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Internet Resources The Internet provides access to global resources on testing. Some Internet sites address generic testing issues while others are specific to English language testing. Most of the sites listed below "point to" other Internet testing resources. Please note that URLs or addresses change often; those provided below were accurate as of September, 1999. Clearinghouse on Assessment and Evaluation's site provided by ERIC, the Educational Resources Information Center, provides linkage to a wide range of resources including the ERIC Search Wizard. Useful aspects of the ERIC site include the ERIC Thesaurus online which facilitates finding keywords for searches and RIE, Resources in Education. CRESST, the National Center for Research on Evaluation Standards and Student Testing's site is funded by the U.S. Department of Education. It is primarily useful for K-12 teachers. Language testers consider the University of Surrey's Resources in Language Testing site to be invaluable. Dr. Glenn Fulcher maintains this site which directs the searcher to virtually all of the important general and language assessment sites on the Internet. In addition, Dr. Fulcher also provides the to Language Tester's Guide to Cyberspace (http://www.surrey.ac.uk/ELI/cybertxt.html), an essay which describes and evaluates the usefulness of Internet testing sites. For tests by British examination boards, a good site is English Language Examinations which surveys tests by Cambridge, Oxford, IELTS and other testing boards An American counterpart is found at the site maintained by Educational Testing Service , the developers of TOEFL, GRE and other standardized tests. These sites help teachers determine which tests are most appropriate for their students and also provide specific information on test specifications for preparing the students to sit the exams. Look here for information on the TOEFL 2000 CAT project. Language Testing Update from the University of Lancaster, provide online summaries of recent publications and news of professional conferences at their site. Teachers who want to become more familiar with Computer Adaptive Testing can learn more about it at the University of Minnesota's CARLA website which employs a FAQ (frequently asked questions format. For information on Independent Learning Centers, visit the TESOL Arabia Learner Independence Special Interest Group.
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