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Table 2.3. English/language arts statewide assessment name, grade administered, and assessment type, by state: 2008
| State | Assessment name | Grade(s) administered | Assessment type |
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| Alabama | Stanford Achievement Test, 10th edition | 3-8 | Norm-referenced |
| Alabama Reading and Mathematics Test | 3-8 | Criterion-referenced | |
| Alabama High School Graduation Exam | 11 | Criterion-referenced | |
| Alaska | Standards-Based Assessments | 3-10 | Criterion-referenced |
| High School Graduation Qualifying Exam (HSGQE) | 10 | Criterion-referenced | |
| TerraNova California Achievement Tests (CAT)/6 | 5,7 | Norm-referenced | |
| Arizona | Arizona Instrument to Measure Standards (AIMS) | 3-8, 10 | Criterion-referenced |
| Arkansas | Benchmark Exams | 3-8 | Criterion-referenced |
| Literacy Exam | 11 | Criterion-referenced | |
| California | California Standard Tests (CSTs) | 2-11 | Criterion-referenced |
| California Achievement Test (CAT)/6 | 3,7 | Norm-referenced | |
| California High School Exit Exam (CAHSEE) | 10 | Criterion-referenced | |
| Colorado | Colorado Student Assessment Program | 3-10 | Criterion-referenced |
| Connecticut Mastery Test (CMT) | 3-8 | Criterion-referenced | |
| Connecticut | Connecticut Academic Performance Test (CAPT) | 10 | Criterion-referenced |
| Delaware | Delaware Student Testing Program (Reading) | 2-10 | Norm-referenced, criterion-referenced |
| Delaware Student Testing Program (Writing) | 3-10 | Norm-referenced, criterion-referenced | |
| District of Columbia | District of Columbia Comprehensive Assessment System | 3-8, 10 | Criterion-referenced |
| Florida | Florida Comprehensive Reading Assessment Test | 3-10 | Criterion-referenced, norm-referenced |
| Georgia | Criterion-Referenced Competency Tests (CRCT) | 1-8 | Criterion-referenced |
| Georgia High School Graduation Tests (GHSGT) | 11 | Criterion-referenced | |
| End-of-Course Test (EOCT) | End-of-Course | Criterion-referenced | |
| Hawaii | Hawaii Content and Performance Standards II State Assessment | 3-8, 10 | Augmented norm-referenced |
| Idaho | Idaho Standards Achievement Test | 2-10 | Augmented norm-referenced |
| Illinois | Illinois Standards Achievement Test (ISAT) | 3-10 | Criterion-referenced |
| Prairie State Achievement Examination (PSAE) | 11 | Criterion-referenced | |
| Indiana | Indiana Statewide Testing for Educational Progress Plus (ISTEP+) | 3-10 | Criterion-referenced |
| Graduation Qualifying Exam | 10 | Criterion-referenced | |
| Iowa | Iowa Tests of Basic Skills (ITBS) | K-12 | Norm-referenced |
| Kansas | Kansas State Assessment | 3-8, High school | Criterion-referenced |
| Kentucky | Kentucky Core Content Test | 3-8, 10 | Criterion-referenced |
| Louisiana | Louisiana Educational Assessment Program (LEAP) | 4-8 | Criterion-referenced |
| Integrated Louisiana Educational Assessment Program (iLEAP) | 3, 5,6,7,9 | Norm-referenced, criterion-referenced | |
| Graduation Exit Examination (GEE) | 10,11 | Criterion-referenced | |
| Maine | Maine Educational Assessment (MEA) | 3-8 | Criterion-referenced |
| Scholastic Assessment Test | High school | Norm-referenced | |
| Maryland | Maryland School Assessments (MSA) | 3-8 | Norm-referenced/criterion-referenced (hybrid) |
| Maryland High School Assessment | End-of-Course | Criterion-referenced | |
| Massachusetts | Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS) | 3-8, 10 | Criterion-referenced |
| Michigan | Michigan Educational Assessment Program (MEAP) | 3-8 | Criterion-referenced |
| Michigan Merit Examination | 11 | Criterion-referenced | |
| Minnesota | Minnesota Comprehensive Assessments-Series II (MCA-II) | 3-8, 10 | Criterion-referenced |
| Mississippi | Mississippi Curriculum Test | 2-8 | Criterion-referenced |
| Subject Area Testing Program | End-of-Course | Criterion-referenced | |
| Missouri | Missouri Assessment Program (MAP) | 3-8, End-of-Course (English II) | Augmented norm-referenced |
| Montana | Montana Comprehensive Assessment System (MontCAS) | 3-8, 10 | Criterion-referenced |
| Nebraska | School-based Teacher-led Assessment and Reporting System (STARS) | 3-8, 11 | Criterion-referenced |
| Nevada | Iowa Test of Basic Skills | 4,7 | Norm-referenced |
