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North Carolina Pretest – Grade 3

Understanding the North Carolina Pretest - Grade 3, June 2004 (pdf, 68kb)
Understanding Testing: North Carolina Pretest--Grade 3, Spring 1999 (pdf, 19kb)

North Carolina End-of-Grade Test (EOGs) Grades 3-8

Understanding North Carolina End-of-Grade Testing, March 2004 (pdf, 142kb)
Understanding End-of-Grade Achievement Levels, Spring 1999 (pdf, 35kb)
Understanding Testing at Grades 3-8, Summer 1999 (pdf, 26kb)
Understanding Testing at Grades 3-8: Background Summer 1999 (pdf, 38kb)
Contains general information about state tests at grades 3-8 including end-of-grade tests, writing assessments, and open-ended assessments
Research on End-of Grade Testing: Assessment of Reading , Spring, 1995
Research on End-of-Grade Testing: Characteristics of Level I Students, Spring, 1995
Understanding End-of-Grade Testing: The Parent/Teacher Report, Fall 1994
Understanding End-of-Grade Testing: Developmental Scale Scores, Fall 1994
Understanding End-of-Grade Testing: Background, Fall 1994

North Carolina Writing Assessment at Grades 4, 7, and 10

North Carolina Writing Assessments: Grades 4 & 7, October 2000
North Carolina Writing Assessments: Grades 4 & 7, Fall 1999 (pdf, 121kb)
Understanding Testing at Grades 3-8: Background, Summer 1999 (pdf, 38kb)
Contains general information about state tests at grades 3-8 including end-of-grade tests, writing assessments, and open-ended assessments
NC Writing Assessments Grades 4,7, and 10, Winter 1999

North Carolina Test of Computer Skills

Online Test of Computer Skills Feasibility Study, September 2003 HTML | PDF
North Carolina Tests of Computer Skills and Proficiency Graduation Requirements, January 2001
North Carolina Tests of Computer Skills and Proficiency Graduation Requirements , February 2000 (pdf, 18kb)
Understanding Testing: North Carolina Tests of Computer Skills Assessment, Summer 1999 (Acrobat)
Understanding Testing: North Carolina Test of Computer Skills, Spring 1996 /remark find document

North Carolina End-of-Course Tests (EOCs)

Understanding the North Carolina End-of Course Tests, May 2004 (pdf, 53kb)
Understanding the North Carolina End-of-Course Field Test of Civics and Economics and U.S. History, October 2004 (pdf, 37kb)
North Carolina End-of-Course Test of English II (Grade 10 Writing Assessment) , November 1999 (pdf, 29kb)
Understanding End-of-Course Testing: Scores and Standards, Fall 1999 (pdf, 30kb)
Understanding EOC Testing: Achievement Levels., Summer 1999 (pdf, 44kb)
Understanding End-of-Course Testing: Scores and Standards, Fall 1995

North CarolinaHigh School Comprehensive Test – Reading and Mathematics

North Carolina Competency Test of Reading and Mathematics

Competency Tests of Reading and Mathematics, October 2003 (pdf, 129kb)

North Carolina Alternate Assessment Academic Inventory (NCAAAI)

The North Carolina Alternate Assessment Academic Inventory (NCAAAI) Assessment, July 2001 (pdf, 59kb)
The IDEA Amendments of 1997 and the North Carolina Testing Program, October 2000
The IDEA Amendments of 1997 and North Carolina Alternate Assessments , February 2000 (pdf, 20kb)

North Carolina Alternate Assessment Portfolio

The IDEA Amendments of 1997 and the North Carolina Testing Program, October 2000
The IDEA Amendments of 1997 and North Carolina Alternate Assessments , February 2000 (pdf, 20kb)

Testing Students Identified as Limited English Proficient

North Carolina Computer Adaptive Testing System (NCCATS)

NCCATS Accommodation: Test Development and Research Continues, May 2002
NCCATS Accommodation: General Information, April 2002
New Accommodation: Preliminary Information About Computerized Adaptive Testing System (DRAFT), March 2001

Miscellaneous

The 1998 Mathematics Standard Course of Study and North Carolina Mathematics Tests, October 2000
Calculator Requirements for the North Carolina Testing Program, September 2000 (pdf, 54kb)
North Carolina Open-Ended Assessments: Grades 4 and 8 , April 2000 (pdf, 123kb)
Calculators and Assessment: The North Carolina Testing Program , March 2000 (pdf, 120kb)
Calculators and Assessment: The North Carolina Testing Program , February 2000 (pdf, 24kb)
Assessment Brief: The 1998 Mathematics Standard Course of Study and North Carolina Mathematics Tests, October 2000
Understanding North Carolina Tests: Thinking Skill Level, Summer 1999 (pdf, 117kb)
Understanding Statewide Testing: Glossary - Test Items, Summer 1999 (pdf, 66kb)
Setting Annual Growth Standards: 'The Formula', September 1996
Understanding Statewide Testing: Glossary - Test Items, Spring 1995
Understanding End-of-Grade Testing: Open-Ended Tests, Fall, 1994