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Table 2.3. English/Language arts statewide assessment name, grade administered, and assessment type, by state: 2009–10
| State | Assessment name | Grade(s) administered | Assessment type |
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| Alabama | Alabama High School Graduation Exam | 11 | Criterion-referenced |
| Alabama Reading Test (augmented with Stanford Achievement Test, 10th edition ) | 3-8 | Criterion-referenced, norm-referenced | |
| Alaska | Standards-Based Assessments | 3-10 | Criterion-referenced |
| Arizona | Arizona Instrument to Measure Standards (AIMS) | 3-8, 10 | Criterion-referenced |
| Arkansas | Arkansas Augmented Benchmark Examinations in Literacy (Reading and Writing) | 3-8 | Criterion-referenced, norm-referenced |
| Arkansas Grade 11 Literacy (Reading and Writing) Exams | 11 | Criterion-referenced | |
| California | California High School Exit Exam | 9-11 | Criterion-referenced |
| California Standards Tests | 2-11 | Criterion-referenced | |
| Standards-Based Tests in Spanish | 2-11 | Criterion-referenced | |
| Colorado | Colorado ACT | 11 | Norm-referenced |
| Colorado Student Assessment Program | 3-10 | Criterion-referenced | |
| Connecticut | Connecticut Academic Performance Test (CAPT) | 10 | Criterion-referenced, norm-referenced |
| Connecticut Mastery Test (CMT) | 3-8 | Criterion-referenced, norm-referenced | |
| Delaware | Delaware Student Testing Program | 2-11 | Norm-referenced, criterion-referenced |
| District of Columbia | District of Columbia Comprehensive Assessment System | 3-8, 10 | Criterion-referenced |
| Florida | Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test | 3-10, retakes 11-12 (reading); 4, 8, 10 (writing) | Criterion-referenced |
| Georgia | Criterion-Referenced Competency Tests (CRCT) | 1-8 | Criterion-referenced |
| End-of-Course Tests (EOCT) | 6-8, 9-12 | Criterion-referenced | |
| Georgia Kindergarten Inventory of Developmental Skills | Kindergarten | Criterion-referenced | |
| Hawaii | Hawaii State Reading Assessment: Terra Nova | 3-8, 10 | Norm-referenced, criterion-referenced |
| Idaho | Idaho Reading Indicator | K-3 | Criterion-referenced (performance) |
| Idaho State Achievement Test | 3-8, 10 | Criterion-referenced (multiple choice) | |
| Illinois | Illinois Standards Achievement Test (ISAT) | 3-8 | Augmented norm-referenced |
| Prairie State Achievement Examination (PSAE) | 11 | Augmented criterion-referenced | |
| Indiana | Graduation Qualifying Exam | 10 | Criterion-referenced |
| Indiana Statewide Testing for Educational Progress Plus (ISTEP+) | 3-9 | Criterion-referenced | |
| Iowa | Iowa Tests of Basic Skills (ITBS) | 3-8 | Norm-referenced |
| Iowa Test of Education Development | 9-11 | Norm-referenced | |
| Kansas | Kansas State Assessment | 3-8, 11 | Criterion-referenced |
| Kentucky | Kentucky Core Content Test | 3-8, 10, 11 | Criterion-referenced |
| Louisiana | Integrated Louisiana Educational Assessment Program (iLEAP) | 3, 5-7, 9 | Augmented norm-referenced |
| Louisiana Educational Assessment Program (LEAP) | 4, 8 | Criterion-referenced | |
| Maine | New England Common Assessment Program (NECAP) Reading | 3-8 | Criterion-referenced |
| Preliminary Scholastic Assessment Test (PSAT) | 10, 11 | Norm-referenced | |
| Maryland | Maryland School Assessments (MSA) | 3-12 | Criterion-referenced |
| Massachusetts | Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS) | 3-11 | Criterion-referenced |
| Michigan | Michigan Educational Assessment Program (MEAP) | 3-8 | Criterion-referenced |
| Michigan Merit Examination | 11 | Augmented norm-referenced | |
| Minnesota | Minnesota Comprehensive Assessments-Series II | 3-8, 10, 11 | Criterion-referenced |
| Mississippi | Mississippi Curriculum Test | 3-8 | Criterion-referenced |
| Subject Area Testing Program, High School End-of-Course Test: English II | 9-12 | Criterion-referenced (multiple choice) | |
| Missouri | End-of-Course: English II | 9-12 | Criterion-referenced |
| Missouri Assessment Program (MAP) | 3-8, 10, 11 | Augmented norm-referenced, criterion-referenced | |
