List of standardized tests in the United States
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A standardized test is a test administered and scored in a standard manner. The following are such tests
as administered across the United States
.
's or worker's understanding, comprehension, knowledge and/or capability in a particular area. They are used in academics, profession
s 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
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.
and secondary school
s, as well as most colleges and universities. They are generally used to predict the likelihood of a student's success in an academic setting.
Standardized test
A standardized test is a test that is administered and scored in a consistent, or "standard", manner. Standardized tests are designed in such a way that the questions, conditions for administering, scoring procedures, and interpretations are consistent and are administered and scored in a...
as administered across the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
.
Ability/ Achievement tests
Ability/ Achievement tests are used to evaluate a studentStudent
A student is a learner, or someone who attends an educational institution. In some nations, the English term is reserved for those who attend university, while a schoolchild under the age of eighteen is called a pupil in English...
's or worker's understanding, comprehension, knowledge and/or capability in a particular area. They are used in academics, profession
Profession
A profession is a vocation founded upon specialized educational training, the purpose of which is to supply disinterested counsel and service to others, for a direct and definite compensation, wholly apart from expectation of other business gain....
s and many other areas.
A general distinction is usually made between tests of ability/ aptitude (intelligence tests) versus tests of achievement (academic proficiency).
IQ testsIntelligence quotientAn intelligence quotient, or IQ, is a score derived from one of several different standardized tests designed to assess intelligence. When modern IQ tests are constructed, the mean score within an age group is set to 100 and the standard deviation to 15...
- Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scales (SB5)
- Wechsler Adult Intelligence ScaleWechsler Adult Intelligence ScaleThe Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale intelligence quotient tests are the primary clinical instruments used to measure adult and adolescent intelligence. The original WAIS was published in February 1955 by David Wechsler, as a revision of the Wechsler-Bellevue Intelligence Scale...
(WAIS) - Wechsler Intelligence Scale for ChildrenWechsler Intelligence Scale for ChildrenThe Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children , developed by Dr. David Wechsler, is an individually administered intelligence test for children between the ages of 6 and 16 inclusive that can be completed without reading or writing...
(WISC) - Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scale of IntelligenceWechsler Preschool and Primary Scale of IntelligenceThe Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scale of Intelligence is an intelligence test designed for children ages 2 years 6 months to 7 years 3 months developed by David Wechsler in 1967. It is a descendent of the earlier Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale and the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children...
(WPPSI) - Otis-Lennon School Ability TestOtis-Lennon School Ability TestThe Otis–Lennon School Ability Test , published by the successor of Harcourt Assessment — Pearson Education, Inc., a subsidiary of Pearson PLC — is a test of abstract thinking and reasoning ability of children pre-K to 18...
In public schools
- National Assessment of Educational ProgressNational Assessment of Educational ProgressThe National Assessment of Educational Progress is the largest continuing and nationally representative assessment of what our nation’s students know and can do in core subjects. NAEP is a congressionally mandated project administered by the National Center for Education Statistics , within the ...
(NAEP) - State achievement tests are standardized testStandardized testA standardized test is a test that is administered and scored in a consistent, or "standard", manner. Standardized tests are designed in such a way that the questions, conditions for administering, scoring procedures, and interpretations are consistent and are administered and scored in a...
s required in American public schools for the schools to receive federal funding. According to the Elementary and Secondary Education ActElementary and Secondary Education ActThe Elementary and Secondary Education Act , is a United States federal statute enacted April 11, 1965. It was passed as a part of President Lyndon B. Johnson's "War on Poverty" and has been the most far-reaching federal legislation affecting education ever passed by Congress...
of 1965, in US Public Law 107-110, and the No Child Left Behind ActNo Child Left Behind ActThe No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 is a United States Act of Congress concerning the education of children in public schools.NCLB was originally proposed by the administration of George W. Bush immediately after he took office...
of 2001.
Other tests
The test of General Educational Development (GED) evaluates whether a person who has not received a high school diplomaHigh school diploma
A high school diploma is a diploma awarded for the completion of high school. In the United States and Canada, it is considered the minimum education required for government jobs and higher education. An equivalent is the GED.-Past diploma styles:...
has academic skills at the level of a high school
High school
High school is a term used in parts of the English speaking world to describe institutions which provide all or part of secondary education. The term is often incorporated into the name of such institutions....
graduate.
Private tests are tests created by private institutions for various purposes, such as progress monitoring in K-12 classrooms.
- ACT
- California Achievement Test
- PLAN
- EXPLORE
- SATSATThe SAT Reasoning Test is a standardized test for college admissions in the United States. The SAT is owned, published, and developed by the College Board, a nonprofit organization in the United States. It was formerly developed, published, and scored by the Educational Testing Service which still...
- formerly Scholastic Aptitude Test- SAT Subject TestsSAT Subject TestsSAT Subject Tests is the name for 20 multiple-choice standardized tests given on individual subjects, usually taken to improve a student's credentials for admission to colleges in the United States. Students typically choose which tests to take depending upon college entrance requirements for the...
- Former English Language Proficiency TestEnglish Language Proficiency TestThe English Language Proficiency Test was the name of a SAT II last administered in January 2005. It was a one-hour multiple choice test given on English language proficiency by The College Board...
- ELPT
- PSAT/NMSQTPSAT/NMSQTThe Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test is a standardized test administered by the College Board and National Merit Scholarship Corporation in the United States.This test is offered by the College Board....
- Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test
- SAT Subject Tests
- STAR Early Literacy, STAR Math, and STAR ReadingSTAR (software)STAR Reading, STAR Early Literacy and STAR Math are standardized, computer-adaptive assessments created by Renaissance Learning, Inc., for use in K-12 education. Each is a "Tier 2" assessment of a skill that can be used any number of times due to item-bank technology...
- Stanford Achievement Test
- TerraNovaTerraNova (test)TerraNova is a series of standardized achievement tests used in the United States designed to assess K-12 student achievement in reading, language arts, mathematics, science, social studies, vocabulary, spelling, and other areas. The test series is published by CTB/McGraw-Hill...
- WorkKeysWorkKeysWorkKeys is a job skill assessment system used in the United States. It was created in the late 1980s by ACT, Inc. It is used by businesses to measure workplace skills of employees and job applicants and by schools and colleges to help prepare students for the workplace.-Description:WorkKeys...
Admissions tests
Admissions tests are used in the admission process at elite or private elementaryElementary school
An elementary school or primary school is an institution where children receive the first stage of compulsory education known as elementary or primary education. Elementary school is the preferred term in some countries, particularly those in North America, where the terms grade school and grammar...
and secondary school
Secondary school
Secondary school is a term used to describe an educational institution where the final stage of schooling, known as secondary education and usually compulsory up to a specified age, takes place...
s, as well as most colleges and universities. They are generally used to predict the likelihood of a student's success in an academic setting.
Secondary School
- ISEEIndependent School Entrance ExaminationThe Independent School Entrance Examination, or ISEE, is an entrance exam used by many independent schools and magnet schools in the United States. Developed and administered by the Educational Records Bureau, the ISEE has three levels: the Lower level, for entrance in grades 5-6; Middle level,...
- Independent School Entrance Examination - SSATSecondary School Admission TestThe Secondary School Admission Test, or SSAT, is an admissions test administered by the Secondary School Admission Test Board to students in grades 5-11 to help determine placement into independent or private junior high and high schools....
- Secondary School Admission Test - HSPT - High School Placement Test
Undergraduate
- SATSATThe SAT Reasoning Test is a standardized test for college admissions in the United States. The SAT is owned, published, and developed by the College Board, a nonprofit organization in the United States. It was formerly developed, published, and scored by the Educational Testing Service which still...
