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ASSESSMENT MEASURES
California English Language Development Test (CELDT)
An English skills test is required by law for students in Grades K–12 whose home language is not English. The CELDT is the English skills test given in California. It was developed to identify students with limited-English pro ciency, determine the level of English language pro ciency of those students, and assess the progress of limited-English-pro cient students in acquiring the skills of listening, speaking, reading, and writing in English. The CELDT results are reported by the following performance levels: Beginning, Early Intermediate, Intermediate, Early Advanced, and Advanced. Results show the overall English performance level attained by students as well as performance in each domain by level.
California Standards Test of English Language Arts (CST ELA)
The CST ELA is given to students in Grades 2–11 as a part of the Standardized Testing and Reporting (STAR) Program. Developed exclusively for California’s public schools, the
CST ELA provides information that can be used to determine how well students are achieving state content standards.
The CST ELA reports students’ performance as both a scale score (which can range from 150–600) and as one of ve Performance Levels. Each of the ve Performance Levels (Far Below Basic, Below Basic, Basic, Pro cient, or Advanced) is associated with a range of scale scores for each grade level.
Comprehensive Test of Phonological Processing (CTOPP)
The CTOPP assesses phonological awareness, phonological memory, and rapid naming. It was developed to aid in the identi cation of individuals from kindergarten through college who may pro t from instructional activities to enhance their phonological skills. Results are provided in percentiles, standard scores, and age and grade equivalents.
Florida Comprehensive Achievement Test (FCAT): Reading Test
The FCAT Reading Test is a criterion-referenced test administered to students in Grades 3–11 to measure student progress toward meeting the state benchmarks in English Language Arts standards. The test measures four key areas: 1) words and phrases in context; 2) main idea, plot, and purpose; 3) comparisons and cause/effect; and 4) reference
and research. The FCAT Reading Test provides vertically scaled Developmental Scale Scores (DSS), which range from 0–3000 and allow student progress to be tracked over time.
Florida Oral Reading Fluency (FORF)
The FORF includes grade-level passages that students read aloud for one minute. The score represents the number of words correct per minute (WCPM). The FORF is administered to students in Grades 6–10 who have scored in Level 1 or Level 2 on the prior year’s FCAT and is administered three times each year, in the fall, winter, and spring.
The Integrated Louisiana Educational Assessment Program (iLEAP)
Students in Grades 3, 5, 6, and 7 take the state’s iLEAP test, which is designed to measure student progress but does not determine whether they will be retained in their current grades. The iLEAP is referred to as an “integrated” LEAP because it combines a norm-referenced test, which compares a student’s test results to the performance of students in a national sample, and a criterion-referenced test, which reports student results in terms of the state’s standards. The assessment reports students’ performance as both a scale score and as one of ve Performance Levels (Advanced, Mastery, Basic, Approaching Basic, and Unsatisfactory). The iLEAP tests include mostly multiple- choice questions but also include some constructed- response items that require students to compose an answer and generally require higher-order thinking.
The Louisiana Educational Assessment Program (LEAP): English Language Arts
The LEAP ELA is a high-stakes test given to fourth- and eighth-grade students. The assessment reports students’ performance as both a scale score and as one of ve Performance Levels (Advanced, Mastery, Basic, Approaching Basic, and Unsatisfactory). In order to pass the assessment, students must score in the Basic or above performance level.
Northwest Evaluation Association Measures of Academic Progress
(NWEA MAP)
NWEA MAP consists of computerized adaptive assessments, aligned to national and state curricula and standards, which
1 Prior to 2015, The Phonics Inventory was known as the Scholastic Phonics Inventory (SPI). 2 Prior to 2015, The Reading Inventory was known as the Scholastic Reading Inventory (SRI).