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Behavioral Observation of Students in Schools (BOSS)
Topics: Student LearningThe Behavioral Observation of Students in Schools (BOSS) is an observation-based system for coding classroom behavior. BOSS is also useful for measuring ADHD symptoms as it has been shown to differentiate between children with ADHD and typically developing children. BOSS allows systematic recording of children's behaviors in the following domains: active engaged time, passive engagement time, off-task motor activity, off-task verbal behavior, off-task passive behaviors, and teacher-directed instruction.Academic Competence Evaluation Scales (ACES)
Topics: Student LearningThe Academic Competence Evaluation Scales (ACES) are questionnaires evaluating social, behavioral, and academic skills related to learning in school. Specifically, ACES measures academic skills in reading, language, mathematics, and critical thinking as well as academic enablers such as motivation, interpersonal skills, engagement, and study skills.International Civic and Citizenship Education Study (ICCS) Civics Assessment
Topics: Student LearningTags: Social studies educationThe International Civic and Citizenship Education Study (ICCS) is the only international, large-scale study of civic and citizenship education.ICCS investigates the ways in which young people are prepared to undertake their roles as citizens in a world where contexts of democracy and civic participation continue to change. ICCS reports on students’ knowledge and understanding of concepts and issues related to civics and citizenship, as well as their beliefs, attitudes, and behaviors with respect to this domain.Woodcock Reading Mastery Tests | Third Edition (WRMT-III)
Topics: Student LearningThe WRMT-III are individually administered assessments of reading readiness and reading achievement.Test of Silent Reading Efficiency and Comprehension (TOSREC)
Topics: Student LearningThe TOSREC is a test of silent reading efficiency and comprehension designed for screening and progress monitoring.Test of Silent Contextual Reading Fluency-Second Edition (TOSCRF-2)
Topics: Student LearningThe TOSCRF-2 is an assessment of reading comprehension and general reading ability.Test of Silent Word Reading Fluency-Second Edition (TOSWRF-2)
Topics: Student LearningThe TOSWRF-2 is an assessment designed to measure the ability to recognize printed words accurately and efficiently.Test of Early Reading Ability-Fourth Edition (TERA-4)
Topics: Student LearningThe TERA-4 is an individually administered assessment of early reading mastery.Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test | Fifth Edition (PPVT-5)
Topics: Student LearningThe PPVT-5 is an individually administered measure of receptive vocabulary based on words in Standard American English sold by Pearson.Phonological and Print Awareness Scale (PPA Scale)
Topics: Student LearningThe PPA scale is an individually administered assessment of phonological and print awareness. The examiner reads items from an easel stimulus book, and the examinee provides nonverbal responses.Gray Oral Reading Test | Fifth Edition (GORT-5)
Topics: Student LearningThe GORT-5 is an individually administered assessment of oral reading sold by Pearson.Test of Mathematical Abilities – Third Edition (TOMA-3)
Topics: Student LearningTags: Mathematics educationThe TOMA-3 is an assessment designed to identify, describe, and quantify mathematical deficits in school-age children. In addition to the math assessment, there are also measures of attitudes toward math available.ISIP Math
Topics: Student LearningISIP Math is a computer-adaptive test of foundational math skills designed for progress monitoring.Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) - Math
Topics: Student LearningTags: Mathematics educationThe Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers, or PARCC, mathematics assessments are assessments based on the Common Core State Standards (CCSS). The PARCC mathematics assessments include a variety of tasks that measure students' learning of the mathematical content and practice standards for their grade level or course of study. As of 2020, 2 states, Washington D.C., the Department of Defense Education Activity, and the Bureau of Indian Education were using PARCC.Missouri Higher Education Civics Examination
Topics: Student LearningTags: Social studies educationThe Missouri Higher Education Civics Examination is required for all undergraduates enrolled in a Missouri two-year or four-year college on or after July 1, 2019. It consists of 50 questions and assesses students' knowledge on the U.S. Constitution, U.S. Bill of Rights, governmental institutions, historical manifestations of federalism, and the history of constitutional interpretation and amendments.USCIS Naturalization Test - Civics
Topics: Student LearningTags: Social studies educationThe civics portion of the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Naturalization Test consists of 100 potential items (typically 10 randomly drawn in USCIS practice) and assesses those applying for citizenship on their knowledge of U.S. history and government. Numerous states also utilize some form of this test as a graduation requirement for high school students.Advanced Placement (AP) US Government and Politics