- formerly Scholastic Aptitude Test- SAT Subject TestsSAT Subject TestsSAT Subject Tests is the name for 20 multiple-choice standardized tests given on individual subjects, usually taken to improve a student's credentials for admission to colleges in the United States. Students typically choose which tests to take depending upon college entrance requirements for the...
- Former English Language Proficiency TestEnglish Language Proficiency TestThe English Language Proficiency Test was the name of a SAT II last administered in January 2005. It was a one-hour multiple choice test given on English language proficiency by The College Board...
- ELPT
- SAT Subject Tests
- ACT - formerly American College Testing Program or American College Test
Graduate/Professional Schools
- Allied Health Professions Admission Test (AHPAT)
- Dental Admission TestDental Admission TestThe Dental Admission Test is a multiple-choice standardized exam taken by potential dental school students in the United States and Canada...
(DAT)- (United StatesUnited StatesThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
) - Graduate Management Admission TestGraduate Management Admission TestThe Graduate Management Admission Test is a computer-adaptive standardized test in mathematics and the English language for measuring aptitude to succeed academically in graduate business studies. Business schools use the test as a criterion for admission into graduate business administration...
(GMAT) - (USUnited StatesThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
) - Graduate Record ExaminationGraduate Record ExaminationThe Graduate Record Examinations is a standardized test that is an admissions requirement for many graduate schools in the United States, in other English-speaking countries and for English-taught graduate and business programs world-wide...
(GRE) - Law School Admission TestLaw School Admission TestThe Law School Admission Test is a half-day standardized test administered four times each year at designated testing centers throughout the world. Administered by the Law School Admission Council for prospective law school candidates, the LSAT is designed to assess Reading Comprehension,...
(LSAT) - (USUnited StatesThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
and CanadaCanadaCanada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
) - Miller Analogies TestMiller Analogies TestThe Miller Analogies Test is a standardized test used primarily for graduate school admissions in the USA. Created and still published by Harcourt Assessment, the MAT consists of 120 questions in 60 minutes ....
(MAT) - Medical College Admission TestMedical College Admission TestThe Medical College Admission Test is a computer-based standardized examination for prospective medical students in the United States and Canada. It is designed to assess problem solving, critical thinking, written analysis, and writing skills in addition to knowledge of scientific concepts and...
(MCAT) - (USUnited StatesThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
and CanadaCanadaCanada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
) - Optometry Admission Test (OAT) - Optometry Admission Test
- Pharmacy College Admission TestPharmacy College Admission TestThe Pharmacy College Admission Test is a standardized test administered to prospective pharmacy school students by Harcourt Assessment, Inc. The test is divided into seven sections to be taken in approximately four and a half hours. These sections include Verbal Ability, Quantitative Ability,...
(PCAT) - Veterinary College Admission Test (VCAT)
- California Basic Educational Skills Test
- Wiesen Test of Mechanical Aptitude (WTMA)Wiesen Test of Mechanical Aptitude (WTMA)The Wiesen Test of Mechanical Aptitude is a 30 minute, sixty-question test used to measure mechanical aptitude. It is used for employment testing of job applicants and to help select vocational education students....
Language proficiency
- IELTSIELTSIELTS , or 'International English Language Testing System', is an international standardised test of English language proficiency. It is jointly managed by University of Cambridge ESOL Examinations, the British Council and IDP Education Pty Ltd, and was established in 1989.There are two versions of...
- International English Language Testing System - TOEICTOEICThe Test of English for International Communication measures the ability of non-native English-speaking examinees to use English in everyday workplace activities.-Overview:...
- Test of English for International Communication - TOEFLTOEFLThe Test of English as a Foreign Language, or TOEFL , evaluates the ability of an individual to use and understand English in an academic setting....
- Test of English as a Foreign Language - TSETSE (examination)The Test of Spoken English is the most widely used assessment of spoken English worldwide, measures the ability of nonnative speakers of English to communicate effectively...
