National Center for Research on Evaluation, Standards, and Student Testing

Products & Resources » For Parents »Articles/Presentations from CRESST Staff The articles and Web sites below contain assessment information for parents of K-12 age children. Articles/Presentations from CRESST Staff Articles & Websites Articles/Presentations from CRESST Staff A Primer on Accountability  Joan Herman and Ron Dietel Achievement Gaps in Our Schools  Ron Dietel Testing Students with Disabilities  Ron Dietel Helping your Child Succeed in School  Ron Dietel, Tracy Hughes, Cynthia Keech, and Karen Mathison Helping your Child Perform Well on Tests  Ron Dietel What Makes a Good School?  Eva Baker, Joan Herman, and Josie Bain, 1994 How Is My Child Doing in School? - Ten research-based ways to find out  Ron Dietel The Challenges of Assessing Young Children Appropriately  Lorrie A. Shepard

Products & Resources » Guidebooks 

In easy to understand language, CRESST guidebooks apply accountability research to important topics including standards, assessments, scoring, and reporting. 

• Alternative Assessments in Practice Database: User's Manual 
  
  
  Note: The disk that was part of the Alternative Assessments in Practice Database is no longer current and therefore not available online. However, we believe that the document itself may be a useful publication to those interested in alternative assessments.
• Assessing the Whole Child Guidebook 
  
• CRESST Performance Assessment Models 
  
• CSE Criterion-Referenced Test Handbook 
  
• Los Angeles Learning Center Assessment Guidebook 
  
• Los Angeles Learning Center Standards Guidebook 
  
• Portfolios and High Technology Guidebook 
  
• The Practicum in Instrunctional Development: Project Guidebook 
  
• User's Manual to ITRS Interrater/Test Reliability System 
  
• Writing What You Read Guidebook  

Assessments and Rubrics

• Sample Performance Tasks Prepared for Los Angeles Unified School District Division of Instructional Services 
  
• CLASSROOM ASSIGNMENT SCORING MANUAL: High School 
  
• CLASSROOM ASSIGNMENT SCORING MANUAL: Middle School 
  
• CLASSROOM ASSIGNMENT SCORING MANUAL: Elementary School 
  
• Performance Assignments Accomodations Reference Guide 
  
• Performance Assignments Scoring Handbook 
  
• Supplement to Performance Assignments 
  
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