FairTest Annotated Bibliography on Testing and Evaluating Young Children
Barr, M.A., and Syverson, M.A. Assessing Literacy with the Learning Record (Portsmouth, NH, Heinemann, 1999); two handbooks, one grades K-6, the other grades 6-12 ($15 each). And,Barrs, M. et al. Primary Language Record (Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann, 1988). One handbook for English primary grades ($20). These provide excellent, succinct explanations of how and why children acquire […]
FairTest Annotated Bibliography on Testing and Evaluating Young Children
Barr, M.A., and Syverson, M.A. Assessing Literacy with the Learning Record (Portsmouth, NH, Heinemann, 1999); two handbooks, one grades K-6, the other grades 6-12 ($15 each). And,Barrs, M. et al. Primary Language Record (Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann, 1988). One handbook for English primary grades ($20). These provide excellent, succinct explanations of how and why children acquire […]
Selected Annotated Bibliography on Language Minority Assessment
1995 Ascher, C. “Testing Bilingual Students: Do We Speak the Same Language?” PTA Today (March 1991, pp. 7-9). Discusses cultural and linguistic bias issues in bilingual testing, options for administering tests to bilingual students, and problems associated with these options. Includes a short description of an alternative, “dynamic assessment.” Ascher, C. Assessing Bilingual Students for […]
Selected Annotated Bibliography on Language Minority Assessment
1995 Ascher, C. “Testing Bilingual Students: Do We Speak the Same Language?” PTA Today (March 1991, pp. 7-9). Discusses cultural and linguistic bias issues in bilingual testing, options for administering tests to bilingual students, and problems associated with these options. Includes a short description of an alternative, “dynamic assessment.” Ascher, C. Assessing Bilingual Students for […]
FairTest's Reaction to the Release of the 2007 SAT Scores
for further information: Bob Schaeffer (239) 395-6773 Cell (239) 699-0468 for release with annual SAT scores Tuesday, August 28, 2007 Continued Score Decline, Stagnant Test-Taker Growth Reinforce Concerns about New SAT Scores Scores on Rival ACT Increased as Its Registrations Soared; Neither Test Needed for High-Quality Admissions The continued decline in scores on the “new” […]
Summary of Proposed Legislative Changes to ESEA/NCLB
March 2007 The current version of the federal Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), called “No Child Left Behind” (NCLB), needs fundamental change. The Forum on Educational Accountability (FEA) has submitted legislative language based on the Joint Organizational Statement on NCLB to the U.S. House and Senate Education Committees that would remake the law into […]
Aspen Commission Proposals are "NCLB on Steroids;" Side-Effect Will Be More "Teaching to the Tests" (PDF)
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Movement to Overhaul NCLB Accelerates (PDF)
Submitted by fairtest on August 28, 2007 – 11:15am fairtest on national k-12
The SAT: Questions and Answers (PDF)
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