Assessment and Evaluation

Professional Organizations

• American Evaluation Association (AEA)
• The AERA Educational Statisticians Page
• Directory of educational researchers
• Educational Testing Service
• National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)
• National Center for Research on Evaluation, Standards, and Student Testing Home Page (CRESST) - Funded by the U.S. Department of Education, CRESST conducts research on important topics related to K-12 educational testing.

Research Papers

• CRESST Technical Reports - collection of technical reports available from National Center for Research on Evaluation, Standards, and Student Testing
• Critical Issues in Assessment
• Evaluation of technology in higher education
• Research Papers from Arizona State University

Other M/E Sites

• ERIC Clearninghouse on Assessment and Evaluation - The ERIC®Clearinghouse on Assessment and Evaluation seeks to provide 1) balanced information concerning educational assessment and 2) resources to encourage responsible test use.
• The Evaluation Center at Western Michigan University - The Evaluation Center is a research and development unit that provides national and international leadership for advancing the theory and practice of evaluation, as applied to education and human services.
• Evaluation Clearinghouse - links to general, government, education, health, social services, social research and other evaluation sites.
• Government Performance Information Consultants - jumpstation/reference for performance measurement and program evaluation information on the internet.
• The Joint Committee on Standards for Educational Evaluation - Serving educational organizations and institutions through development of standards to guide and improve the quality of their program, personnel, and student evaluations
• Trochim's Center for Social Research Methods - This website is for people involved in applied social research and evaluation.

Books on Learning

Instructional Technology