Educational Testing

Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Educational_assessment

Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Standardized_test

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Educational_assessment#Controversy
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teaching_to_the_test
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autodidacticism

Educational Objectives

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberal_education
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberal_arts_education
• https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/well-rounded

Educational Testing Objectives

• Placement
• Quality Control
• Baseline

USA Testing Standards

Wikipedia:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_standardized_tests_in_the_United_States

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Education_in_the_United_States
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_education_in_the_United_States

USA K-12 Curriculum Standards

Common Core

Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_Core_State_Standards_Initiative

Homepage: http://www.corestandards.org/

Docs: http://www.corestandards.org/Math/

Docs: http://www.corestandards.org/ELA-Literacy/

High School Diploma

Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_school_diploma

GED

Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Educational_Development

College Credit Highschool Courses

Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dual_enrollment

• http://www.nacacnet.org/studentinfo/articles/Pages/EarningCollegeCredit.aspx
• https://bigfuture.collegeboard.org/pay-for-college/college-costs/getting-college-credit-before-college

AP

Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advanced_Placement

Homepage: https://apstudent.collegeboard.org/

Homepage: http://apcentral.collegeboard.com/

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advanced_Placement#Advanced_Placement_courses

• http://apcentral.collegeboard.com/apc/public/courses/teachers_corner/index.html

• Test grade: 1-5 (5 = “extremely well qualified”)

• e.g. AP Statistics

  • Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AP_Statistics

  • http://apcentral.collegeboard.com/apstatistics

  • https://apstudent.collegeboard.org/apcourse/ap-statistics

• e.g. AP Computer Science

  • Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AP_Computer_Science

  • http://apcentral.collegeboard.com/apc/public/courses/teachers_corner/4483.html

  • https://apstudent.collegeboard.org/apcourse/ap-computer-science-a

CLEP

Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/College_Level_Examination_Program

Homepage: https://clep.collegeboard.org/

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/College_Level_Examination_Program#Currently_available_exams

IBDP

Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IB_Diploma_Programme

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Baccalaureate
• International

Dual Enrollment

Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dual_enrollment

• http://www.act.org/content/act/en/research/using-dual-enrollment.html
• http://research.collegeboard.org/publications/comparison-college-outcomes-ap-and-dual-enrollment-students-progress

USA State Testing Standards

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_state_achievement_tests_in_the_United_States
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_standardized_tests_in_the_United_States
• http://www.corestandards.org/standards-in-your-state/

USA Higher Education Testing

Undergraduate

SAT

Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SAT

Homepage: https://collegereadiness.collegeboard.org/sat

• CEEB (College Entrance Examination Board)

  Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/College_Board

  Homepage: https://www.collegeboard.org/

• Khan Academy SAT resources

  • https://www.khanacademy.org/college-admissions/making-high-school-count/standardized-tests/v/overview-of-sat
  • https://www.khanacademy.org/sat
  • https://www.khanacademy.org/test-prep/sat
  • https://www.khanacademy.org/test-prep/sat/full-length-SAT-1
  • https://www.khanacademy.org/test-prep/sat/sat-math-practice
  • https://www.khanacademy.org/test-prep/sat/sat-reading-writing-practice

ACT

Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ACT_(test)

Homepage: http://www.act.org/

• Khan Academy ACT resources
  • https://www.khanacademy.org/college-admissions/making-high-school-count/standardized-tests/v/overview-of-act

ASVAB

Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armed_Services_Vocational_Aptitude_Battery

Homepage: http://official-asvab.com/

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armed_Services_Vocational_Aptitude_Battery#Composite_scores
• “asvab practice test”

Graduate

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comprehensive_examination

GRE

Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graduate_Record_Examinations

Homepage: https://www.ets.org/gre

A GRE (Graduate Record Examination) is a standardized test for graduate school entrance.

• ETS (Educational Testing Service)

  Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Educational_Testing_Service

  Homepage: https://ets.org/

GMAT

Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graduate_Management_Admission_Test

Homepage: http://www.mba.com/us

A GMAT (Graduate Management Admission Test) is a standardized test for graduate school entrance to a business program (e.g. an MBA (Master of Business Administration)).

• Khan Academy GMAT resources
  • https://www.khanacademy.org/test-prep/gmat
  • https://www.khanacademy.org/test-prep/gmat/problem-solving
  • https://www.khanacademy.org/test-prep/gmat/data-sufficiency

LSAT

Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Law_School_Admission_Test

Homepage: http://www.lsac.org/jd/lsat

An LSAT (Law School Admissions Test) is a standardized test for law school entrance to a law school.

MCAT

Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medical_College_Admission_Test

Homepage: https://students-residents.aamc.org/applying-medical-school/taking-mcat-exam/

An MCAT (Medical College Admission Test) is a standardized test for medical school entrance.

• Khan Academy MCAT resources:
  • https://www.khanacademy.org/test-prep/mcat
  • https://www.khanacademy.org/test-prep/mcat/critical-analysis-and-reasoning-skills-practice-questions
  • https://www.khanacademy.org/test-prep/mcat/biological-sciences-practice
  • https://www.khanacademy.org/test-prep/mcat/physical-sciences-practice
  • https://www.khanacademy.org/test-prep/mcat/social-sciences-practice
  • https://www.khanacademy.org/test-prep/mcat/biomolecules
  • https://www.khanacademy.org/test-prep/mcat/cells
  • https://www.khanacademy.org/test-prep/mcat/organ-systems
  • https://www.khanacademy.org/test-prep/mcat/physical-processes
  • https://www.khanacademy.org/test-prep/mcat/chemical-processes
  • https://www.khanacademy.org/test-prep/mcat/processing-the-environment
  • https://www.khanacademy.org/test-prep/mcat/behavior
  • https://www.khanacademy.org/test-prep/mcat/individuals-and-society
  • https://www.khanacademy.org/test-prep/mcat/society-and-culture
  • https://www.khanacademy.org/test-prep/mcat/social-inequality

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• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dental_Admission_Test

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Optometry_Admission_Test

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pharmacy_College_Admission_Test

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• https://westurner.github.io/opengov/us/#gnuhealth

Postgraduate

Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Postgraduate_education

Dissertation / Thesis

Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thesis

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thesis_statement
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thesis_by_publication
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Academic_publishing

See also:

• Education Technology > Publishing

Master’s Degree

Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Master%27s_degree

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Master%27s_degrees
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_master%27s_degrees_in_North_America
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Master%27s_degree_in_Europe

Doctorate

Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doctorate

A Doctorate Degree is for to teach and/or to work as a professional.

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Doctoral_degrees
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_fields_of_doctoral_studies_in_the_United_States

Honorary Degree

Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honorary_degree