Spelling tests are supported by science-based recommendations

In 2007, the National Center for Education Research, Institute of Education Sciences released their report titled Organizing Instruction and Study to Improve Student Learning: A Practice Guide. It was created as a mechanism to communicate evidence-based advice to teachers that aggregates and summarizes research into a clear, recommendation-focused format. While the format is widely known in health care, it was one of the first of its kind for education.