Ability/ Achievement tests are used to
evaluate a
student's or worker's understanding, comprehension, knowledge and/or capability in a particular area. They are used in
academics,
professions and many other areas. A general distinction is usually made between tests of ability/ aptitude (intelligence tests) versus tests of achievement (academic proficiency). ===
IQ tests=== •
SAT •
Stanford–Binet Intelligence Scales (SB5) •
Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS) •
Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (WISC) •
Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scale of Intelligence (WPPSI) •
Otis–Lennon School Ability Test •
Differential Ability Scales (DAS) •
Woodcock–Johnson Tests of Cognitive Abilities (WJ)
Achievement tests •
Wechsler Individual Achievement Test (WIAT) • Kaufman Test of Educational Achievement (KTEA) • Woodcock–Johnson Tests of Achievement (WJ) •
Peabody Individual Achievement Test (PIAT-R) • Wide Range Achievement Test, 5th Ed. (WRAT-5)
Public schools •
National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) • State achievement tests are
standardized tests. These may be required in American
public schools for the schools to receive federal funding, according to the
US Public Law 107-110 originally passed as
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, and currently authorized as
Every Student Succeeds Act in 2015.
No Child Left Behind was the controversial version of the law signed by President G. W. Bush in 2001; it was reauthorized in 2015 by President B. Obama. •
Exit examinations for
high school graduation Other tests The test of
General Educational Development (GED) and
Test Assessing Secondary Completion TASC evaluate whether a person who has not received a
high school diploma has academic skills at the level of a
high school graduate. Private tests are tests created by private institutions for various purposes, such as progress monitoring in K-12 classrooms. •
ACT •
PLAN •
EXPLORE •
WorkKeys • California Achievement Test •
ITBS – Iowa Test of Basic Skills •
SAT – formerly Scholastic Aptitude Test •
SAT Subject Tests •
CLT – Classic Learning Test • Former
English Language Proficiency Test – ELPT •
PSAT/NMSQT – Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test •
STAR Early Literacy, STAR Math, and STAR Reading •
Stanford Achievement Test •
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