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Technical Methods Report: Using State Tests in Education Experiments

NCEE 2009-013
November 2009

Table A.3.  Assessments and Grades Tested-Science


  State Assessments National Assessments Combined Grades Tested 2003-2004 Combined Grades Tested 2007-2008 Grades Added
  2003-2004 2007-2008 2003-2004 2007-2008
  Test Grades Test Grades Test Grades Test Grades
Alabama Alabama High School Graduation Exam 10 Alabama High School Graduation Exam 11     Stanford Achievement Test, 10th Edition 5,7 10 5,7,11 5,7,11
Alaska     Science Assessment (pilot testing) 4,8,10           4,8,10 4,8,10
Arizona Arizona Instrument to Measure Standards (AIMS) 4,8, and Bio Arizona Instrument to Measure Standards (AIMS) 4,8,10         4,8, and Bio 4,8,10 10
Arkansas                      
California STAR California Standard Tests (CSTs) 5, 9-11 STAR California Standard Tests (CSTs) 5,8,10 and 9-11 EOC         5, 9-11 5,8,10 and 9-11 EOC 8
Colorado Colorado Student Assessment Program 5,8,10 Colorado Student Assessment Program 5,8,10         5,8,10 5,8,10  
Connecticut Connecticut Academic Performance Test (CAPT) 5,10 Connecticut Academic Performance Test (CAPT) 10         5,10 5,8,10 8
      Connecticut Mastery Test (CMT) 5,8              
Delaware Delaware Student Testing Program 4,6,8,11 Delaware Student Testing Program 4,6,8,11         4,6,8,11 4,6,8,11  
District of Columbia                      
Florida Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test Science 5,8,11 Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test 5,8,11         5,8,11 5,8,11  
Georgia Criterion-Referenced Competency Tests (CRCT) 4,6,8 Criterion-Referenced Competency Tests (CRCT) 3–8 Iowa Tests of Basic Skills (ITBS/A) 3,5,8     3-6,8-12 3-8,11,EOC 7
  End of Course Test (EOCT) 9–12 End of Course Test (EOCT) EOC              
      Georgia High School Graduation Tests 11              
Hawaii Hawaii Content and Performance Standards (HCPS) II (SAT-9 based) 5,7,11 Hawaii Content and Performance Standards (HCPS) II (SAT-9 based) 5,7,11         5,7,11 5,7,11  
Idaho Science Idaho State Achievement Test (ISAT) 5,7,10 Science Idaho State Achievement Test (ISAT) 5,7,10         5,7,10 5,7,10  
Illinois Illinois Standards Achievement Test (ISAT) 4,7 Illinois Standards Achievement Test (ISAT) 3–8         4,7,11 3-8,11 3,5,6,8
Prairie State Achievement Examination (PSAE) Science 11 Prairie State Achievement Examination (PSAE) Science 11              
Indiana Indiana Statewide Testing for Educational Progress Plus (ISTEP+) 5 Indiana Statewide Testing for Educational Progress Plus (ISTEP+) 5,7, Biology EOC         5 5,7, Biology EOC 7,Biology EOC
Iowa Iowa Tests of Basic Skills (ITBS) 8,11 Iowa Tests of Basic Skills (ITBS) 5,8,11         8,11 5,8,11 5
Kansas Kansas Computerized Assessments (KCA) 4,7,10 Kansas State Assessment 4,7,10         4,7,10 4,7,10  
Kentucky Kentucky Core Content Test 4,7,11 Kentucky Core Content Test 4,7,11         4,7,11 4,7,11  
Louisiana Louisiana Educational Assessment Program (LEAP 21) 4,8 Louisiana Educational Assessment Program 4,8         4,8,10,11 3–11 5,6,7,9
  Graduation Exit Examination (GEE 21) 10,11 Graduation Exit Examination (GEE) 10,11              
      Integrated Louisiana Educational Assessment Program (iLEAP) 3,5,6,7,9              
Maine Maine Educational Assessment (MEA) 4,8,11 Maine Educational Assessment (MEA) 4,8         4,8,11 4,8  
Maryland     Maryland School Assessment (MSA) 5,8           5,8 5,8
Massachusetts Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS) 5,8,9,10 Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS) 5,8,9,10         5,8,9,10 5,8,9,10  
Michigan Michigan Educational Assessment Program (MEAP) 5,8,11 Michigan Educational Assessment Program (MEAP) 5,8         5,8,11 5,8,11  
      Michigan Merit Examination 11              
Minnesota     Minnesota Comprehensive Assessments-Series II (MCA-II) 5,8,HS           5,8,HS 5,8,HS
Mississippi Elementary/Middle Grades Science Assessments 5,8 Elementary/Middle Grades Science Assessments 5,8         5,8 5,8,EOC EOC
      Mississippi Area Subject Testing EOC              
Missouri Missouri Assessment Program (MAP) 3,7,10 Missouri Assessment Program (MAP) 3,7,Biology EOC         3,7,10 3,7,Biology EOC Biology EOC
Montana     Montana Comprehensive Assessment System (MontCAS) 4,8,11 Iowa Tests and Basic Skills 4,8     4,8,11 4,8,10,11 10
      Montana's Criterion-Referenced Test 4,8,10 Iowa Tests of Educational Development 11          
Nebraska School-Based Teacher-Led Assessment and Reporting System (STARS) 4,8,11 School-Based Teacher-Led Assessment and Reporting System (STARS) 4 or 5,8,11         4,8,11 4 or 5,8,11 5
Nevada Criterion-referenced tests 5,8 Criterion-referenced tests 5,8 Iowa Tests and Basic Skills 4,7     4,5,7,8,10 5,8  
          Iowa Tests of Educational Development 10          
New Hampshire New Hampshire Educational Improvement Assessment Program (NHEIAP) 6,10 New Hampshire Educational Improvement Assessment Program (NHEIAP) 6,10         6,10 4,6,8,10,11 4,8,11
      Tri-State Assessment End of Grade 4,8,11              
      New England Common Assessment Program (Tri-State) Science (pilot) 4,8,11              
New Jersey New Jersey Skills & Knowledge Assessment (NJ ASK) 4 New Jersey Skills & Knowledge Assessment (NJ ASK) 4         4,8,11 4,8,11  
  Grade Eight Proficiency Assessment (GEPA) 8 Grade Eight Proficiency Assessment (GEPA) 8              
  High School Proficiency Assessment (HSPA) 11 High School Proficiency Assessment (HSPA) 11              
New Mexico     New Mexico Student Assessment Program 3-9,11           3-9,11 3-9,11
New York Regents Comprehensive Examination in Science 4,8,HS Science Examination, Regents 4,8,HS         4,8,HS 4,8,HS  
      End of Course Test HS              
North Carolina End of Grade 5,8 End-of-Grade Science 3–8         5,8,HS 3-8,EOC 3,4,6,7
  End of Grade: Biology HS End of Course EOC              
North Dakota     North Dakota State Assessment 4,8,11           4,8,11 4,8,11
Ohio Ohio Proficiency Test 4,6,11,12 Ohio Proficiency Test 9         4,6,10-12 5,8-10 5,8,9
  Ohio Graduation Test 10 Ohio Graduation Test 10              
      Ohio Achievement Test 5,8              
Oklahoma Oklahoma Core Curriculum Tests 5,8,EOC Oklahoma Core Curriculum Tests 5,8,EOC         5,8,EOC 5,8,EOC  
Oregon TESA Science Knowledge and Skills Tests 5,8,CIM TESA Science Knowledge and Skills Tests 5,8,CIM         5,8,CIM 5,8,CIM  
Pennsylvania Pennsylvania System of School Assessment (PSSA) 4,8,11 Pennsylvania System of School Assessment (PSSA) 4,8,11         4,8,11 4,8,11  
Rhode Island     Tri-State Science Assessment 4,8,11           4,8,11 4,8,11
South Carolina Palmetto Achievement Challenge Test (PACT) 3–8 Palmetto Achievement Challenge Test (PACT) 3–8         3–8 3-8,EOC EOC
End of Course Examination Program (EOCEP) 3–8 End of Course Examination Program EOC              
South Dakota Dakota STEP 3-8,11 Dakota STEP 3-8,11         3-8,11 1–12 1,2,9,10,12
  Dakota Assessment of Content Standards (DACS) 2–8 Dakota Assessment of Content Standards (DACS) 2–10              
      Achievement Series Assessments 1–12              
Tennessee Tennessee Comprehensive Assessment Program (TCAP) 3-8,11 Tennessee Comprehensive Assessment Program Achievement Tests 3–8         3,8,11,EOC 3-8,EOC  
  Gateway Tests EOC Tennessee Comprehensive Assessment Program Gateway Tests EOC              
Texas Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS) 5,10,11 Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS) 5,8,10,11         5,10,11 5,8,10,11 8
Utah Utah Performance Assessment System for Students (U-PASS) - includes the Utah Core CRTs 4–11 Science Core Criterion-Referenced Tests 4-8,11         4–11 4-8,11  
Vermont Vermont—PASS 5,9,11 Vermont—PASS 5,9,11         5,9,11 5,9,11  
Virginia Standards of Learning (SOL) Assessments 3,5,8,HS Standards of Learning Assessment 3,5,8,HS         3,5,8,HS 3,5,8,HS  
Washington Washington Assessment of Student Learning (WASL) 5,8,10 Washington Assessment of Student Learning (WASL) 5,8,10         5,8,10 5,8,10  
      Washington Assessment of Student Learning (WASL) 5,8,10         5,8,10 5,8,10  
West Virginia West Virginia Educational Standards Tests (WESTEST) 3-8,10 West Virginia Educational Standards Tests (WESTEST) 3-8,10         3-8,10 3-8,10  
Wisconsin Wisconsin Knowledge & Concepts Examinations (WKCE) 4,8,10 Wisconsin Knowledge & Concepts Examinations (WKCE) 4,8,10         4,8,10 4,8,10  
Wyoming Proficiency Assessments for Wyoming Students (PAWS) 4,8,11 Proficiency Assessments for Wyoming Students (PAWS) 4,8,11         4,8,11 4,8,11  
Source: Council of Chief State School Officers and State Departments of Education, 2008.
EOC = End of Course; CIM = Certificate of Mastery.