Names/Types of Tests Administered by States
December 10, 2003
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| Names/Types of Tests Administered by States | ||
| State | Test name | Test type |
| Alabama | Alabama Direct Assessment of Writing | Criterion-Referenced |
| Stanford 10 | Norm- Referenced | |
| Alabama Reading and Mathematics Test | Criterion- Referenced | |
| Alabama High School Graduation Exam | Criterion- Referenced | |
| Alaska | Alaska Benchmark Assessment/HSGQE | Criterion- Referenced |
| Terra Nova | Norm- Referenced | |
| Arizona | Arizona Instrument for Measuring Standards (AIMS) | Criterion- Referenced |
| SAT- 9 | Norm- Referenced | |
| Arkansas | Benchmark Exams | Criterion- Referenced |
| End of Course exams | Criterion- Referenced | |
| SAT- 9 | Norm- Referenced | |
| California | SCAT/6 | Norm- Referenced |
| California High School Exit Examination | Criterion- Referenced | |
| California Standards Test | Criterion- Referenced | |
| Colorado | Colorado Student Assessment Program | Criterion- Referenced |
| Connecticut | CMT/CAPT | Criterion- Referenced |
| Delaware | Delaware Student Testing Program | Hybrid |
| District of Columbia | SAT- 9 | Norm- Referenced |
| Proficiency Test--CTB | Norm- Referenced | |
| Florida | Florida Comprehensive Achievement Test | Criterion- Referenced |
| Florida Writes | Criterion- Referenced | |
| SAT- 9 | Norm- Referenced | |
| Georgia | Criterion Referenced Competency Tests/GHSGT | Criterion- Referenced |
| Writing Assessments | Criterion- Referenced | |
| ITBS | Norm- Referenced | |
| End of Course Tests | Criterion- Referenced | |
| Hawaii | Hawaii Content and Performance Standards II | Hybrid |
| Idaho | Idaho Direct Mathematics and Writing Assessments | Criterion- Referenced |
| Idaho Standards Achievement Test | Criterion- Referenced | |
| Illinois | Prarie State Achievement Exams | Hybrid |
| ISAT | Criterion- Referenced | |
| Indiana | Indiana Statewide Testing for Ed Progress-PLUS | Criterion- Referenced |
| Core 40 End of Course Assessments | Criterion- Referenced | |
| Iowa | Iowa Test of Basic Skills/Iowa Test of Educational Development | Norm- Referenced |
| Kansas | Kansas Assessments | Criterion- Referenced |
| Kentucky | Kentucky Core Content Test | Criterion- Referenced |
| Comprehensive Test of Basic Skills | Norm- Referenced | |
| Louisiana | LEAP 21/GEE 21 | Criterion- Referenced |
| ITBS/ITED | Norm- Referenced | |
| Maine | Maine Educational Assessment | Criterion- Referenced |
| Maryland | Terra Nova and SAT 10 | Norm- Referenced |
| High School Assessments | Criterion- Referenced | |
| Maryland Functional Tests | Criterion- Referenced | |
| Maryland School Assessment | Hybrid | |
| Massachusetts | Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System | Criterion- Referenced |
| Michigan | Michigan Educational Assessment Program | Criterion- Referenced |
| Minnesota | Minnesota Comprehensive Assessments | Criterion- Referenced |
| Basic Skills Test/Basic Skills Test of Writing | Criterion- Referenced | |
| Mississippi | Subject Area Testing Program | Criterion- Referenced |
| High School Math Assessment | 2005- 06 | |
| Terra Nova | Norm- Referenced | |
| Mississippi Curriculum Tests | Criterion- Referenced | |
| Functional Literacy Examination | Criterion- Referenced | |
| Missouri | Missouri Assessment Program | Hybrid |
| Montana | MontCAS | Hybrid |
| Iowa Test of Basic Skills | Norm- Referenced | |
| Iowa Test of Educational Development | Norm- Referenced | |
| Nebraska | Nebraska Writing Test | Criterion- Referenced |
| Nevada | ITBS | Norm- Referenced |
| Writing Proficiency Tests | Criterion- Referenced | |
| Criterion Referenced Tests/High School Proficiency Exam | Criterion- Referenced | |
| New Hampshire | NH Education Improvement and Assessment Program | Criterion- Referenced |
| New Jersey | New Jersey ASK/GEPA/HSPA/APA | Criterion- Referenced |
| New Mexico | New Mexico H.S. Competency Exam | Norm- Referenced |
| New Mexico Writing Assessment Program | Criterion- Referenced | |
| Terra Nova | Norm- Referenced | |
| New Mexico High School Standards Assessment | Pilot | |
| New Mexico Standards-based Criterion Referenced Assessments | 2004- 05 | |
| New York | New York State Assessment Program | Criterion- Referenced |
| Regents Exams | Criterion- Referenced | |
| North Carolina | End of Course | Criterion- Referenced |
| Writing Assessment | Criterion- Referenced | |
| North Carolina End of Grade Tests | Criterion- Referenced | |
| North Dakota | North Dakota State Assessment | Hybrid |
| Ohio | Ohio Graduation Tests | Criterion- Referenced |
| Ohio Proficiency Tests | Criterion- Referenced | |
| Oklahoma | End of Course exams | Criterion- Referenced |
| Oklahoma Core Curriculum Tests | Criterion- Referenced | |
| SAT 9 | Norm- Referenced | |
| Oregon | Oregon Statewide Assessment: Knowledge and Skills Tests | Criterion- Referenced |
| Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania State System of Assessment | Criterion- Referenced |
| Rhode Island | New Standards | Hybrid |
| Rhode Island Writing Test | Criterion- Referenced | |
| South Carolina | PACT | Criterion- Referenced |
| Basic Skills Assessment Program | Criterion- Referenced | |
| End of Course Exam Program | Criterion- Referenced | |
| South Dakota | SAT- 10 | Hybrid |
| Stanford Writing Assessment | Norm- Referenced | |
| EdVision Performance Series DACS | Not required for 2003-04 | |
| Tennessee | High School Proficiency Test | Criterion- Referenced |
| TCAP Achievement Test (NRT/CRT in English and Math) | Hybrid | |
| End of Course exams | Criterion- Referenced | |
| TCAP Writing Assessment | Criterion- Referenced | |
| Texas | TAKS | Criterion- Referenced |
| Utah | U PASS Core Assessment | Criterion- Referenced |
| SAT- 9 | Norm- Referenced | |
| Direct Writing Assessment | Criterion- Referenced | |
| Vermont | VT Comp. Assessment System/Developmental Reading | Criterion- Referenced |
| Vermont Math Portfolio/Writing Portfolio Assessments | Criterion- Referenced | |
| PASS Science | Criterion- Referenced | |
| Virginia | Standards of Learning | Criterion- Referenced |
| Washington | Iowa Test of Basic Skills | Norm- Referenced |
| Iowa Test of Educational Development | Norm- Referenced | |
| Washington Assessment of Student Learning | Criterion- Referenced | |
| West Virginia | ACT Plan/ACT Explore | Norm- Referenced |
| Westest | Criterion- Referenced | |
| End of Course exams | Criterion- Referenced | |
| Writing Assessment | Criterion- Referenced | |
| Wisconsin | Wisconsin Reading Comprehension Test | Criterion- Referenced |
| Wisconsin Knowledge and Concepts Examination (WKCE) | Hybrid | |
| Wyoming | WyCAS | Hybrid |
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