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American Psychological Association Presidential Task Force on Psychology in Education and Mid-continent Regional Educational Laboratory. (1993). Learner-Centered Principles for School Reform. Washington, DC: APA (Office of Psychology in Education, Education Directorate, APA, 750 First St., NE, Washington, DC 20002). Includes principles for developing and using student-centered performance assessments that can enhance the learning process. Calls […]

By D. Monty Neill In a “get tough” environment in which we are seeing an increase in the use of graduation and even grade-promotion tests, more testing seems to be on the agenda. Yet the problems with traditional testing have not gone away, Mr. Neill warns. He suggests a better approach. D. MONTY NEILL is […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

George H. Wood Director, The Forum for Education and Democracy Principal, Federal Hocking High School, Stewart, Ohio Linda Darling-Hammond Charles E. Ducommun Professor, Stanford University Co-Director, School Redesign Network Monty Neill Co-Director, Fair Test (National Center for Fair & Open Testing) Pat Roschewski Director of Statewide Assessment Nebraska Department of Education May 16, 2007 For […]

(note – a print formated pdf of this document can be downloaded via the attachment at the bottom of this page) Briefing Paper Prepared for Members of The Congress of The United States Refocusing Accountability: Using Local Performance Assessments to Enhance Teaching and Learning for Higher Order Skills George H. Wood Director, The Forum for […]

Monty Neill, Ed.D. Excecutive Director National Center for Fair & Open Testing (FairTest) Paper presented to the AERA Annual Meeting, New York City, April 9, 1996 (Minor revisions, April 17, 1996) The Principles and Indicators for Student Assessment Systems (National Forum on Assessment, 1995) proposes a view of testing and assessment in elementary and secondary […]

by Monty Neill, Ed.D., Executive Director, FairTest Five major national education organizations convened the Commission on Instructionally Supportive Assessment (2001 – find links there), chaired by James Popham and including prominent measurement and education experts. The Commission’s report, Building Tests To Support Instruction and Accountability: A Guide for Policymakers, offers some sound advice which, if […]

by Monty Neill, Ed.D., Executive Director, FairTest Five major national education organizations convened the Commission on Instructionally Supportive Assessment (2001 – find links there), chaired by James Popham and including prominent measurement and education experts. The Commission’s report, Building Tests To Support Instruction and Accountability: A Guide for Policymakers, offers some sound advice which, if […]