.. index:: Educational Testing .. _educational testing: ******************** Educational Testing ******************** | Wikipedia: ``__ | Wikipedia: ``__ * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Educational_assessment#Controversy * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teaching_to_the_test * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autodidacticism Educational Objectives ************************ * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberal_education * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberal_arts_education * https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/well-rounded Educational Testing Objectives ******************************* * Placement * Quality Control * Baseline .. index:: USA Testing Standards .. _usa testing standards: USA Testing Standards *********************** | Wikipedia: ``__ * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Education_in_the_United_States * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_education_in_the_United_States .. index:: USA K-12 Curriculum Standards .. _usa k-12 curriculum standards: USA K-12 Curriculum Standards =============================== .. index:: Common Core .. _common core: Common Core ````````````` | Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_Core_State_Standards_Initiative | Homepage: http://www.corestandards.org/ | Docs: http://www.corestandards.org/Math/ | Docs: http://www.corestandards.org/ELA-Literacy/ .. index:: High School Diploma .. _high school diploma: High School Diploma ````````````````````` | Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_school_diploma .. index:: GED .. _ged: GED ---- | Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Educational_Development .. index:: College Credit Highschool Courses .. _college credit highschool courses: College Credit Highschool Courses ``````````````````````````````````` | Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dual_enrollment * http://www.nacacnet.org/studentinfo/articles/Pages/EarningCollegeCredit.aspx * https://bigfuture.collegeboard.org/pay-for-college/college-costs/getting-college-credit-before-college .. index:: AP .. index:: Advanced Placement .. _ap: AP ---- | Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advanced_Placement | Homepage: https://apstudent.collegeboard.org/ | Homepage: http://apcentral.collegeboard.com/ * Advanced Placement (AP) courses conclude with an AP test which many colleges and universities accept for credit hours; given a sufficient test score. * Test grade: 1-5 (5 = "extremely well qualified") * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advanced_Placement#Advanced_Placement_courses * AP Statistics * | Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AP_Statistics * https://apstudent.collegeboard.org/apcourse/ap-statistics * https://apcentral.collegeboard.org/courses/ap-statistics/course * AP Computer Science * | Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AP_Computer_Science * https://apstudent.collegeboard.org/apcourse/ap-computer-science-a * https://apcentral.collegeboard.org/courses/ap-computer-science-a/course .. index:: CLEP .. _clep: CLEP ------- | Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/College_Level_Examination_Program | Homepage: https://clep.collegeboard.org/ * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/College_Level_Examination_Program#Currently_available_exams .. index:: IBDP .. _ibdp: IBDP ----- | Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IB_Diploma_Programme * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Baccalaureate * *International* .. index:: Dual Enrollment .. _dual enrollment: Dual Enrollment ---------------- | Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dual_enrollment * http://www.act.org/content/act/en/research/using-dual-enrollment.html * http://research.collegeboard.org/publications/comparison-college-outcomes-ap-and-dual-enrollment-students-progress .. index:: USA State Testing Standards .. _usa state testing standards: USA State Testing Standards ============================ * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_state_achievement_tests_in_the_United_States * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_standardized_tests_in_the_United_States * http://www.corestandards.org/standards-in-your-state/ .. index:: USA Higher Education Testing .. _usa higher education testing: USA Higher Education Testing ======================================== Undergraduate ``````````````` .. index:: SAT .. _sat: SAT ---- | Wikipedia: ``__ | Homepage: https://collegereadiness.collegeboard.org/sat * CEEB (*College Entrance Examination Board*) | Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/College_Board | Homepage: https://www.collegeboard.org/ * Khan Academy SAT resources * https://www.khanacademy.org/college-admissions/making-high-school-count/standardized-tests/v/overview-of-sat * https://www.khanacademy.org/sat * https://www.khanacademy.org/test-prep/sat * https://www.khanacademy.org/test-prep/sat/full-length-SAT-1 * https://www.khanacademy.org/test-prep/sat/sat-math-practice * https://www.khanacademy.org/test-prep/sat/sat-reading-writing-practice .. index:: ACT .. _act: ACT ---- | Wikipedia: ``__ | Homepage: http://www.act.org/ * Khan Academy ACT resources * https://www.khanacademy.org/college-admissions/making-high-school-count/standardized-tests/v/overview-of-act .. index:: ASVAB .. _asvab: ASVAB ------ | Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armed_Services_Vocational_Aptitude_Battery | Homepage: http://official-asvab.com/ * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armed_Services_Vocational_Aptitude_Battery#Composite_scores * "asvab practice test" Graduate ```````````` * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comprehensive_examination .. index:: GRE .. _gre: GRE ---- | Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graduate_Record_Examinations | Homepage: https://www.ets.org/gre A GRE (*Graduate Record Examination*) is a standardized test for graduate school entrance. * ETS (*Educational Testing Service*) | Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Educational_Testing_Service | Homepage: https://ets.org/ .. index:: GMAT .. _gmat: GMAT ----- | Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graduate_Management_Admission_Test | Homepage: http://www.mba.com/us A GMAT (*Graduate Management Admission Test*) is a standardized test for graduate school entrance to a business program (e.g. an MBA (*Master of Business Administration*)). * Khan Academy GMAT resources * https://www.khanacademy.org/test-prep/gmat * https://www.khanacademy.org/test-prep/gmat/problem-solving * https://www.khanacademy.org/test-prep/gmat/data-sufficiency .. index:: LSAT .. _lsat: LSAT ----- | Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Law_School_Admission_Test | Homepage: http://www.lsac.org/jd/lsat An LSAT (*Law School Admissions Test*) is a standardized test for law school entrance to a law school. * Khan Academy LSAT resources: * https://www.khanacademy.org/prep/lsat * https://www.khanacademy.org/prep/lsat/diagnostic * https://www.khanacademy.org/test-prep/lsat/lessons .. index:: MCAT .. _mcat: MCAT ----- | Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medical_College_Admission_Test | Homepage: https://students-residents.aamc.org/applying-medical-school/taking-mcat-exam/ An MCAT (*Medical College Admission Test*) is a standardized test for medical school entrance. * Khan Academy MCAT resources: * https://www.khanacademy.org/test-prep/mcat * https://www.khanacademy.org/test-prep/mcat/critical-analysis-and-reasoning-skills-practice-questions * https://www.khanacademy.org/test-prep/mcat/biological-sciences-practice * https://www.khanacademy.org/test-prep/mcat/physical-sciences-practice * https://www.khanacademy.org/test-prep/mcat/social-sciences-practice * https://www.khanacademy.org/test-prep/mcat/biomolecules * https://www.khanacademy.org/test-prep/mcat/cells * https://www.khanacademy.org/test-prep/mcat/organ-systems * https://www.khanacademy.org/test-prep/mcat/physical-processes * https://www.khanacademy.org/test-prep/mcat/chemical-processes * https://www.khanacademy.org/test-prep/mcat/processing-the-environment * https://www.khanacademy.org/test-prep/mcat/behavior * https://www.khanacademy.org/test-prep/mcat/individuals-and-society * https://www.khanacademy.org/test-prep/mcat/society-and-culture * https://www.khanacademy.org/test-prep/mcat/social-inequality . * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dental_Admission_Test * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Optometry_Admission_Test * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pharmacy_College_Admission_Test . * https://westurner.github.io/opengov/us/#gnuhealth Postgraduate `````````````` | Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Postgraduate_education .. index:: Dissertation .. index:: Thesis .. _thesis: .. _dissertation: Dissertation / Thesis ---------------------- | Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thesis * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thesis_statement * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thesis_by_publication * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Academic_publishing See also: * :ref:`Education Technology` > :ref:`Publishing` .. index:: Master's Degree .. _masters degree: Master's Degree ----------------- | Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Master%27s_degree * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Master%27s_degrees * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_master%27s_degrees_in_North_America * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Master%27s_degree_in_Europe .. index:: Doctorate .. _doctorate: Doctorate ---------- | Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doctorate A Doctorate Degree is for to teach and/or to work as a professional. * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Doctoral_degrees * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_fields_of_doctoral_studies_in_the_United_States .. index:: Honrary Degree .. _honorary degree: Honorary Degree ````````````````` | Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honorary_degree