| Iowa Test of Educational Development | 10 | Norm-referenced | |
| Criterion-Referenced Tests | 3-8 | Criterion-referenced, Writing | |
| High School Proficiency Examination | 10-12 | Criterion-referenced, Writing | |
| New Hampshire | New England Common Assessment Program (NECAP) | 3-8 | Criterion-referenced |
| New Hampshire Educational Improvement Assessment Program (NHEIAP) | 10 | Criterion-referenced | |
| New England Commond Assessment Program (pilot) | 11 | Criterion-referenced | |
| New Jersey | New Jersey Skills & Knowledge Assessment | 3-7 | Criterion-referenced |
| Grade Eight Proficiency Assessment (GEPA) | 8 | Criterion-referenced | |
| High School Proficiency Assessment (HSPA) | 11 | Criterion-referenced | |
| New Mexico | New Mexico Student Assessment Program | 3-9 | Criterion-referenced |
| New Mexico High School Competency Examination | 10 | Criterion-referenced | |
| New York | English Language Arts Test | 3-8 | Criterion-referenced |
| High School Regents Examination | End-of-Course | Criterion-referenced | |
| North Carolina | End-of-Grade Reading Comprehension | 3-8 | Criterion-referenced |
| End-of-Course Test | End-of-Course | Criterion-referenced | |
| North Carolina Competency Test | 9 | Criterion-referenced | |
| High School Comprehensive Tests | 10 | Criterion-referenced | |
| North Dakota | North Dakota State Assessment | 3-8, 11 | Criterion-referenced |
| Ohio | Ohio Achievement Test | 3-8 | Criterion-referenced |
| Ohio Proficiency Test | 9 | Criterion-referenced | |
| Ohio Graduation Test | 10 | Criterion-referenced | |
| Oklahoma | Oklahoma Core Curriculum Tests | 3-8, End-of-Instruction | Criterion-referenced |
| Oregon | Technology Enhanced Student Assessment (TESA) Knowledge and Skills Tests | 3-8, Certificate of Mastery | Criterion-referenced |
| Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania System of School Assessment (PSSA) | 3-8, 11 | Criterion-referenced |
| Rhode Island | New England Common Assessment Program (NECAP) | 3-8 | Criterion-referenced |
| New Standards Reference Exams | 11 | Criterion-referenced | |
| South Carolina | Palmetto Achievement Challenge Test (PACT) | 3-8 | Criterion-referenced |
| High School Assessment Program | 10 | Criterion-referenced | |
| End-of-Course Examination Program (EOCEP) | End-of-Course | Criterion-referenced | |
| South Dakota | Dakota State Test of Educational Progress (STEP) | 3-8, 11 | Criterion-referenced |
| Dakota Assessment of Content Standards (DACS) | 2-12 | Criterion-referenced | |
| Achievement Series Assessments | 1-12 | Criterion-referenced | |
| Tennessee | Tennessee Comprehensive Assessment Program Achievement Tests | 3-8 | Criterion-referenced |
| Tennessee Comprehensive Assessment Program Gateway Tests | End-of-Course | Criterion-referenced | |
| Texas | Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS) | 3-11 | Criterion-referenced |
| Utah | Criterion-Referenced Tests | 3-11 | Criterion-referenced |
| Utah Basic Skills Competency Tests | 10 | Criterion-referenced | |
| Vermont | New England Common Assessment Program (NECAP) | 3-8 | Criterion-referenced |
| New Standards Reference Exams (NSRE) | 10 | Criterion-referenced | |
| Vermont Developmental Reading Assessment (VT-DRA) | 2 | Performance | |
| Virginia | Standards of Learning Assessments (SOL) | 3-8, End-of-Course | Criterion-referenced |
| Washington | Washington Assessment of Student Learning (WASL) | 3-8, 10 | Criterion-referenced |
| West Virginia | West Virginia Educational Standards Tests (WESTEST) | 3-8, 10 | Criterion-referenced |
| Writing Assessment | 4,7,10 | 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 hybrid: An assessment that incorporates elements of both criterion-referenced assessments and norm-referenced assessments. Typically, selected items from a norm-referenced assessment are combined with additional items written specifically to assess state content standards not covered by a traditional norm-referenced assessment. Performance: An assessment that requires students to perform a task to demonstrate their knowledge. SOURCE: State Accountability Profiles, Council of Chief State School Officers, retrieved August 13, 2008 from http://www.ccsso.org/projects/Accountability_Systems/. Data Source. |
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