Special Edition
(Testing & Evaluation)
Arlington Central School District: Performance Assessment Tasks
K-8 .....One performance assessment task for numeration, geometry and data analysis
http://www.arlingtonschools.org/Curriculum/Assessment/mathassess.html
Handbook of Kindergarten-Primary Assessment Tools
The assessment tools for K-2 from the Chicago Public Schools
http://intranet.cps.k12.il.us/Assessments/Kg-PrimaryTools/kgprimarytools.html
Improving Test-Taking Strategies
Strategies and tips for test taking for multiple choice and essays.
http://www.unb.ca/web/courses/fields/module/textbook/ch1pt5d.html
Improving Your Test-Taking Skills
Ronald Boyd offers tips for improving your test taking skills before the and during the test. He also provides suggestions on how to take a multiple-choice exam and an essay test.
http://ericae.net/edo/ed302558.htm
Kindergarten Performance Assessment
Using M&M graphing and Boxcar builders to assess kindergarteners.
http://www.torrington.org/kindergarten_performance_assessm.htm
McDougal Littell Language of Literature@2000 and SAT9: Grades 9-11
McDougal Littell provides a list of special testing vocabulary,list of language arts objectives measured and format practice.
http://www.hiscs.org/counsel/ai/aihelpsat9.htm
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
http://teacher.scholastic.com/professional/assessment/nopain.htm
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.
http://www.ericae.net/edo/ed314427.htm
Preparing Your Elementary Students to Take Standardized Test
Chicago City Schools provide an extensive body of informtion that includes test-taking skills, students attitudes and motivation, and much much more.....
Preparing Your High School Students to Take Standardized Tests
The Chicago City Schools offers an extensive document on preparing for test taking.
Some Things Parents Should Know About Testing
A series of questions and answers about the SAT9 from the publishers of the SAT9.
http://www.hbem.com/library/parents.htm
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.
http://www.richland.cc.il.us/james/misc/testtake.html
Test Taking Skills
General practical tips on preparing for a test that include study, eat, sleep and simple rules to follow on test taking.
http://www.cobb.k12.ga.us/~techquest/demos/juditho/test.html
Tests in New Clothes
Have the lastest standardized tests achieve the promises of assessment reform? Monty Neill speaks out about assessment reform and the power of authentic assessment
http://teacher.scholastic.com/professional/assessment/oldtests.htm
Tips for Successful Testing
Sharon Cook suggests practices that can be implemented throughout the school year to help students prepare for standardized testing.
http://www.su.edu/studaffs/as1K.htm
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