
What Every Parent Needs to Know about Standardized Tests: How to Understand the Tests and Help Your Kids Score High!
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- Intro
- Copyright
- CONTENTS
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Testing History
- The Accountability Movement
- Two Types of Standardized Tests
- Norm-Referenced Tests
- Criterion-Referenced Tests
- State-by-State Breakdown of Standardized Tests
- The "Big Four"
- CHAPTER 1 Help Your Child Succeed
- Tricks and Gimmicks
- How to Raise Test Scores
- Before the Test
- Sleep Well
- Eat Right
- Be Fit
- Emotions
- Answer Sheet Savvy
- Identify Weak Skills
- Study Skills
- Preparing for Classroom Tests
- Taking Notes
- Reading
- Classroom Skills
- On Test Day
- Test Morning
- During the Test
- Following Directions
- Test Questions
- CHAPTER 2 Scoping Out Test Questions
- Types of Test Questions
- Recognition
- Recall
- Subject Areas
- Reading
- Math
- Spelling
- Language
- Other Subjects
- Summary
- CHAPTER 3 Decoding Your Child's Score
- The Bell Curve: It's Not as Hard as You Think
- The Mean (Average)
- Percentile
- Interpretation of Test Reports
- CHAPTER 4 After the Dust Settles: What You Can Do
- Is There a Problem?
- Your Child's Teacher
- Guidance Counselor
- Child Study Team
- Special Education Placement
- If There's a Learning Problem
- Get a Tutor
- Advocacy
- Local Policies
- State Policies
- Summary
- CHAPTER 5 If You're a Homeschooler
- State Requirements
- If Your State Requires Standardized Tests
- If You Want Testing
- Commercial Educational Services
- Teachers
- School Psychologists
- Your Homeschooling Association
- Summary
- CHAPTER 6 If Your Child Has Special Needs
- Informal Accommodations
- Formal Accommodations
- Rehabilitation Act
- If Your Request Is Turned Down
- Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
- If You Disagree
- Something Else to Consider
- Summary
- CHAPTER 7 From California to Iowa
- Group Tests
- Mistakes
- Limits
- Superficiality
- Right Way to Use Standardized Tests
- Wrong Ways to Use Group Standardized Test Scores
- Not a Diagnostic Tool
- Summary
- CHAPTER 8 The TerraNova Series: The Comprehensive Test of Basic Skills and the California Achievement Test
- Features of the TerraNova
- Decision-Making Tools
- Bias Reduction
- Test Validity
- Contents
- TerraNova: Complete Battery
- Multiple Assessments
- TerraNova: Survey
- TerraNova: Custom Modules
- CHAPTER 9 The Iowa Tests of Basic Skills
- Features at a Glance
- The ITBS, Form M
- Recommended Levels
- Optional Assessments
- CHAPTER 10 Metropolitan Achievement Tests
- METROPOLITAN8 Features
- METROPOLITAN8 Content
- METROPOLITAN8 Reports
- CHAPTER 11 Stanford Achievement Test
- General Features
- How the Test Looks
- Fairness
- Test Format and Page Layout
- General Bias
- Stanford9 Content
- Score Reports
- Related Materials
- CHAPTER 12 Aptitude Tests
- Why Give Aptitude Tests?
- Misuses of Aptitude Tests
- Test Bias
- How to Use Aptitude Scores
- Aptitude Test Questions
- Verbal Skills
- Nonverbal Skills
- Group Aptitude Tests
- Traditional, Language Based Aptitude Measures
- Nonverbal Aptitude Assessment
- Summary
- Appendixes
- APPENDIX A Code of Fair Testing Practices in Education
- A. Developing/Selecting Appropriate Tests
- B. Interpreting Scores
- C. Striving for Fairness
- D. Informing Test Takers
- APPENDIX B: Psychometric Statistics Primer
- A Coin-Toss Exercise
- From Table to Graph
- The Normal, or "Bell," Curve
- Range
- Median
- Mode
- Mean
- Standard Deviation
- Percentiles
- Reliability and Validity
- Summary
- APPENDIX C State Education Department Web Sites
- APPENDIX D Web Sites and Resources for More Information
- Homework
- Reading and Grammar Help
- Math Help
- Tips on Testing
- Parents: Testing in Schools
- Tests Online
- APPENDIX E Read More about It
- Academic Preparation
- Testing
- Glossary
- Index
- About the Author
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