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District-Mandated Tests |
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Degrees of Reading Power (DRP)
Replacing the Stanford Diagnostic Reading Test (SDRT) as the
district-mandated reading assessment, the DRP is a direct
measure of reading comprehension administered to all
students in Grades 4-8 beginning in the 2004-05 school year.
Learn more.
Developmental Reading Assessment (DRA)
The DRA, and its Spanish-language equivalent, the Evaluación
del Desarrollo de la Lectura (EDL), are individually
administered reading assessments for grades K-2. Teachers
administer these tests three to four times a year to
determine reading level and to document progress.
Learn more.
Analytical Reading Inventory (ARI)
The ARI is an individually-administered assessment conducted
during a one-on-one reading conference. It is administered
periodically to students in grades 4-5. Results are used to
determine a student’s instructional reading level, guide
teachers in planning classroom instruction, identify
appropriate supports and interventions, and document
progress over time.
Learn more.
District Mathematics Test (DMT)
The District Mathematics Test (DMT) is given to students in
grade 5 near the end of the school year. This test assesses
grade-level mathematics skills and is tied to state content
standards. The results are used to identify students in need
of additional mathematics support. Different tests are given
to 5th and 6th graders; therefore, scores for the two grades
cannot be compared.
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State-Mandated Tests |
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STAR California Standards Test
The California Standards Tests in English language arts,
mathematics, science, and history/social science are comprised
of items that were developed specifically to assess students'
performance on California's content standards. The State Board
of Education adopted the content standards specifying what all
California children are expected to know and be able to do. The
content standards are grade and course specific.
Learn more.
- English Language Arts
All students in grades 2-11 take the English Language Arts
grade-level exam.
- History/Social Science
All students in grades 8, 10, and 11 take the History/Social
Science grade-level exam.
- Mathematics
All students in grades 2-7 take the Mathematics grade-level
exam.
Students in grades 8-11 who have completed or are taking
Algebra I, Geometry, Algebra II, or 1st, 2nd, or 3rd year
Integrated Mathematics take the appropriate end-of-course
subject exam.
Students in grade 11 who have completed or are taking
Algebra II or 3rd year Integrated Mathematics take the High
School Mathematics Exam.
- Science
All students in grades 5, 8, and 10 take grade-level (NCLB)
science exams.
All students in grades 9-11 who have completed or are taking
Earth Science, Biology, Chemistry, or Physics take the
appropriate end-of-course subject exam.
All students in grades 4 and 7
also take a writing test, the score for which is incorporated
into the total English Language Arts score for those grade
levels.
CELDT (California English
Language Development Test)
The purpose of the CELDT is to identify new students who are
English learners, determine their level of English proficiency,
and annually assess their progress toward becoming fluent
English proficient. The CELDT covers four skill areas:
listening, speaking, reading and writing in English. It is
administered in grades K-12.
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Nationally-Mandated Test |
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The National Assessment of
Educational Progress (NAEP), also known as "the Nation's Report
Card," is the only nationally representative and continuing
assessment of what America's students know and can do in various
subject areas. Learn more by visiting the NAEP website at
http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/about/.
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