TESTS ADMINISTRATION INFORMATION

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Testing Calendar: (2008-2009) | (2007-2008) | (2006-2007) | (2005-2006) | (Archive)
North Carolina statewide testing calendar

Required Tests for the North Carolina Testing Program (pdf, 57kb)
Chart of North Carolina State Board of Education required testing

NCLB/ABC/AYP/Graduation Testing requirements for the North Carolina Testing Program
(pdf, 58kb)
Chart of North Carolina State Board of Education and NCLB required testing

Pretest-Grade 3

• Pretest-Grade 3 Number of Items and Total Test Time (Minutes) (pdf, 34kb)
  Number of items and administration time chart for the North Carolina Pretest-Grade 3

End-of-Grade Mathematics and Reading Comprehension Tests (Grades 3-8)

• End-of-Grade Tests: Number of Items and Total Test Time (Minutes)
  Number of items and administration time chart for the North Carolina End-of-Grade Tests
  


• Grades 3-5 (pdf, 34kb)
  
• Grades 6-7 (pdf, 34kb)
  
• Grades 8 (pdf, 30kb)

High School Comprehensive Test-Reading Comprehension and Mathematics Applications

• High School Comprehensive Test: Number of Items and Total Test Time (Minutes) (pdf)
  Chart listing the number of items and administration time for the North Carolina High School Comprehensive Test (Grade 10)

Tests of Computer Skills

• Online Test of Computer Skills (2004 curriculum): Number of Items and Total Test Time (Minutes) (pdf, 20kb)
  Chart listing the number of items and administration time for the North Carolina Online Test of Computer Skills



• Test of Computer Skills Alternate Assessment (2004 curriculum): Number of Items and Total Test Time (Minutes) (pdf, 30kb)
  Chart listing the number of items and administration time for the North Carolina Test of Computer Skills Alternate Assessment



• Test of Computer Skills - Multiple Choice and Performance (1998 curriculum): Number of Items and Total Test Time (Minutes) (pdf, 15kb)
  Chart listing the number of items and administration time for the North Carolina Test of Computer Skills

Competency Test of Reading Comprehension and Mathematics Application

• High School Competency Test Number of Items and Total Test Time (Minutes) (pdf)
  Chart listing the number of items and administration time for the North Carolina High School Competency Test

End-of-Course Tests

• End-of-Course Tests: Number of Items and Total Test Time (Minutes) (pdf, 18kb)
  Chart listing the number of items and administration time for the North Carolina End-of-Course Tests

Writing Assessments (Grade 4, 7, and 10)

• General Writing Assessments: Number of Items and Total Test Time (Minutes)
  Chart listing the number of items and administration time for the North Carolina Writing Assessments (Grades 4, 7, and 10)


• Grade 4 (pdf, 10kb)


• Grade 7 (pdf, 9kb)


• Grade 10 (pdf, 9kb)

• NCEXTEND2 Writing Assessments: Number of Items and Total Test Time (Minutes)
  Chart listing the number of items and administration time for NCEXTEND2 Writing Assessments


• Grade 4 (pdf, 10kb)


• Grade 7 (pdf, 9kb)


• Grade 10 (pdf, 9kb)

IDEA ® English Language Proficiency Tests (IPT):

• Number of Items and Total Test Time (Minutes) (pdf, 32.3 kb)
  Chart listing the number of items and administration time for tests at grade spans 1-2, 3-5, 6-8, and 9-12 of the IPT.