice) Research, Reports, Standards, and Instruments Mathematics Assessment: Steen, Lynn Arthur, " Assessing Assessment " (in Mathematics) In Assessment Practice in Undergraduate Mathematics. Bonnie Gold et al. (eds.). Washington, DC: Mathematics Association of America, 1999 Critical Thinking: This site at the University of TenneseeChattanooga has a number of links to definitions, research, proposed activities to develop critical thinking, and assessment of critical thinking.

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