Topics: Student LearningTags: Social studies educationThe Advanced Placement (AP) U.S. Government and Politics test asseses high school students enrolled in the relevant AP course on their understanding of political concepts, including, for example, their ability to analyze foundational documents and apply SCOTUS decisions to real life scenarios.ISIP Reading
Topics: Student LearningISIP is a computer administered assessment of reading ability. ISIP Early Reading is inteded for use with children in grades K-3 and can be administered to an entire classroom in a 30 minute time frame. ISIP Advanced Reading is meant to be used with students grades 4-8 and can also be administered to an entire class in a 30 miniute time frame.Wide Range Achievement Test, Fifth Edition (WRAT5) - Reading
Topics: Student LearningThe Wide Range Achievement Test Fifth Edition (WRAT5) assess students in several areas including reading and spelling, as well as assessment of math skills. These assessments can also be used to identify possible learning disabilities.TerraNova3 - Reading
Topics: Student LearningTerraNova 3 reading assessments are designed to measure important higher order thinking skills as well as basic and applied skills. These assessments include norm-referenced achievement scores, criterion-referenced objective mastery scores, and performance-level information.HMH Reading Inventory
Topics: Student LearningThe HMH Reading Inventory, an adaptive test of reading comprehension developed by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH), consists of two subtests: the Foundational Reading Assessment and the Reading Comprehension Assessment.Early Childhood Longitudinal Study (ECLS-K:2011) Reading Assessments
Topics: Student LearningThe ECLS-K:2011 is a longitudinal study, with the same children followed from kindergarten through the fifth grade. The direct cognitive assessments were designed to measure children's knowledge and skills, as well as track their academic growth in different subject areas. Among these subjects included reading.Woodcock-Johnson IV - Math
Topics: Student LearningTags: Mathematics educationWoodcock-Johnson IV, sold by Riverside Insights, includes individually-adminstered tests of achievement designed to measure strengths and weaknesses and diagnose learning abilities. In addition to mathematics, the WJ IV assesses oral language, reading, and writing.TerraNova 3 - Math
Topics: Student LearningTags: Mathematics educationTerraNova 3 from Data Recognition Corporation includes a range of assessment products that measure math knowledge and skills, including online formats and brief test forms. The testing system was developed to be aligned to NCTM standards. TerraNova is available in Spanish as SUPERA.ReadBasix
Topics: Student LearningReadBasix is a web-administered reading assessment for students in grades 3–12. ReadBasix measures foundational reading skills including word recognition & decoding, vocabulary, sentence processing, reading efficiency, and other skills involved in reading comprehension via separate subtests. The assessment has multiple forms and is vertically scaled, allowing it to be used for progress monitoring, measuring student growth, or detecting changes in reading as a result of intervention.Bader Reading and Language Inventory (BRLI)
Topics: Student LearningThe BADER Reading and Language Inventory was constructed for use by teachers of K–12 and adult students to determine students' literacy levels, plan instruction, and make referrals to appropriate specialists. Portions of this test can also be used for quick screening or initial placement for students.Gates-MacGinitie Reading Tests, 4th Edition (GMRT-4)
Topics: Student LearningGMRT-4 measures overall reading achievement spanning each important stage along the reading continuum—from oral language to mature reading comprehension. The underlying foundation of GMRT is that it is useful for teachers and schools to know the general level of reading achievement of individual students throughout their entire school careers.Wechsler Individual Achievement Test - Fourth Edition (WIAT-4) - ELA
Topics: Student LearningWIAT-4 is an achievement test that can be used in a multitude of settings by a wide range of professionals. It assesses individual's academic achievement (or ability to apply cognitive skills and learned knowledge to grade-level expectations) in reading, math, and written and oral language. It can also be used to support diagnoses of specific learning disabilities, academic program placement, and Dyslexia screening and evaluation.Texas Primary Reading Inventory (TPRI)
Topics: Student LearningTPRI was created to assesses student progress in critical reading domains, including phonemic awareness, graphophonemic knowledge, word reading, comprehension, accuracy, and fluency.Test of Reading Comprehension - Fourth Edition (TORC-4)
Topics: Student LearningThe TORC-4 assesses students' silent reading comprehension. It can be used to identify students in need of targeted reading intervention, monitor student progress, and serve as a research tool. The assessment measures word identification and contextual meaning across five subtests for students in grades 1-12.