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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.) |