- Test of Spoken English - TWE - Test of Written English
Psychological tests
- 16 Personality Factors16 Personality FactorsThe 16 Personality Factors, measured by the 16PF Questionnaire, were derived using factor-analysis by psychologist Raymond Cattell.Below is a table outlining this model.- Raymond Cattell's 16 Personality Factors :-Relationship to the Big Five:...
- Beck Depression InventoryBeck Depression InventoryThe Beck Depression Inventory , created by Dr. Aaron T. Beck, is a 21-question multiple-choice self-report inventory, one of the most widely used instruments for measuring the severity of depression...
- Millon Clinical Multiaxial InventoryMillon Clinical Multiaxial InventoryThe Millon Clinical Multiaxial Inventory-III is a psychological assessment tool intended to provide information on psychopathology, including specific disorders outlined in the DSM-IV. It is intended for adults with at least an 8th grade reading level. The MCMI was developed and standardized...
- Minnesota Multiphasic Personality InventoryMinnesota Multiphasic Personality InventoryThe Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory is one of the most frequently used personality tests in mental health. The test is used by trained professionals to assist in identifying personality structure and psychopathology....
(MMPI) - Personality Assessment InventoryPersonality Assessment InventoryPersonality Assessment Inventory , authored by Leslie Morey, PhD, is a multi-scale test of psychological functioning that assesses constructs relevant to personality and psychopathology evaluation in various contexts including psychotherapy, crisis/evaluation, forensic, personnel selection,...
- Myers-Briggs Type IndicatorMyers-Briggs Type IndicatorThe Myers-Briggs Type Indicator assessment is a psychometric questionnaire designed to measure psychological preferences in how people perceive the world and make decisions...
(MBTI) - Revised NEO Personality InventoryRevised NEO Personality InventoryThe Revised NEO Personality Inventory, or NEO PI-R, is a psychological personality inventory; a 240-item measure of the Five Factor Model: Extraversion, Agreeableness, Conscientiousness, Neuroticism, and Openness to Experience. Additionally, the test measures six subordinate dimensions of each of...
- Thematic Apperception TestThematic Apperception TestThe Thematic Apperception Test, or TAT, is a projective psychological test. Historically, it has been among the most widely researched, taught, and used of such tests...
Professional certification tests
- COMLEX-USACOMLEX-USACOMLEX-USA or The Comprehensive Osteopathic Medical Licensing Examination of the United States is a series of three osteopathic medical licensing examinations administered by the National Board of Osteopathic Medical Examiners similar to the United States Medical Licensing Examination...
for osteopathic physiciansDoctor of Osteopathic MedicineDoctor of Osteopathic Medicine is a professional doctoral degree for physicians in the United States. Holders of the MD degree, Doctor of Medicine, have the same rights, privileges and responsibilities as osteopathic physicians in the United States.The American Osteopathic Association’s Commission... - Fundamentals of EngineeringFundamentals of Engineering examThe Fundamentals of Engineering exam, also referred to as the Engineer in Training exam, and formerly in some states as the Engineering Intern exam, is the first of two examinations that engineers must pass in order to be licensed as a Professional Engineer in the United States...
(FE), the first of two exams that must be passed to become a Professional EngineerProfessional EngineerRegulation of the engineering profession is established by various jurisdictions of the world to protect the safety, well-being and other interests of the general public, and to define the licensure process through which an engineer becomes authorized to provide professional services to the... - Multistate Bar Examination (MBE), part of the bar examinationBar examinationA bar examination is an examination conducted at regular intervals to determine whether a candidate is qualified to practice law in a given jurisdiction.-Brazil:...
in almost all United States jurisdictions - Multistate Pharmacy Jurisprudence ExaminationMultistate Pharmacy Jurisprudence ExaminationThe Multistate Pharmacy Jurisprudence Examination is a standard examination created by the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy to help individual state boards of pharmacy assess an individual's competency and knowledge so that he or she may be given a license to practice pharmacy. The MPJE...
