What Does Research Say About Assessment?
http://www.ncrel.org/sdrs/areas/stw_esys/4assess.htm
This page discusses the purposes of assessment, effects of traditional tests, characteristics of good assessment, and findings from cognitive psychology. It also looks at trends, issues of equity, and ideas for action research.
Assessment, Measurement, Evaluation & Research
http://chiron.valdosta.edu/whuitt/col/intro/sciknow.html
This web page discusses assessment as a scientific process consisting of collecting data, quantifying it, making judgments, and developing understanding about the data.
Criterion Vs. Norm Referenced Testing
http://chiron.valdosta.edu/whuitt/col/measeval/crnmref.html
This web page delineates the difference between criterion and norm referenced tests, using graphics to point out differences and providing sources for further information.
Reliability & Validity
http://chiron.valdosta.edu/whuitt/col/intro/relvalid.html
This web page discusses reliability and validity and their importance in testing. Additional resources are provided.
Mr. Edgecumbe High School Web Site
http://www.mehs.educ.state.ak.us/portfolios/portfolio.html
This web site offers information for teachers and students on how to construct electronic portfolios, as well as a variety of resources on the topic.
Critical Issue: Integrating Assessment and Instruction in Ways That Support Learning
http://www.ncrel.org/sdrs/areas/issues/methods/assment/as500.htm
The website for the North Central Regional Laboratory contains information and resources about assessment and how to use it to improve and support student learning, including teacher testimonials and examples of innovative assessment practices in schools. It also contains a statewide portfolio assessment for writing and math in Vermont and the TinkerToolsII Project which developed a performance assessment model for science.
Merrill Education's Companion Website for Measurement and Assessment in Teaching, 8e by Robert L. Linn and Norman E. Gronlund
http://www.prenhall.com/linn
This is the Companion Website for this textbook which includes chapter overviews, interactive quizzes, related sites and articles, and other features.
