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- AERA.
The American Educational Research Association is concerned
with improving the educational process by encouraging scholarly
inquiry related to education and by promoting the dissemination
and practical application of research results. This site
contains information about AERA, links to the 11 divisions
that comprise AERA, and various special interest groups
withinnks. Links to related sites are also featured.
- AEA.
The American Evaluation Association (AEANET) Home Page contains
information about the AEA sponsored lists [EVALTALK and
EVALINFO] and provides direct Web access to the files available
on the AEA file server. The AEA pages offer access to information
about the Targeted Interest Groups in the organization,
a list of members e-mail addresses, links to vsites, and
a sample of their listserv activity.
- Argosy
University - Seattle Argosy University
is a private institution of higher education dedicated to
providing high quality professional educational programs
at doctoral, masters, bachelor's and associate's degree
levels, as well as continuing education to individuals who
seek to advance their professional and personal lives.
- Assessment
Training Institute. ATI offers print and video professional
development materials to help teachers and administrators
use student-involved classroom assessment productively.
ATI is a service agency devoted to supporting teachers as
they face the day-to-day challenges of classroom assessment.
The institute s mission is to provide educators with the
professional development needed to turn the assessmenss
into a powerful instructional intervention.
- Association
for Supervision and Curriculum Development. Founded
in 1943, ASCD provides professional development in curriculum
and supervision; encourages research, evaluation, and theory
development; and disseminates information on education issues
ranging from inclusion to parent involvement, learning styles
to school leadership. ASCD has many on-line discussion forums
on issues in assessment. There are pages about issues in
education today, links to professional development and education-related
pages, organization publicatonference information, and an
on-line catalog.
- Buros
Institute of Mental Measurements. The Buros Institute
of Mental Measurements has a half-century history of serving
the public interest and advancing the field of measurement.
By providing professional assistance, expertise, and information
to users of commercially published tests, the Institute
promotes meaningful and appropriate test selection, utilization,
and practice. This site contains a test location service,
reviews of tests by the institute s staff (and a fax service
to have them delivered), opportunities to be a rev fo yearbook,
and a list of related links.
- Council
of Chief State School Officers This site provides connections
to documents and information developed by the CCSSO, including
many relateandards, assessment and accountability.
- CRESST.
The National Center for Research on Evaluation, Standards,
and Student Testing dissemination programs supply educational
research and development consumers with information leading
to productive assessment reform in American schools.
- ERIC/AE.
The ERIC Clearinghouse on Assessment and Evaluation seeks
to provide 1) balanced information concerning educational
assessment and 2) resources to encourage responsible test
use. Offers test location, microfiche and journal services,
digests, bibliographies, and a search engine. ERIC also
maintainsserv for topics on assessment in K 12 schools.
- ERIC/AE
PARE is an on-line journal published by ERIC/AE and
the Department of Measurement, Statistics and Evn at the
University of Maryland, College Park.
- ERIC/IT.
This site contains a question and answer service, FAQs (frequently
asked questions a net term for a helpful question and answer
guide), a virtual library, and information about research
and development related to education technology. The virtual
library contains lesson plans, listserv archives, companion
materials evision programs, and various other materials.
- Educational
Research Service. An independent, nonprofit research
foundation established in 1973, ERS provides objectie, reliable,
up-to-date research and information for scstructional, operational
and policy decisions.
- ETS.
Educational Testing Service was founded in 1947 as a nonprofit
educational measurement institution. We've grown to be the
world's largest, developing achievement, occupational, and
admissions tests for clients in education, government, and
business. Based in Princeton, New Jersey, we annually administer
more than 9 million exams in the U.S. and 180 other countries.
ETS developed familiar batteries of tests, such as the GRE,
GMAT, and LSAT. Their website gives information about these
products, study/preparation guides, career planning products,
links to scholarship programs, assessment sites, and placement.
Contains help files and a search engine for the site.
- National
Assessment Governing Board. Welcome to the National
Assessment Governing Board's (NAGB's) Web site. NAGB is
a 26-member board established by Congress in 1988 to set
policy for the National Assessment of Educational Progress
(NAEP). NAEP is the only nationally representative and continuing
assessment of what America's students know and can do in
various academic subjects. The NAGB site offers information
on the board s activities and a calendar of upcoming reports.
Electronic versions vided along with order forms for paper
copies.
- National
Assessment of Educational Progress. "The National
Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) is mandated by
Congress (GEPA, Section 406) to monitor continuously the
knowledge, skills, and performance of the nation's children
and youth. Under this legislation, NAEP is required to provide
objective data about student performance at national, regional,
and, on a trial basis, state levels." The NAEP site
offers a variety of reports on educational progress. A history
of prior national assessments and methods is presented,
as well as data analysesport cards on the nation s educational
health.
- National
Association of Test Directors. Purposes for the Organization:
To share information about testing in educational settings
To encourage the appropriate use of testing in educational
settings, To improve the applications of measurement to
students and educational programs, To encourage research
in the area of elementary and secondary school testing and
measurement This site offers a list of members, a directory
of association officers, the constitution of the organization,
and an application form. There are also pages of NATD publication
and policies and links to related assessment sites.
