full battery tests?

[dragons in the flower bed]

I'm worried that my kiddos will not do as well in math and language arts as they do when they're not freaked out by taking a test, so I'd like to get a test that covers science and history -- their strengths -- to bring the overall score up. (We're in a mandatory testing state.) So, what standardized tests cover the content areas? And, where's the cheapest place to get them?

[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!

[lovemyboys]

it's like a reward for mine to do the science and analytical tests after they've suffered through :tongue_smilie: the lang. arts and math portions. We live in a testing state, though I'm not required to send in all of that.

But I'm the type that would probably test regardless of the law, for my own information about dc's performance, to see what's being tested and also to keep on file for their futures (documentation for schools, for instance).:D

Looks like Api gave some good links here. I'll be interested to look through them. Dh and I decided that for our family, we'd rather use a somewhat more rigorous test just to find out how we're all doing.

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!