Testing and Evaluation of ESL Students  Tags: education esl language_learning testing  

Assessment and Evaluation on the Internet: Internet resources that look at educational assessment, evaluation and research

• Practical Assessment Research and Evaluation (PARE)
• Test Locator 1
• Test Locator 2
• Computer Adaptive Testing
• Item Response Theory
• Bayesian Essay Test Scoring system
• Measurement Decision Theory

CrossCulture Developmental Education Services: "...provides technical assistance, training, and books and materials for use in today's classrooms."

  Center for Applied Linguistics. Other Resources are listed below.

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• Digests
• News Bulletin

Minnesota Department of Education:
This page has information on Minnesota graduation standards.
National Clearinghouse for English Language Acquisition & Language Instruction Educational Programs (NCELA): Assessment and Accountability. Formerly run by National Center for Bilingual Education
"This subject area addresses policies, practices, and research relating to ELL assessment and accountability systems. It includes handbooks of language proficiency tests, guides for alternative and portfolio classroom assessments, and articles on accommodation and inclusion of ELLs within large-scale assessments."
Practical Assessment, Research and Evaluation (PARE) "is an on-line journal supported, in part, by the Department of Measurement, Statistics, and Evaluation at the University of Maryland, College Park. Its purpose is to provide education professionals access to refereed articles that can have a positive impact on assessment, research, evaluation, and teaching practice, especially at the local education agency (LEA) level."
Test of Emerging Academic English Result Summaries(TEAE): Statewide Assessments from Minnesota Department of Education. "This site contains information for use by District Testing Coordinators regarding administration of the Statewide Assessments. Coordinators and district administrators should check this page often for updates on the status of the current Statewide Assessments."
Testing English Language Learners in U.S. Schools: Report and Workshop Summary, 2000.