- National
Center for Education Statistics. Who are we? The National
Center for Education Statistics (NCES) is the primary federal
entity for collecting and analyzing data related to education
in the United States and other nations. What do we do? The
National Center for Education Statistics fulfills a Congressional
mandate to collect, collate, analyze, and report complete
statistics on the condition of American education; conduct
and publish reports; and review and report on education
activities internationally. The NCES provides extensive
statistics on education and educational topics, as well
as links to other education resources. NCES publications,
collaborative efforts, earch engine for the site are offered
as well.
- NCME.
The National Council on Measurement in Education (NCME)
is a professional organization of about 2,300 members. Many
members are involved in either the construction and uses
of educational tests or the development and evaluation of
measurement models and methods. NCME members are committed
to the continual improvement of testing and measurement
practices in education. This site contains information about
the organization, general announcements, job postings, public
domain software, links to other measurement-related orgons,
and information about individual members.
- National
Library of Education. In March 1994, the U.S. Congress
authorized the establishment of the National Library of
Education (NLE) within the U.S. Department of Education.
Thus the Department's Education Research Library became
a national library. Already the largest federally funded
library in the world devoted solely to education, the National
Library is the federal government's principal center for
one-stop information and referral on education. NLE houses
onsite more than 200,000 books and about 750 periodical
subscriptions in addition to studies, reports, Educational
Resources Information Center (ERIC) microfiche, and CD-ROM
databases. The National Library of Education provides a
list of services they offer and links to other sites of
interest. Visitors can find out ab library s mission, history,
and organization.
- NCREL.
The North Central Regional Education Laboratory (NCREL)
is a not-for-profit organization devoted to researching
and implementing best practices in public schools so that
all students achieve standards of educational excellence.
From providing technical assistance to developing products,
from sharing research to collaborating with state agencies,
we strengthen state educational reform efforts and support
regional networks in our region. In particular, our emphasis
is on supporting School Development. The NCREL site contains
contact information, information on the Pathways to School
Develorogram, and links to other NCREL member sites.
- New
Standards Project offers information on the New Standards
Project. Offers two publications about the project via the
Web, though a frames-capable browser is required for one
of tntact information for the project is provided.
- Education Northwest Since 1966, Education Northwest (formerly the Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory) has provided educators with top-quality professional development, technical assistance, evaluation, and research services. We continue to offer services that address relevant needs of the region and that are informed by more than 40 years of community-based work.
- NWREL
The Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory's mission
is to improve educational results for children, youth, and
adults by providing research and development assistance
in delivering equitable, high quality educational programs.
NWREL provides research and development assistance to education,
government, community agencies, business and labor. NWREL's
primary service area is the Northwest states of Alaska,
Idaho, Montana, Oregon, and Washington. NWREL s site provides
information about the organization, links to sites of t,
a list of resources, and staff information.
- OSPI.
This is the World Wide Web server for the Office of Superintendent
of Public Instruction (OSPI) in the state of Washington.
The page includes: OSPI's Mission, Goals and Objectives,
OSPI Administrative Bulletin Board, OSPI Service Directory,
Center for the Improvement of Student Learning Commission
on Student Learning, Improving Student Learning in Washington
State, Washington State Board of Education, School Financial
Services, Educational Technology and Telecommunications,
Title I and Learning Assistance Program among others. The
OSPI page offers a resource for learning about the office
s goals, missions, and objectives. The site offers resources
of special interest to Washingcators as well as general
education resources.
- Pacific
Northwest Association for Institutional Research and Planning
provides for the dissemination of information and the interchange
of ideas on problems of common interest and for the fostering
of unity and cooperation among persons having interests
and activities related to institutionarch and planning in
post secondary education.
- Regional
Alliance for Mathematics and Science Education Reform.
The Regional Alliance supports K-12 mathematics, science,
and technology (MST) reform efforts in the Northeast and
Islands Region. Coordinated by TERC and funded by the U.S.
Department of Education, the Regional Alliance provides
professional development opportunities, technical assistance,
and resources to schools seeking to formulate and execute
MST reform plans. The Regional Alliance site offers links
to alliance member sites, information on programs, and a
calendar of evenks to sites of related interest are available.
- Regional
Educational Laboratory (REL) Educational R&D Network.
Research for Better Schools (RBS) is a private, nonprofit
corporation which currently operates the Mid-Atlantic Eisenhower
Consortium for Mathematics and Science Education and previously
served as a regional educational laboratory, both under
funding from the U.S. Department of Education. In its 30
years of service to the education community, RBS has also
offered educational technology, development, evaluation,
technical assistance, and training services with client
funding. RBS also operates an educational publications division.
The network has placed information about their programs
their , and contact information on this page.
- U.S.
Department of Education. The U.S. Department of Education
site offers a wide selection of information and resources
for parents, teachers, and students. Current events in education
are covered, with the latest announcements from the Secretary
of Education. There are a list of department initiatives,
a list of programs sponsored by the department, and contact
inon for grants, student loans, and regulations.
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