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Reference area for information to assist you with your assessment.

No Child Left Behind
Primer on the New Elementery and Secondary Education Act (ESEA)
How the passage of the "No Child Left Behind Act of 2001" will impact our nation's state education systems and local school districts.
Assessment Accommodations
Assessment Accommodations
Guidelines for Inclusive Test Administration--Meeting the Testing Needs of Students with Disabilities
Assessment: General
21st Century Approach: Preparing Students for the Global Workplace
Education is undergoing a new cycle of profound change worldwide as students prepare to participate in the global economy. This transformation is leading to a more efficient delivery of educational resources, targeted to individual progress and learning science and the goal of attaining the benefits of true data-driven instruction.
Predictive Validity
The predictive validity of selected benchmark assessments used in the Mid-Atlantic Region.
Guide for Effective Assessment
Basic principles and steps to help develop new assessment programs.
Four Principles
The article discusses the importance of valid, fair and reliable assessments and the importance of multiple measures.
Pre-test Preparation
CTB's Position Regarding Use of Test-Related Instructional Materials
Glossary of Assessment Terms
General assessment terminology.
Assessment FAQs
Common questions asked about assessment
Best Practice in Mathematics
An assessment consultant advises teachers on how they can ensure that data from standardized tests will inform their instruction and classroom assessments.
Inform: Why Test in the Fall?
Effective assessment can help identify at-risk students and help prepare for NCLB-mandated state testing.
A Continuum of Quality
A primer that describes the test development process and its many elements.
Assessment: Computer-Based
Computer-Based or Online Administration of Paper-and-Pencil Tests
A description of what is necessary for test scores to be considered interchangeable between paper-and-pencil and computer-based or online modes of test administration.
Computer-Based Testing: Issues and Considerations
A discussion of the issues that should be considered when implementing computer-based testing in schools.
Pre-K Standards for Teaching and Learning
Pre-K Standards--The Growing Need in Preschool Learning
To help meet the requirements of the Reading First and Early Reading First initiatives of the No Child Left Behind Act, McGraw-Hill Education and CTB McGraw-Hill supported the development of the Pre-Kindergarten Standards for Teaching and Learning.