Illinois Learning Standards: Performance Descriptors
This site developed by the Illinois State Board of Education offers teachers performance descriptors and classroom assessment information with the intent of helping teachers align their curricula with the Illinois State Learning Standards.

American Association for Higher Education
A plethora of information regarding assessment including an assessment forum for teachers and information regarding The Assessment Conference and other means of professional development.

9 Principles of Good Practice for Assessing Student Learning
These 9 principals provide any teacher with a solid backbone of understanding in regards to the area of assessment

ERIC Clearinghouse on Assessment and Evaluation
This web site seeks to provide 1) balanced information concerning educational assessment and 2) resources to encourage responsible test use.

Introduction for Internet Resources for Assessment
This complex web site hosted by NC State University offers a vast amount of information on assessment. This web site has many links and would be a good starting place.

What Does Research Say About Assessment?
An online position paper hosted by North Central Regional Educational Library that offers some answers to the question "What does research say about assessment?"

Why Assessment?
A very good tool (in the form of a position paper) for teachers to look at regarding why assessment is used in schools.

Undergraduate Assessment Review from SIUE
A nice site that looks at how Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville views assessment. It includes historical data as well as current information.

Online Resources for Assessment
This site offers links to various pages about assessment including a look at webquests, rubrics, newsletters, and appropriate means of assessment.