Office of Accountability Research and Evaluation
2016 CNMI PSS Statewide Assessments Descriptions & Schedules
| Assessment Name | Purpose | Grades & Subjects | Testing Windows & Schedules |
|---|---|---|---|
| ACT Aspire | ACT Aspire is an assessment system that measures academic achievement in English, Math, Reading, Science, and Writing in grades 3 through 10. ACT Aspire is linked to the ACT College and Career Readiness Standards, research-based information that makes test results meaningful by connecting a student’s ACT Aspire score to specific skills and knowledge important for college and work success. Teachers can use this information to address areas for improvement, build on strengths, and most importantly—impact individual student’s potential. | Grades 3 through 10
English Math Reading Science Writing |
Interim 1: 11/16/15 – 12/4/15
Interim 2: 1/11/16 – 1/22/16 Interim 3: 2/29/16 – 3/18/16 Summative: 5/9/16 – 5/27/16
(Note: All assessments will be administered online) |
| Standards-Based Assessment
(SBA) |
SBA, a criterion-referenced test, developed locally to measure students’ knowledge of the standards and benchmarks in Chamorro Carolinian Language Heritage Studies and NMI History. Students performance are reported in four performance levels: Beginning, Developing, Proficient, and Advanced | CCLHS: Grades 4, 6, 8
9 – 12 graders enrolled in NMI History course |
NMI History EOC First Semester:
1/12/16 – 1/15/16 NMI History EOC Second Semester: 5/23/16 – 5/27/16 CCLHS Tests Administration: 5/23/16 – 5/27/16
(Note: All assessments will be administered with paper-based option) |
| WIDA ACCESSS for ELLs 2.0 | Help students and families understand students’ current level of English language proficiency along the developmental continuum;
Serves as one of the multiple measures used to determine whether students are prepared to exit English language support programs; Generates information that assists in determining whether ELLs have attained the language proficiency needed to participate meaningfully in content area classrooms without program support; Provides teachers with information they can subsequently use to enhance instruction and learning in programs for ELLs; Provides districts with information that will help them evaluate the effectiveness of their ESL/bilingual programs; |
Kindergarten to 12th graders identified as English learners.
Kindergarteners will use paper-based version of the assessment; online version for grades 1 to 12.
Test Domains: Listening Reading Speaking Writing Tier A Writing Tier B/C |
Testing Window: 2/8/16 – 3/18/16 (6 weeks) |
| Alternate-Assessment (MSAA)
Multiple States Alternate Assessment |
Alternate assessments allow students with significant cognitive disabilities to be assessed on alternate standards that are aligned with common core state standards. Alternate assessments are designed for testing students who are unable to take the regular assessments, even when testing accommodations are provided. | Grades 3 through 8, and 11;
English Language Arts Mathematics
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(Note: NCSC has phased out so the Alternate Assessment is currently going through an RFP process to select a vendor to move the assessment system forward) Testing window will be decided upon completion of the selection process. |
| Northern Marianas College Placement Test:
COMPASS |
NMC uses placement tests to check the academic skill levels of entering students. The college will use results to place each student in classes at the right level. | Grade 11
English Language Arts Mathematics |
Testing Window:
3/28/16 – 4/8/16
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