TESTS
The New FCAT NRT Stanford Achievement Test Series, Tenth Edition - Link: http://fcat.fldoe.org/pdf/fcat-nrt-sat10.pdf
FCAT Norm-Referenced Test - Link: http://fcat.fldoe.org/nrinfopg.asp
• FCAT Reading & Mathematics • FCAT Science • FCAT Writing • FCAT Norm-Referenced Test • Interactive FCAT District and School Reports
The FCAT Reading and Mathematics Norm-Referenced Test (NRT) was first administered in 2000, and since that time, Harcourt Assessment, Inc. (now Pearson Education, Inc.) has been Florida's NRT contractor. From 2000-2004, the FCAT NRT was the Stanford 9©. The NRT portion of the FCAT from 2005-2008 was a custom form of the Stanford 10©, published by The Psychological Corporation™ (a division of Pearson). The reading scores were based on the Reading Comprehension subtest, and the mathematics scores were based on the Problem Solving subtest. From 2000-2008, allstudents in Grades 3-10 were required to take the FCAT NRT.In 2008, Senate Bill 1908 removed the requirement that the statewide assessment program include norm-referenced component, and in a memo (PDF)dated June 17, 2008, the Department provided official notice of the removal of the FCAT NRT from the statewide assessment program. Beginning with the 2008-09 school year, the FCAT NRT will no longer be administered at any grade level.
• FCAT Reading & Mathematics • FCAT Science • FCAT Writing • FCAT Norm-Referenced Test • Interactive FCAT District and School Reports
The FCAT Reading and Mathematics Norm-Referenced Test (NRT) was first administered in 2000, and since that time, Harcourt Assessment, Inc. (now Pearson Education, Inc.) has been Florida's NRT contractor. From 2000-2004, the FCAT NRT was the Stanford 9©. The NRT portion of the FCAT from 2005-2008 was a custom form of the Stanford 10©, published by The Psychological Corporation™ (a division of Pearson). The reading scores were based on the Reading Comprehension subtest, and the mathematics scores were based on the Problem Solving subtest. From 2000-2008, allstudents in Grades 3-10 were required to take the FCAT NRT.In 2008, Senate Bill 1908 removed the requirement that the statewide assessment program include norm-referenced component, and in a memo (PDF)dated June 17, 2008, the Department provided official notice of the removal of the FCAT NRT from the statewide assessment program. Beginning with the 2008-09 school year, the FCAT NRT will no longer be administered at any grade level.
Stanford Achievement Test Series
Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanford_Achievement_Test_Series
The current Stanford Achievement Test Series, usually referred to simply as the "SAT 10", standardized achievement tests utilized by school districts in the United States and in American schools abroad, such as the American International School of Johannesburg (AISJ), for assessing children from kindergarten through high school.[1] First published in 1926, the test is now in its tenth incarnation, or "Series". Although in many states it is being replaced by state-created tests (mandated by the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001), it is not equivalent to most of these tests, in that the Stanford series are more comprehensive in scope than the newer assessments. The test is available in 13 levels that roughly correspond to the year in school. Each level of the test is broken into subtests or strands covering various subjects such as reading comprehension, mathematics problem-solving, language,spelling, listening comprehension, science, and social science.
The Stanford Achievement Test Series is used to measure academic knowledge of elementary and secondary school students. The reports include narrative summaries, process and cluster summaries, and graphic displays to clarify the student's performance and guide planning and analysis. Administrators obtain critical data to document and monitor the progress of all children and to disaggregate results according to federal mandates. Teachers receive specific information to support instructional planning for individual students and the class as well as to improve their teaching. Parents better understand their child's achievement level and get direction for home involvement.
The SAT 10 is one of the few tests in the United States which continues to use stanines to report scores.
Despite the similar abbreviations, the Stanford Achievement Test is not related to the SATs used for college admissions, also in the United States.
Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanford_Achievement_Test_Series
The current Stanford Achievement Test Series, usually referred to simply as the "SAT 10", standardized achievement tests utilized by school districts in the United States and in American schools abroad, such as the American International School of Johannesburg (AISJ), for assessing children from kindergarten through high school.[1] First published in 1926, the test is now in its tenth incarnation, or "Series". Although in many states it is being replaced by state-created tests (mandated by the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001), it is not equivalent to most of these tests, in that the Stanford series are more comprehensive in scope than the newer assessments. The test is available in 13 levels that roughly correspond to the year in school. Each level of the test is broken into subtests or strands covering various subjects such as reading comprehension, mathematics problem-solving, language,spelling, listening comprehension, science, and social science.
The Stanford Achievement Test Series is used to measure academic knowledge of elementary and secondary school students. The reports include narrative summaries, process and cluster summaries, and graphic displays to clarify the student's performance and guide planning and analysis. Administrators obtain critical data to document and monitor the progress of all children and to disaggregate results according to federal mandates. Teachers receive specific information to support instructional planning for individual students and the class as well as to improve their teaching. Parents better understand their child's achievement level and get direction for home involvement.
The SAT 10 is one of the few tests in the United States which continues to use stanines to report scores.
Despite the similar abbreviations, the Stanford Achievement Test is not related to the SATs used for college admissions, also in the United States.