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Table 2.5. Science 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 Science Assessment | 5, 7 | Criterion-referenced | |
| Alaska | Science Assessment | 4, 8, 10 | Criterion-referenced |
| Arizona | Arizona Instrument to Measure Standards (AIMS) | 4, 8, 10 | Criterion-referenced |
| Arkansas | Arkansas Augmented Benchmark Examinations: Science (augmented with Stanford Achievement Test, 10th edition) | 5, 7 | Criterion-referenced, norm-referenced |
| Arkansas Biology End-of-Course Examination | 9, 10 | Criterion-referenced | |
| California | California Standards Tests | 5, 8, 9-11 | Criterion-referenced |
| Colorado | Colorado ACT | 11 | Norm-referenced |
| Colorado Student Assessment Program | 5, 8, 10 | Criterion-referenced | |
| Connecticut | Connecticut Academic Performance Test (CAPT) | 10 | Criterion-referenced, norm-referenced |
| Connecticut Mastery Test (CMT) | 5, 8 | Criterion-referenced, norm-referenced | |
| Delaware | Delaware Student Testing Program (DSTP) | 4, 6, 8, 11 | Norm-referenced, criterion-referenced |
| District of Columbia | DC Comprehensive Assessment System | 5, 8 | Criterion-referenced |
| DC Comprehensive Assessment System Biology | 9-12 | Criterion-referenced | |
| Florida | Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test | 5, 8, 11 | Criterion-referenced |
| Georgia | Criterion-Referenced Competency Test (CRCT) | 3, 4, 5 | Criterion-referenced |
| End-of-Course Test (EOCT) | 6-11 | Criterion-referenced | |
| Hawaii | Hawaii State Science Assessment | 5, 7, 11 | Criterion-referenced |
| Idaho | Idaho State Achievement Test | 5, 7, 10 | Criterion-referenced (multiple choice) |
| Illinois | Illinois Standards Achievement Test (ISAT) | 4, 7 | Augmented norm-referenced |
| Prairie State Achievement Examination | 11 | Augmented criterion-referenced | |
| Indiana | — | — | — |
| Iowa | Iowa Tests of Basic Skills (ITBS) | 5, 8 | Norm-referenced |
| Iowa Test of Education Development | 11 | Norm-referenced | |
| Kansas | Kansas State Assessment | 4, 7, 11 | Criterion-referenced |
| Kentucky | Kentucky Core Content Test | 4, 7, 11 | Criterion-referenced |
| Louisiana | Graduation Exit Examination (GEE) | 11 | Criterion-referenced |
| Integrated Louisiana Educational Assessment Program (iLEAP) | 3, 5-7 | Augmented norm-referenced | |
| Louisiana Educational Assessment Program (LEAP) | 4, 8 | Criterion-referenced | |
| Maine | — | — | — |
| Maryland | Maryland School Assessment (MSA) | 5, 8, End-of-Course Biology 9-12 | Criterion-referenced |
| Massachusetts | Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS) | 5, 8-10 | Criterion-referenced |
| Michigan | Michigan Educational Assessment Program (MEAP) | 5, 8 | Criterion-referenced |
| Michigan Merit Examination | 11 | Augmented norm-referenced | |
| Minnesota | Minnesota Comprehensive Assessments-Series II (MCA-II) | 5, 8, End-of-Course Biology 9-12 | Criterion-referenced |
| Mississippi | Elementary/Middle Grades Science Assessments | 5, 8 | Criterion-referenced |
| Mississippi Subject Area Testing Program, High School End-of-Course Test: Biology | 9-12 | Criterion-referenced | |
| Missouri | End-of-Course Exam: Biology | 9-12 | Criterion-referenced |
| Missouri Assessment Program (MAP) | 5, 8 | Augmented Norm-referenced, criterion-referenced | |
| Montana | Montana Comprehensive Assessment System (MontCAS) | 4, 8, 10 | Criterion-referenced |
| Nebraska | School-Based Teacher-Led Assessment and Reporting System (STARs) | 4, 8, 11 | Criterion-referenced |
| Nevada | Criterion-Referenced Tests | 5, 8 | Criterion-referenced |
| High School Proficiency Examination | 10-12 | Criterion-referenced | |
| New Hampshire | New England Common Assessment Program Science | 4, 8, 11 | Criterion-referenced |
| New Jersey | Biology Assessment | 11 | — |
| New Jersey Skills & Knowledge Assessment (NJ ASK) | 3-8 | Criterion-referenced | |
| New Mexico | New Mexico School Assessment Program | 3-8, 11 | Criterion-referenced |
| New York | High School Regents Examination | 9-12 | Criterion-referenced |
| Science Examination | 4, 8 | Criterion-referenced | |
| North Carolina | End-of-Course Exams (Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Physical Science) | 9-12 | Criterion-referenced |
| End-of-Grade Assessment | 5, 8 | Criterion-referenced | |
| North Dakota | North Dakota State Assessment | 4, 8, 11 | Criterion-referenced |
| Ohio | Ohio Achievement Test | 3, 8 | Criterion-referenced |
| Ohio Graduation Test | 10 | Criterion-referenced | |
| Oklahoma | Oklahoma Core Curriculum Test | 3, 8, End-of- Instruction Biology I (high school) | Criterion-referenced |
| Oregon | Oregon Assessment of Knowledge and Skills Online | 5, 8, 9-10 | Criterion-referenced |
| Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania System of School Assessment (PSSA) | 4, 8, 11 | Criterion-referenced |
| Rhode Island | New England Common Assessment Program Science | 4, 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 | Criterion-referenced | |
| South Dakota | Achievement Series Assessments | 1-12 | Criterion-referenced |
| Dakota Assessment of Content Standards (DACS) | 2-12 | Criterion-referenced | |
| South Dakota State Test of Educational Progress (STEP) | 3-8, 11 | 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 | End-of-Course (optional until the 2011–12 school year) | 11, 12 | Criterion-referenced |
| Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS) | 5, 8, 10, 11 | Criterion-referenced | |
| Utah | Science Core Criterion-Referenced Tests | 4-12 | Criterion-referenced |
| Vermont | New England Common Assessment Program Science | 4, 8, 11 | Criterion-referenced |
| Virginia | End-of-Course Assessments | 9-12 | Criterion-referenced |
| Standards of Learning Assessments (SOL) | 3, 5, 8 | Criterion-referenced | |
| Washington | High School Proficiency Examination | 10-12 | Criterion-referenced |
| Measurements of Student Progress | 5, 8 | Criterion-referenced | |
| West Virginia | West Virginia Educational Standards Tests (WESTEST) | 3-11 | Criterion-referenced |
| Wisconsin | Wisconsin Knowledge & Concepts Examinations (WKCE) | 4, 8, 10 | Criterion-referenced |
| Wyoming | Proficiency Assessments for Wyoming Students (PAWS) | 4, 8, 11 | Criterion-referenced |
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— Not available. 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. SOURCE: Statewide Student Assessment: 2009–10, Council of Chief State School Officers, 2010. Data Source. |
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