CAESL Assessment Briefs

To address topics we felt were not adequately discussed in other media, CAESL has published a series of ten Assessment Briefs. The articles are indeed brief, as the name suggests, each averaging four pages. They are excellent resources for teachers and administrators looking for more information to give parents about educational testing. We encourage you to print these PDFs out and distribute them in your school.

What Parents Should Know About Test Types

Effects of State Testing

Helping Your Child Perform Well on Tests

What Parents Should Know About Test Accuracy and Use

Issues in Testing Very Young Children

Testing Students with Learning Disabilities

Why Test Students?

Achievement Gaps in Our Schools

Using Tests to Measure Teacher Quality

Making Sense of Test Scores