The words testing and fun are rarely used in the same sentence, but maybe we should try to combine these two necessary elements of education more often. I am not sure that taking tests is ever really fun, but adding some humor to testing certainly can help.
While I do know of any research to prove this, I have to believe that putting a smile on the faces of students and educators before testing can only be a good thing for all involved.
Take a look at one school did to have some fun preparing for ACT Aspire: