When are students tested? 1
6th grade
8th grade
11th grade
What subjects are tested? 1
Writing
Language Arts
Mathematics
Science
Social Studies is being developed.
What types of questions are used? 1
Multiple choice
Short written response
Extended written response
How are test results used? 1
Student diagnosis
Curriculum planning
Improvement of instruction
Professional development
Program evaluation
School performance reporting
What tests are used? 1
New Standards (Mathematics, Language Arts) (grades 4, 8, 10)
Portfolio Assessment (Writing, Mathematics) (grades 4, 8)
Vermont Science Assessment (grades 6, 11)
Are students with disabilities exempt?
2, 3
Exemptions given as determined by IEP team.
What accommodations are available so
that students with disabilities can participate? 2
Appropriate accommodations which do not change the nature of what is
being tested, and which are consistent with the accommodations provided
during instruction.
How are scores of students with disabilities
reported? 2
School, district, and statewide reports both combine ("aggregate")
and separate ("disaggregate") scores of students with and without disabilities.
Footnotes:
1 Source: PEER Project Survey to expand and update information from Annual Survey of State Student Assessment Programs: Data on 1995-96 Statewide Student Assessment Programs. (Fall 1996). Council of Chief State School Officers.
2 Source: PEER Project review of state policy documents. Documents provided by the National Center on Educational Outcomes (NCEO). Information confirmed and updated by the PEER Project through direct communication with state officials.
3 NOTE: The IDEA Amendments of 1997 require that all students be included in statewide assessments.
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