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Horace Mann - First Standardized Test
Horace Mann administered the first standardized tests in Boston Public Schools -
1893 - 1895 NEA Organized Committees
Committee of Fifteen, Committee of Ten, Committee on College Entrance Requirements -
1900 Establishment of College Entrance Examination Board
Heavily influenced the public high school curriculum. -
1909 THorndike Handwriting Scale
First popular standardized achievement test which analyzed the quality of students handwriting. -
1914 Frederick J. Kelly & the Multiple-Choice Test
Addressing the National Crisis was his motive -
SAT - 1926
The first SAT was administered in 1926 for the evaluation of qualified students to receive scholarships. -
1932-1940 Eight Year Study
Assessed progressive and experimental high school graduates vs. the old-fashioned college preparatory tracks. -
1949 - Tyler's Book is Published
CH. 4 How Can the Effectiveness of Learning Experiences Be Evaluated -
1955 - Advanced Placement Exams
Attempt to address the gap and overlap of high school curriculum being repeated in the college courses. -
1957 - Soviet Union Launched Sputnik
World's first artificial satellite launched by U.S.S.R -
1958 - National Defense Education Act
Intended to Increase the Number of students attending college. -
1965 - ESEA (Elementary & Secondary Education Act)
Initial establishment of high standards and accountability for all students. -
1970/1971 National Association of Educational Progress
Use of same assessment texts across the nation believed to be the "common yardstick". -
1983 - A Nation At Risk
Report indicating poor academic performance across the United States. -
1988 - National Assessment Governing Board
Created by Congress -
2001 - NCLB
Aimed to close the achievement gap by 2014.
