Assessments
Assessments
Parents have the right to make educational decisions for their child, including
whether to participate in statewide testing.
Parents of each student attending any Title I-A school may request information regarding any State or district policy regarding student participation in any assessments mandated by the State or district, which includes policy, procedure, or parental right to opt the child out of such assessment, where applicable.
mClass
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· mCLASS is a universal screener that measures the development of reading skills of all students in grades K-5 through two main assessments: Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills (DIBELS) · These combined tests help teachers determine how students are performing on the important reading skills that children must develop in order to become proficient readers
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Reading
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· Fall, Winter, Spring
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ADP (Alaska Developmental Profile)
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· To identify, record and summarize the skills and behaviors students demonstrate at the beginning of their kindergarten year, based on teacher observations. · Student skills and behaviors are defined by goals and indicators in five domains from Alaska’s Early Learning Guidelines: Physical Well Being, Health, and Motor Development; Social and Emotional Development; Approaches to Learning; Cognition and General Knowledge; Communication, Language, and Literacy.
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· Kindergarten students · 1st grade students who did not complete the Developmental Profile in Kindergarten · Observation Assessment Model
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Fall AK DEED Developmental Profile website
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MAP Growth
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· The assessment data is used to support identification of students who are at-risk and in need of intervention and/or enrichment or acceleration · MAP Growth is adaptive, which means that it adjusts question selection level based on student performance in order to provide a precise snapshot of student strengths and needs · MAP Growth also provides information that can be used to predict performance on AK STAR, SAT and ACT testing
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Reading and Mathematics
MAP Growth Student Readiness and Practice Opportunities: MAP Growth Practice Tests Quick Sheet · The Quick Sheet provides links to Practice Tests, Tutorials, Assessment Design and all readiness resources and may be accessed by students and families
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Fall and Winter Spring MAP Growth is included as a combined assessment with AK STAR
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ACCESS (English Language Proficiency Assessment)
English Language Proficiency Assessment (ELPA)
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· ACCESS (ELPA) is given annually in WIDA Consortium member states to monitor students' progress in acquiring academic English. · ACCESS (ELPA) is aligned with the WIDA English Language Development Standards and assesses each of the four language domains of Listening, Speaking, Reading and Writing.
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· K-12 students identified as Academic English Learners, AELs · Online: Grades 4-12—Reading, Listening, Speaking and Writing · Online: Grades 1-3—Reading, Listening and Speaking; Writing (paper) · Paper/Pencil: Kindergarten (entire test), Grades 1-3 (Writing only) and Alternate ACCESS (entire test)—Students with severe cognitive disabilities
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Winter/Spring
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AKSTAR and the Alaska Science Assessment
AK STAR and the Alaska Science Assessment are required by state law and are part of th statewide comprehensive assessment System
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· The AK STAR and Alaska Science Assessment are standards-based tests designed to measure student attainment of the Alaska performance standards. · Content assessments in English language arts, mathematics and science are required. · The assessments are required as a component under the federal Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA)
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Grades 3-9—English Language Arts and Mathematics (AK STAR) Grades 5, 8 and 10—Science (Alaska Science Assessment) Online
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Spring Alaska DEED Alaska Science Assessment website The AK STAR ELA and mathematics summative assessments are aligned to the MAP Growth benchmark assessment in a partnership with NWEA and DEED. The Alaska Science Assessment science summative is provided in partnership with DRC and DEED.
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DLM (Alternate Assessment)
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· Dynamic Learning Maps (DLM) is Alaska’s Alternate Assessment system for students with the most significant cognitive disabilities. · DLM is based on grade-level content covered by the general, large-scale summative assessment, but at reduced depth, breadth and complexity. · Content Assessments in English language arts, math and science are required. · The assessment is a required component under the federal Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA).
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Online Grades 3-9—English language arts and math Grades 5, 8 and 10—science
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Spring
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NAEP (National Assessment of Educational Progress)
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· The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) is the largest nationally representative assessment of what the nation’s students know and can do in core subjects such as mathematics, reading, science and writing. · The results of NAEP are released as The Nation’s Report Card, and are available for the nation and states.
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Grades 4, 8 and 12—Subjects selected by NAEP, most often reading and mathematics NAEP uses a carefully designed sampling process to ensure that the schools and students selected are representative of all students across the United States. Students selected in the sample only receive a subset of the questions. Online—Most students
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Every other year in winter/spring (odd years, e.g. 2019, 2021); specialty NAEP assessments may be required on off years and seasons
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