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Table 159. States that use criterion-referenced tests (CRTs) aligned to state standards, by subject area and level: 2005-06
State Aligned to state standards Off-the-shelf/ norm-referenced test (NRT)1 Criterion-referenced tests2, by subject area and level
Custom-developed test (CRT)2 Augmented or hybrid test3 English/ language arts Mathematics Science Social studies/ history
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Alabama X   X ES ES, MS, HS ES, MS MS, HS
Alaska X   X     ES, MS, HS  
Arizona X X X ES, MS, HS ES, MS, HS ES, MS, HS ES, MS, HS
Arkansas X   X ES, MS ES, MS, HS ES, MS, HS  
California X   X ES, MS, HS ES, MS, HS ES, MS, HS ES, MS, HS
               
Colorado X   X ES, MS, HS ES, MS, HS ES, MS, HS MS
Connecticut X       ES, MS, HS ES, MS, HS MS
Delaware   X   ES, MS ES, MS, HS ES, MS, HS MS, HS
District of Columbia X     ES, MS, HS ES, MS, HS ES, MS, HS HS
Florida X   X ES, MS, HS ES, MS, HS ES, MS, HS ES, HS
               
Georgia X   X ES, MS, HS ES, MS, HS ES, MS, HS MS, HS
Hawaii   X   ES, MS, HS ES, MS, HS ES, MS, HS MS, HS
Idaho X     ES, MS, HS ES, MS, HS ES, MS, HS MS
Illinois X X   ES, MS, HS ES, MS, HS ES, MS, HS MS, HS
Indiana X     ES, MS, HS ES, MS, HS ES, MS, HS ES, MS, HS
               
Iowa     X        
Kansas X     ES, MS, HS ES, MS, HS ES, MS, HS MS, HS
Kentucky X X X   ES, MS, HS ES, MS, HS MS, HS
Louisiana X X   ES, MS, HS ES, MS, HS ES, MS, HS MS, HS
Maine X   X MS, HS ES ES, MS, HS  
               
Maryland X X   ES, MS, HS ES, MS, HS ES, MS, HS MS, HS
Massachusetts X     ES, HS ES, MS, HS ES, MS, HS ES, MS, HS
Michigan X     ES, MS ES, MS, HS ES, MS, HS  
Minnesota X     ES, MS, HS ES, MS, HS ES, MS, HS MS, HS
Mississippi X X X ES, MS ES, MS, HS ES, MS  
               
Missouri   X       ES, MS, HS MS, HS
Montana X   X     MS, HS  
Nebraska X     HS ES, MS, HS ES, MS, HS MS, HS
Nevada X   X ES, MS, HS ES, MS, HS MS, HS MS, HS
New Hampshire X     MS ES, MS, HS ES, MS, HS MS, HS
               
New Jersey X     ES, MS, HS ES, MS, HS ES, MS, HS MS, HS
New Mexico X   X ES, MS, HS ES, MS, HS ES, MS, HS MS, HS
New York X     ES, MS, HS ES, MS, HS ES, MS, HS ES, MS, HS
North Carolina X     ES, MS, HS ES, MS, HS ES, MS, HS HS
North Dakota   X   ES, MS ES, MS, HS ES, MS, HS  
               
Ohio X     ES, MS, HS ES, MS, HS ES, MS, HS MS, HS
Oklahoma X     ES, MS, HS ES, MS, HS ES, MS, HS HS
Oregon X     ES, MS, HS ES, MS, HS ES, MS, HS MS, HS
Pennsylvania X     ES, MS, HS ES, MS, HS ES, MS, HS ES, MS, HS
Rhode Island X X     ES, MS, HS ES, MS, HS  
               
South Carolina X     ES, MS, HS ES, MS, HS ES, MS, HS ES, MS, HS
South Dakota   X X ES, MS, HS ES, MS, HS ES, MS, HS ES, HS
Tennessee X     ES, MS ES, MS, HS ES, MS ES, MS
Texas X     ES, HS ES, MS, HS ES, MS  
Utah X   X ES, MS, HS ES, MS, HS ES, MS, HS ES, MS
               
Vermont X     ES, MS, HS ES, MS, HS ES, MS, HS  
Virginia X     ES, MS, HS ES, MS, HS ES, MS ES, MS, HS
Washington X     ES ES, MS, HS ES, MS, HS  
West Virginia X   X ES, MS, HS ES, MS, HS ES, MS, HS MS, HS
Wisconsin   X   ES, MS, HS ES, MS, HS    
Wyoming X       ES, MS, HS    
X State has a test.
1 Off-the-shelf/norm-referenced tests (NRTs) are commercially developed tests that have not been modified to reflect state content standards.
2 Custom-developed criterion-referenced tests (CRTs) are explicitly designed to measure state content standards.
3 Augmented or hybrid tests incorporate elements of both NRTs and CRTs. These tests include NRTs that have been augmented or modified to reflect state standards.
NOTE: ES = elementary school, MS = middle school, and HS = high school.
SOURCE: Quality Counts at 10, A Decade of Standards Based Education, Education Week, 25(17), 2006. (This table was prepared September 2006.)

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