(MPJE), a prerequisite for licensure as a pharmacistPharmacistPharmacists are allied health professionals who practice in pharmacy, the field of health sciences focusing on safe and effective medication use...
in the vast majority of U.S. jurisdictions - Multistate Professional Responsibility ExaminationMultistate Professional Responsibility ExaminationThe Multistate Professional Responsibility Examination is a one hundred twenty five minute, sixty question, multiple-choice examination designed to measure the knowledge and understanding of established standards related to a lawyer's professional conduct...
(MPRE), a requirement for bar admission in addition to the bar examination in almost all U.S. jurisdictions - NAPLEXNaplexThe NAPLEX, also known as the North American Pharmacist Licensure Examination, is a standard examination created by the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy to help individual state boards of pharmacy assess an individual's competency and knowledge so that he or she may be given a license to...
, required by all U.S. jurisdictions for licensure as a pharmacist - NCLEX-PN for Licensed Practical NurseLicensed Practical NurseLicensed practical nurse is the term used in much of the United States and most Canadian provinces to refer to a nurse who cares for "people who are sick, injured, convalescent, or disabled under the direction of registered nurses and physicians. The term licensed vocational nurses is used in...
s - NCLEX-RN for Registered NurseRegistered nurseA registered nurse is a nurse who has graduated from a nursing program at a university or college and has passed a national licensing exam. A registered nurse helps individuals, families, and groups to achieve health and prevent disease...
s - Physician Assistant National Certifying ExamPhysician Assistant National Certifying ExamThe Physician Assistant National Certifying Exam and Physician Assistant National Recertifying Exam are exams that must be taken by all physician assistants...
for physician assistantPhysician assistantA physician assistant/associate ' is a healthcare professional trained and licensed to practice medicine with limited supervision by a physician.-General description:...
s (PA) - PRAXISPraxisPraxis is the putting of theory into practice. The term may refer to:* Christian theological praxis* Praxis , the practice of faith, especially worship* The Praxis School, a school of Marxist philosophy...
for Teacher certification - Principles and Practice of Engineering ExamPrinciples and Practice of Engineering ExamThe Principles and Practice of Engineering exam is the examination that is required to be passed before one can become a Professional Engineer in the United States...
the second of the two exams someone must pass to become a Professional EngineerProfessional EngineerRegulation of the engineering profession is established by various jurisdictions of the world to protect the safety, well-being and other interests of the general public, and to define the licensure process through which an engineer becomes authorized to provide professional services to the... - Uniform Certified Public Accountant ExaminationUniform Certified Public Accountant ExaminationThe Uniform Certified Public Accountant Examination is the examination administered to people who wish to become Certified Public Accountants in the United States....
- United States Medical Licensing Examination for physicians (holders of either Doctor of MedicineDoctor of MedicineDoctor of Medicine is a doctoral degree for physicians. The degree is granted by medical schools...
or Doctor of Osteopathic MedicineDoctor of Osteopathic MedicineDoctor of Osteopathic Medicine is a professional doctoral degree for physicians in the United States. Holders of the MD degree, Doctor of Medicine, have the same rights, privileges and responsibilities as osteopathic physicians in the United States.The American Osteopathic Association’s Commission...
degrees) - USPTO registration examinationUSPTO registration examinationIn order to be registered as a patent agent or patent attorney in the United States, one must pass the United States Patent and Trademark Office registration examination, officially called the Examination for Registration to Practice in Patent Cases Before the United States Patent and Trademark...
, a requirement of the United States Patent and Trademark OfficeUnited States Patent and Trademark OfficeThe United States Patent and Trademark Office is an agency in the United States Department of Commerce that issues patents to inventors and businesses for their inventions, and trademark registration for product and intellectual property identification.The USPTO is based in Alexandria, Virginia,...
for registration as a patent attorney or agentPatent attorneyA patent attorney is an attorney who has the specialized qualifications necessary for representing clients in obtaining patents and acting in all matters and procedures relating to patent law and practice, such as filing an opposition...