Educational assessment today -- Characteristics of good assessments -- Understanding and using large-scale assessments -- Inclusive assessment tactics: testing accommodations and alternate assessments -- Best practices for inclusive assessment programs and educational accountability -- Appendix A: Standards for teacher competence in educational assessment of students -- Appendix B: Calculating the standard error of measurement -- Appendix C: Iowa tests of basic skills -- Appendix D: Stanford achievement test (9th edition) -- Appendix E: TerraNova -- Appendix F: Code of fair testing practices in education.