ACADEMIC ASSESSMENT – ACHIEVEMENT TESTING

PLEASE NOTE–some of  the listings below are most likely outdated. If you have updates, please contact me. – Mary Nix

The following information is provided for your exploration and investigation only. We make no guarantees or judgments regarding the appropriateness or quality of the following testing services for your homeschooling situation. It is the duty of the person in charge of the education of the child(ren) to determine the mechanism for academic assessment and to assess the factors necessary to make an appropriate choice.

Note that many testing services and publishers will provide the resources necessary for parents to become “duly authorized” (as is required by the regulations) to administer these tests to their children,

OAC 3301-34-04

(B): “The academic assessment report shall include one of the following: …”

“(1) Results of a nationally normed, standardized achievement test which meets the requirements set forth in rule 3301-12-02 of the Administrative Code.

(a) Such test shall be administered by:

(i) A certified teacher; or

(ii) Another person mutually agreed-upon by the parent(s) and the

superintendent; or

(iii) A person duly authorized by the publisher of the test. … ”
The following tests are suggested to meet the requirements of a nationally normed, standardized achievement test and the needs of Ohio home educators. These are in no particular order of appropriateness or quality.

(1) California Achievement Tests (Forms E & F)

Grades: Kindergarten – 12

(2) Iowa Test of Basic Skills (Forms G & H)

Grades: Kindergarten – 8

(3) Metropolitan Achievement Tests, 6th Ed (Forms L & M) – referred to as MAT6

Grades: Kindergarten – 12

(4) Stanford Achievement Tests, 7th Ed (Forms E & F)

Grades: Kindergarten – 12

(IF you have other testing services which you have found useful, please let us know by writing to Hsalerts@aol.com)

TESTING SERVICES

Bayside School Services P.O. Box 250 Kill Devil Hills, NC 27948 800-723-3057

email: ballfam@interpath.com Testing Supplier of California Achievement

Test (CAT) Parent certification not necessary Grading and diagnostic services

Price: $25

Bob Jones University Press Testing and Evaluation Service Greenville, SC

29614 800-845-5731 Testing Supplier of Iowa Test of Basic Skills, California

Achievement Test, and Stanford Achievement Test. Parent certification is necessary. Parents can qualify with proof of college degree in anything.

Grading and diagnostic services. Price: $25

Christian Liberty Academy 502 West Euclid Avenue Arlington Heights, IL

60004 847-259-8736 Testing Supplier of California Achievement Test – 1970 version

Educational Assessments 400 Clayton Road Chapel Hill, NC 27514 919-967-5282

email: thurbersnc@aol.com Testing Supplier of California Achievement Test

Parental certification not necessary. Grading and diagnostic services.

Price: From $22 for one test to group rates $16

Gallaudet Research Institute 800 Florida Avenue NE Washington, DC 20002-3625

Testing Supplier of the Stanford Achievement Test with requests on “official” school letterhead. Grading and diagnostic services.

Heritage Christian School 5813 Papaya Drive Fort Pierce, FL 34982 407-465-1685 Testing Supplier of the California Achievement Test Parental certification not necessary Grading and diagnostic services. Price: From $20 for one

test to $12.50 for seven or more.

Hewitt Educational Resources P.O. Box 9 2103 B Street Washougal, WA 98671 360-835-8708 Testing supplier of Personalized Achievement Summary System (PASS) Parent certification not necessary. Untimed tests given at beginning and end of school year. Grading and diagnostic services.

HomeQuest – EVALUATE Key Information Services 5507 Hartsdale Drive Jackson, MS 39211 601-952-0975 http://www.sealcom.com Testing Supplier of EVALUATE, a CD-ROM diagnostic program that evaluates children=92s academic strengthsa and weaknesses. K-12 Can be used over and over. Instant grading and diagnostics Price: $14.95

McGuffey Testing Services, P.O. Box 109, Lakemont, GA 30552 706-782-7709

Sycamore Tree, 2179 meyer Place, Costa Mesa CA 92627, 714-650-4466

INTERNET TESTING SERVICES

EDUTEST http://www.edutest.com/ Parental certification not necessary. Test

set up like SAT with math/verbal portions. Grades 2-5 only. Instant grading

and diagnostics. Price: $10

IQ Testing http://www.iqtest.com/welcometest.html On-line IQ testing. Instant

grading and diagnostics. Price: Free

TESTING PREPARATION COURSES

Test Ready Curriculum Associates 800-225-0248 http://www.cahomeschool.com/hsdetail/testready.html

Practice Test Maker Froerer Labs 801-394-2869 http://www.froererlabs.com

Test Alert Bob Jones University Press 800-845-5731 http://www.bju.edu/press/home.html

SAT Prep - Software and Card Sets Vis-Ed Association 800-243-7070

April 19, 2008 | Filed Under Ohio Notification, Sue Duncan's HS Alerts 

Comments

2 Responses to “ACADEMIC ASSESSMENT – ACHIEVEMENT TESTING”

  1. Sandy M on May 10th, 2010 4:52 pm

    I am suggesting that you try Bison Educational Systems to help your kids and students practice for state testing. It has been a perfect resource to utilize to make sure that my youngsters feel prepared and are getting the practice they need.

  2. Terri on June 1st, 2011 4:20 pm

    Hi,
    I love your post, however I do have a couple questions. First you list testing services out of state. I buy the test from them and send it back to them to grade and evaluate, but who actually gives them to the child? I don’t want any problems with the “qualified person or certified teacher” part of the Ohio regulations for test giving? Please let me know as soon as you can. Thanks and great informative blog!