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How Are Colorado Students and Schools Measuring Up? A Teacher's Guide to the Colorado Student Assessment Program.

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Title: How Are Colorado Students and Schools Measuring Up? A Teacher's Guide to the Colorado Student Assessment Program.
Language: English
Authors: CONNECT, Denver, CO., Colorado State Dept. of Education, Denver.
Peer Reviewed: N
Page Count: 18
Publication Date: 1998
Sponsoring Agency: National Science Foundation, Arlington, VA. Directorate for Education and Human Resources.
Intended Audience: Practitioners; Teachers
Document Type: Guides - Non-Classroom
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Criterion Referenced Tests, Educational Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education, State Programs, State Standards, Teachers, Test Construction, Test Results, Test Use, Testing Programs
Abstract: As part of a major effort to raise student achievement, Colorado schools have been putting into place rigorous academic content standards that spell out the skills and knowledge students should acquire in core subject areas. This guide contains information about part of this effort, the new Colorado Student Assessment Program (CSAP), to help teachers explain scores to parents and students. The CSAP will be the first examinations administered using a common yardstick to measure student achievement across the state. It is based on the state model content standards developed by Colorado educators and community members. Benchmarks specify what students should know by the end of 4th, 8th, and 11th grades. The CSAP is a standards-based test that will measure and report what each student has actually learned. School districts will receive results for individual students, their schools, and the district as a whole. Scores will be reported as "Advanced,""Proficient,""Partially Proficient," and "Unsatisfactory." Each proposed test question is reviewed by panels of teachers and assessment experts and panels of community members and parents. Examples of test questions are included, and some questions with answers clarify details about the testing program. (SLD)
Entry Date: 1999
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