Test Preparation
Elementary
Standardized Test Preparation
Chicago City Schools provide an extensive body of
information that includes test-taking skills, students
attitudes and motivation, and much much more...
Improving
Test-Taking Strategies
Strategies and tips for test taking for multiple
choice and essays.
Improving
Your Test-Taking Skills
Ronald Boyd offers tips for improving your test taking skills before and
during the test. He also provides suggestions on how to take a multiple-choice
exam and an essay test.
No
Pain, High Gain: Standardized Test Preparation
Neill K.Duke and Ron Ritchhart recommend test taking strategies that make
the connection between good test-taking practices and solid learning practices.
Preparing
Students to Take Standardized Achievement Tests
Written by a school administrator, this article discusses
teaching to the test and what can be considered ethical
preparation for standardized testing.
Testing
1,2,3...
Strategies from the Creative Classroom on how to weave standardized test
preparation into your curriculum. Also included are links to good test-taking
skills, what to teach and how, a letter to parents and test stress busters
for kids.
Test
Taking Skills
Topics covered are test preparation skills, 10 steps
to better test taking and 6 types of test-taking errors
and how to avoid them.
STAR
When these STAR sites were collected on January 10, 2001,
the information provided referred to the STAR 2000. A notation
on the site states that information for STAR 2001 will
be posted as it becomes available.
About
STAR 2000
General information about the STAR (Standardized
Testing and Reporting) program.
Overview
of STAR Contents
Provides information regarding the general content
of the STAR test.
Recommended
Times for California Standards Subtests: Spring 2001
Testing
A document that lists the subtest and the recommended
testing times from the year 2000 and the year 2001.
Scoring
Rubric for Grade 4 and 7 California Writing Standards
Tests
The Standards and Assessment division of the California Department of Education
provides information and the scoring rubrics for the writing sample.
STAR: Standardized
Testing and Reporting Program
Harcourt Educational Measurement provides an official
web site for the STAR Program.
STAR
Test Blueprints for Standards Based Items
California's Blueprint for test items for Language Arts and Math in grades
2 - 11. A note on the page predicts the page will be up Jan.15, 2001.
STAR
2000 Reports
This site links to the SAT 9 test results for all schools
in California.
Updated
Information Summary for STAR 2001
Information is provided to assist with the preparation for the Spring 2001
Standardized Testing and Reporting (STAR)Program.
Parent Resources
A
Guide to Making Sense of the SAT-9
School Wise Press provides parents with information
about SAT-9, interpreting the scores, a guide to reading
the student report and much more.
Help
Improve Your Child's Standardized Test Scores: A Letter
to Parents
Creative Classroom prepares a letter for teachers
to send to parents
Parent
University
This excellent site acknowledges the difference parents
can make in their children's achievement in school. Suggestions
for appropriate activities to support development of
skills are provided in the areas of reading and mathematics.
Also included is information about the statewide assessments,
California Standards and Technology in School and Home.
Some
Things Parents Should Know About Testing
A series of questions and answers about the SAT9 from the publishers, Harcourt
Educational Measurement.
Survival
Guide for Standards and Testing
The California Teachers Association acknowledges
the important role parents have in helping their child
to succeed on standardized tests.
What
Parents Should Know About Standardized Testing in Schools
Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC) offers
information for parents regarding standardized testing.
Miscellaneous Resources
California
Reading List
A website to help parents and students select books that correspond to a
child's reading level based on the results of the SAT9 reading section.
Glossary
of Measurement Terms
Harcourt Educational Measurement offer a basic glossary
of testing terms.
Kids' Place:
Education Place
Houghton Mifflin Mathematics offers online test prep practice for students
in grades 1 -6. based on their math program. These interactive quizzes are
presented in standardized test format and students received feedback on their
answers with a click of a button.
NCITE-LA
Assessments and Diagnostics
These online assessments are correlated to the California
Academic Standards. They were developed to help teachers
to identify students' weaknesses and strengths. Assessments
are available for Los Angeles County teachers in the
areas of English/Language Arts for kindergarten through
3rd grade and in Mathematics for kindergarten through
8th grade.
Parent
Math Coaches
NCITE-LA provides practice problems for parents and
teachers based on the California Math Standards. Problems
are organized by grade levels K-7.
StateStandards.com
Use the map of the the United States and click on your state to access the
state educational standards coupled to lesson plans and resources. Find
the latest news from your State Department of Education, about Assessment,
Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science.
Survival
Guide for Standards and Testing: Glossary
The California Teachers Association provides a glossary of frequently used
testing terms.
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