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Chapter 5: An Introduction to Norm-Referenced Assessment

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http://chiron.valdosta.edu/whuitt/col/measeval/crnmref.html
This page provides a comparison of norm-referenced assessment with criterion-referenced assessment.

http://www.pearsonassessments.com/hai/images/ageCalculator/agecalculator.htm
Pearson’s webpage provides a chronological age calculator.

http://www.cehd.umn.edu/NCEO/
Website for the national Center on Educational Outcomes

http://www.cehd.umn.edu/NCEO/onlinepubs/synthesis44.html
Article that discusses universal design in high states testing.

http://www.washington.edu/doit/CUDE/ud_assess.html
Website for The Center for Universal Design in Education.

http://pareonline.net/getvn.asp?v=5&n=2
This article discusses norm-referenced and criterion-referenced testing.

http://specialed.about.com/od/assessment/
This site contains links to articles, resources, and information on special education and assessment, including a sample assessment and links on gifted learners.

http://www.wrightslaw.com/info/highstak.index.htm
This Wrightslaw article offers some insights into high-stakes testing for special education students, along with links to news stories on assessment.

http://www.education-world.com/a_issues/issues098.shtml
This site discusses the high-stakes testing controversy in light of multiple intelligences and the inherent limits of testing in an article by Howard Gardner, the father of the Multiple Intelligences theory.

http://www.education-world.com/a_issues/issues096.shtml
This article discusses proper uses of tests and controversial aspects of their current use, asking the question "How Important Should One Test Be?"

http://www.iser.com/CAassess.html
This article shows areas covered by assessment professionals in this field, a useful guide to considering tests and modifications.

http://members.tripod.com/~ozpk/assess.html
This site has links to over 60 sites covering virtually every aspect of assessment, including portfolios, rubrics, specific content area suggestions, and test construction.

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