Iowa Assessments

Information about the Iowa Assessments including scope and sequence, cognitive classifications, alignment between the Iowa Core and Iowa Assessment, and interpreting results.
http://itp.education.uiowa.edu/ia/default.aspx

Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium

Smarter Balanced is a state-led consortium developing assessments aligned to the Common Core State Standards in English language arts/literacy and mathematics.  Iowa is a governing state in the consortium.  If Iowa adopts the assessments, they could be implimented as early as 2014-2015.
http://www.smarterbalanced.org/ 

National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP)

The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) is the largest nationally representative assessment of what students know and can do in various subject areas. Assessments are conducted periodically in mathematics, reading, science, writing, the arts, civics, economics, geography, and U.S. history.
http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/

The ACT Test

The ACT is an educational and career planning tool that assesses students' academic readiness for college. Click here to go to our ACT page.
http://www.act.org/aap/index.html

ACT Explore

The ACT Explore is designed to help 8th and 9th graders explore a broad range of options for their future. It prepares students not only for their high school coursework but for their post–high school choices as well. Click here to go to our Explore page.
http://www.act.org/products/k-12-act-explore/

ACT Plan

The ACT Plan helps 10th graders measure their current academic development, explore career/training options, and make plans for the remaining years of high school and beyond. Click here to go to our Plan page.
http://www.act.org/products/k-12-act-plan/