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Harvard University first introduces the use of written exams.
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Schools in Boston MA, that are government funded, introduce the use of written exams.
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Harvard University begins using written exams in order for students to gain admittance.
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The Collage Enrance Eaxamination Board is established in order to set up a cetral system for college ebterance examinations.
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The multiple choice test is invented and provides a new era in test measurement.
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At Stanford University, Lewis Terman develops the Stanford-Binet IQ test, which becomes the standard for IQ testing.
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Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) is developed. Multiple choice exam designed to measure potential student aptitude.
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Massive influx of immigrans calls for the need for educational standards in order to be objective and scientific. The goals is that the new standards and methods will be fair to children of different backgrounds.
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The use of multiple choice testing overtakes the use of essay formatted testing.
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In order to better help school cope with the problems of measureng testing and assessment, the measure and control of educational excellence is given more to the government and higher education.
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The National Assessment of Educational Progress is established to assess the progress of education in the US.
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The NAEP begins to assess the performance of each state as well as that of the overall nation.
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The American College Testing Assessments are reformatted to place more emphasis on abstract thinking and not as much emphasis on the mutiple choice type exam. The SATs follow suit.
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The No Child Left Behind Act is established with the intention that all American students will pass state tests ensuring they are proficient in certain academic areas.
