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Table 153. States which use criterion-referenced assessments aligned to state standards, by subject area and level, and state or jurisdiction: 2002-03

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                        |  Criterion-referenced assessments,\1\
                        |    by level and subject area
         State          |____________________________________________
    or jurisdiction     | English/ |Mathematics| Science  | Social
                        | language |           |          | studies/
                        |   arts   |           |          | history
________________________|__________|___________|__________|__________
           1            |    2     |     3     |    4     |    5
________________________|__________|___________|__________|__________
Alabama ................|ES, MS, HS|    HS     |    HS    |    HS
Alaska .................|ES, MS, HS|ES, MS, HS |          |
Arizona ................|ES, MS, HS|ES, MS, HS |          |
Arkansas ...............|ES, MS, HS|ES, MS, HS |          |
California .............|ES, MS, HS|ES, MS, HS |    HS    |    HS
                        |          |           |          |
Colorado ...............|ES, MS, HS|ES, MS, HS |    MS    |
Connecticut ............|ES, MS, HS|ES, MS, HS |    HS    |
Delaware ...............|ES, MS, HS|ES, MS, HS |ES, MS, HS|ES, MS, HS
District of Columbia ...|          |           |          |
Florida ................|ES, MS, HS|ES, MS, HS |ES, MS, HS|
                        |          |           |          |
Georgia ................|ES, MS, HS|ES, MS, HS |ES, MS, HS|ES, MS, HS
Hawaii .................|ES, MS, HS|ES, MS, HS |          |
Idaho ..................|ES, MS, HS|ES, MS, HS |          |
Illinois ...............|ES, MS, HS|ES, MS, HS |ES, MS, HS|ES, MS, HS
Indiana.................|ES, MS, HS|ES, MS, HS |          |
                        |          |           |          |
Iowa ...................|          |           |          |
Kansas .................|ES, MS, HS|ES, MS, HS |ES, MS, HS|ES, MS, HS
Kentucky ...............|ES, MS, HS|ES, MS, HS |ES, MS, HS|ES, MS, HS
Louisiana ..............|ES, MS, HS|ES, MS, HS |ES, MS, HS|ES, MS, HS
Maine ..................|ES, MS, HS|ES, MS, HS |ES, MS, HS|ES, MS, HS
                        |          |           |          |
Maryland ...............|ES, MS, HS|ES, MS, HS |    HS    |    HS
Massachusetts ..........|ES, MS, HS|ES, MS, HS |  ES, MS  |
Michigan ...............|ES, MS, HS|ES, MS, HS |ES, MS, HS|ES, MS, HS
Minnesota ..............|  ES, HS  |  ES, HS   |          |
Mississippi ............|ES, MS, HS|ES, MS, HS |    HS    |    HS
                        |          |           |          |
Missouri................|ES, MS, HS|ES, MS, HS |ES, MS, HS|ES, MS, HS
Montana ................|          |           |          |
Nebraska ...............|    MS    |           |          |
Nevada .................|ES, MS, HS|  ES, HS   |          |
New Hampshire ..........|ES, MS, HS|ES, MS, HS |  MS, HS  |  MS, HS
                        |          |           |          |
New Jersey .............|ES, MS, HS|ES, MS, HS |    MS    |
New Mexico .............|ES, MS, HS|    HS     |    HS    |    HS
New York ...............|ES, MS, HS|ES, MS, HS |ES, MS, HS|ES, MS, HS
North Carolina .........|ES, MS, HS|ES, MS, HS |    HS    |    HS
North Dakota ...........|ES, MS, HS|ES, MS, HS |          |
                        |          |           |          |
Ohio ...................|ES, MS, HS|ES, MS, HS |ES, MS, HS|ES, MS, HS
Oklahoma ...............|ES, MS, HS|ES, MS, HS |ES, MS, HS|ES, MS, HS
Oregon .................|ES, MS, HS|ES, MS, HS |    HS    |
Pennsylvania ...........|ES, MS, HS|ES, MS, HS |          |
Rhode Island ...........|ES, MS, HS|ES, MS, HS |          |
                        |          |           |          |
South Carolina .........|ES, MS, HS|ES, MS, HS |  ES, MS  |  ES, MS
South Dakota ...........|ES, MS, HS|ES, MS, HS |ES, MS, HS|ES, MS, HS
Tennessee ..............|ES, MS, HS|ES, MS, HS |    HS    |
Texas ..................|ES, MS, HS|ES, MS, HS |  ES, HS  |  MS, HS
Utah ...................|ES, MS, HS|ES, MS, HS |ES, MS, HS|
                        |          |           |          |
Vermont ................|ES, MS, HS|ES, MS, HS |ES, MS, HS|
Virginia ...............|ES, MS, HS|ES, MS, HS |ES, MS, HS|ES, MS, HS
Washington .............|ES, MS, HS|ES, MS, HS |    HS    |
West Virginia...........|ES, MS, HS|           |          |
Wisconsin ..............|ES, MS, HS|ES, MS, HS |ES, MS, HS|ES, MS, HS
Wyoming ................|ES, MS, HS|ES, MS, HS |          |
________________________|__________|___________|__________|__________

\1\Criterion-referenced assessments are intended to measure performance on a defined set of learning objectives.

NOTE: ES=elementary school, MS=middle school, and HS=high school.

SOURCE: Education Week, January 9, 2003, Number 17 @ 2003, Editorial Projects in Education. (This table was prepared August 2003.)


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