| Montana | Montana Comprehensive Assessment System (MontCAS) | 3-8, 10 | Criterion-referenced |
| Nebraska | Nebraska State Accountability (NeSA) | 3-8, 11 | Criterion-referenced |
| Nevada | Criterion-Referenced Tests | 3-8 | Criterion-referenced |
| High School Proficiency Examination in Reading | 10-12 | Criterion-referenced | |
| New Hampshire | New England Common Assessment Program (NECAP) Reading | 3-8, 11 | Criterion-referenced |
| New England Common Assessment Program (NECAP) Writing | 5, 8, 11 | Criterion-referenced | |
| New Jersey | High School Proficiency Assessment (HSPA) | 11 | Criterion-referenced |
| New Jersey Skills & Knowledge Assessment | 3-8 | Criterion-referenced | |
| New Mexico | New Mexico School Assessment Program | 3-8, 11 | Criterion-referenced |
| New York | English Language Assessment Tests | 3-8 | Criterion-referenced |
| High School Regents Examination | 9-12 | Criterion-referenced | |
| North Carolina | End-of-Course Exams (English I) | 9-12 | Criterion-referenced |
| End-of-Grade Assessment | 3-8 | Criterion-referenced | |
| North Dakota | North Dakota State Assessment | 3-8, 11 | Criterion-referenced |
| Ohio | Ohio Achievement Test | 3-8 | Criterion-referenced |
| Ohio Graduation Test | 10 | Criterion-referenced | |
| Oklahoma | Oklahoma Core Curriculum Tests | 3-8, End-of-Instruction (high school) | Criterion-referenced |
| Oregon | Oregon Assessment of Knowledge and Skills Online-Reading | 3-12 | Criterion-referenced |
| Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania System of School Assessment (PSSA) | 3-8, 11 | Criterion-referenced |
| Rhode Island | New England Common Assessment Program (NECAP) | 3-8, 11 | Criterion-referenced |
| South Carolina | End-of-Course Examination Program (EOCEP) (when course taken for credit) | 8-12 | Criterion-referenced |
| Palmetto Assessment of State Standards (PASS) | 3-8, 10 | Criterion-referenced | |
| South Dakota | Achievement Series Assessments | 1-12 | Criterion-referenced |
| Tennessee | Tennessee Comprehensive Assessment Program Achievement Tests | 3-8 | Criterion-referenced |
| Tennessee Comprehensive Assessment Program End-of-Course | 9-12 | Criterion-referenced | |
| Texas | Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS) | 3-11 | Criterion-referenced |
| Utah | Utah Core Curriculum | 3-11 | Criterion-referenced |
| Vermont | New England Common Assessment Program (NECAP) | 3-8, 11 | Criterion-referenced |
| Virginia | End-of-Course Assessments | 9-12 | Criterion-referenced |
| Standards of Learning Assessments (SOL) | 3-8 | Criterion-referenced | |
| Washington | High School Proficiency Examination | 10-12 | Criterion-referenced |
| Measurements of Student Progress | 3-8 | Criterion-referenced | |
| West Virginia | West Virginia Educational Standards Tests (WESTEST) | 3-11 | Criterion-referenced |
| Wisconsin | Wisconsin Knowledge & Concepts Examinations (WKCE) | 3-8, 10 | Criterion-referenced |
| Wyoming | Proficiency Assessments for Wyoming Students (PAWS) | 3-8, 11 | Criterion-referenced |
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NOTE: Criterion-referenced: An assessment that is aligned with a state's academic standards and thus intended primarily to measure students' performance with respect to those standards, rather than to the performance of their peers nationally. Norm-referenced: An assessment designed primarily to compare the performance of students with that of their peers nationally. Such tests do not generally measure how students perform in relation to a state's own academic standards. Augmented norm-referenced or augmented criterion-referenced: An assessment that includes the addition of specific assessment items to an existing instrument to improve the alignment of the test with a state's standards. Performance: An assessment that requires students to perform a task to demonstrate their knowledge. SOURCE: Statewide Student Assessment: 2009–10, Council of Chief State School Officers, 2010. Data Source. |
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