| Test_Design Discussion of the question of how "difficult" should a test be? |
| The_Testing_And_Assessment_Page_For_The_American_Psychological_Association_(APA) Information on psychological testing and assessment including: finding and obtaining psychological tests, test standards and other guidelines, testing information clearinghouses, and links to other te |
| What_Do_Test_Scores_in_Texas_Tell_Us? Rand Corporation's study of the Texas Assessment of Academic Skills (TAAS)test scores in Texas. Includes link to Rand Corp. press release and Rand CEO's statement. |
| World_Class_Arena International initiative designed to identify and assess gifted and talented students. Devised by the Department for Education and Skills in the UK. Example questions, online assessments, registration |
| Curriculum,_Evaluation_and_Management_Centre Part of the University of Durham. Produces tests for schools and institutions, including the Performance Indicators in Primary Schools (PIPS) series. Includes forum and details of projects, costs, con |
| Educational_Records_Bureau_(ERB) Educational service organization providing more challenging assessments to private schools and suburban high schools. |
| Educational_Testing_Service_(ETS) Assessment development and research organization. Directory of tests for a variety of age groups and subjects. Information for applicants with disabilities, research reports, conferences, careers, edu |
| Eleven_Plus_in_Buckinghamshire Information for parents about the Buckinghamshire eleven plus secondary school selection tests. |
| Mary_Immaculate_College_Reading_Attainment_Test_(MICRA-T) Standardized reading and mathematics attainment tests for primary schools in Ireland. Details of the standardization procedure and levels of the test. Sample tests available. |
| National_Center_for_Educational_Assessment_(NCEA) Online and on-site tests that are aligned with state, provincial and international standards. Based in Canada. Tests for groups and individuals from grade K to 12 in a variety of subjects. Custom test |
| American_School_Directory A paid subscription based directory of 108,000 K-12 schools in the United States. |
| High_School_Maps_Online Contains maps to over 25,000 US high schools. |
| High_Schools_Search Lists over 18,000 high schools by state. |
| Hotlist_of_K-12_School_Sites A master registry of K-12 schools online. |
| Public_School_Review Provides free, detailed profiles of public schools across the United States. The site compares schools relative to each other and to state-wide averages for several key criteria. |
| School_Bug Site lists over 96,000 public schools including over 17,000 school district profiles. |
| SchoolMatch A national searchable directory of all public elementary, secondary schools and school systems. Sells detailed reports on these schools or districts for a fee. |
| Office_of_Safe_and_Drug-Free_Schools_National_Conference Annual conference sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education. Includes agenda, speakers, and registration information. |
| The_Center_for_the_Study_of_Testing,_Evaluation,_and_Educational_Policy An educational research organization located at Boston College in the School of Education. Focuses on fairness issues. |
| CRESST Conducts research on important topics related to K-12 educational testing. Affiliated with UCLA. Contains varied, interesting, professional research reports. |
| ETS_Research A listing of current research reports about various issues and new innovations in educational testing. |
| National_Board_on_Educational_Testing_and_Public_Policy_(NBETPP) Provides ongoing information on the uses and outcomes of educational testing for decision making purposes, paying special attention to groups historically underserved by the educational system. |
| NCEO--Minnesota_Report_7 A compendium of research and resources for testing students with disabilities. |
| Office_of_Research_Measurement_and_Evaluation A multifaceted educational research agency dedicated to conducting both targeted educational research focusing on issues affecting students in Arkansas and general theoretical work in statistics, test |
| The_Performance_Indicators_in_Primary_Schools_Project_(PIPS) Based at the CEM Centre, University of Durham. It monitors the attainment, value-added and attitudes of pupils between the ages of 4 and 11 years. |
| Benchmarks_On-Line describes "what all students should know and be able to do in science, mathematics, and technology by the time they graduate from high school." Offered as "a tool to be used by educators in designing |
| Best_Of_Series_1999_Original_Articles__on_Curriculum Great teachers share outstanding ideas in some of this year's best Education World Curriculum Articles. |
| Core_Knowledge_Foundation Promotes a solid, sequenced, specific and shared curriculum. |
| Curricular_Resources Curricula prepared for the Yale-New Haven Teacher's Institute. "Curricula consist of synopses written by their authors and contain recommendations of the school courses and grade levels where the uni |
| Curriculum_Sites_List Curriculum infusion resources, cross curricular resources, and the Hall of Interdisciplinary Studies. |
| Direct_Instruction__The_Most_Successful_Teaching_Model Site uses educational study to suggest that Direct Instruction is an effective instructional method and examines why the method has been largely ignored. |
| Links,_Articles,_Essays,_and_Opinions_on_K-12_Education Collection of articles and links, with emphasis on mathematics and science curriculum. |
| NIH_Curriculum_Supplement_Series Interactive teaching units that combine science research discoveries from the National Institutes of Health with instructional materials. |
| Davidson_Institute___GT-CyberSource Portal to news and other information related to giftedness and gifted education. |
| Early_Entrance_Foundation Resources for parents of profoundly gifted children who are interested in rapid academic acceleration - early entrance to college at ages 11-15. |
| Is_It_a_Cheetah? Essay written by Stephanie S. Tolan. Compares gifted students to cheetahs. |
| Providing_for_Gifted_and_Talented_Children An evaluation of Excellence in Cities and other grant-funded programmes by the UK's Ofsted (Office for Standards in Education). |
| Summer_Programs_for_the_Gifted_---_Links_by_Subject Connect to summer programs, academic competitions, and useful web sites. |
| Villiers_Park_Educational_Trust Aims to foster inspirational 14 to 19 learning and teaching by facilitating the sharing of knowledge and best practice. Provides INSET courses and master classes at AS/A2 level and establishes network |
| We_Always_Knew_He_was_Bright Explains the traits of a profoundly gifted child. |
