Standardized tests?

[Philothea]

Is there a website that outlines the different standardized test that are available to homeschoolers and what ages/grade levels take those tests?

Thank you!

[Apiphobic]

I did this a while ago, so I'll copy and paste.

I've seen some tests discussed on the board before, and I was trying to figure out the differences between them and decide which one to give to my dc. I thought I'd share this in the hopes that it might help someone else. I appreciated having this information summarized and compiled for me.

This site discusses the five most commonly used tests. I don't know if that's nationwide or just within their state, but I thought it was helpful.

Most Common Standardized Achievement Tests (http://www.ghea.org/pages/testing/standardizedTests.php)

We've never tested before and are not required to do so, but I'd like to this year. I was going to go with the CAT (California Achievement Test) and couldn't decide between the Complete Battery or the Survey. But after reading this I decided to go with the Iowa Basic (ITBS).

You can order the Iowa Basic tests from Piedmont Education Services by April 17th for test and scoring during Feb 27- June 17, 2006. It's $38 per test, and a bachelor's degree is required to administer this test.

Iowa Basic (ITBS) from Piedmont Education Services (http://www.pesdirect.com/itbs.html)

Here are a couple of links that list several different places to order tests. Testing Services (http://homeschooling.gomilpitas.com/articles/010499b.htm)

Standardized Achievement Test Suppliers (http://www.ghea.org/pages/testing/satSuppliers.php)

When I recently posted about this, there was a discussion about which tests different people preferred. I went on the hunt again and found this article:

Iowa vs. Stanford Test Comparison (http://www.bjupress.com/services/testing/academic_testing/test_compare.html) (broken link)

Frequently Asked Questions (http://www.homeschoolertests.com/main-faq.html)

Hope this is helpful!