ASSESSMENT BRIEFS AND OTHER PUBLICATIONS

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PRETEST-GRADE 3

 

Understanding Individual Student Reports

 

• Understanding the Individual Student Report for the North Carolina Pretest-Grade 3
  (pdf, 680kb)
  Publication for parents/teachers that explains the North Carolina Pretest-Grade 3
  (January 2009)

 

• Understanding the Individual Student Report for the North Carolina Pretest-Grade 3
  (pdf, 640kb)
  Publication for parents/teachers that explains the North Carolina Pretest-Grade 3
  (August 2008)
  

 

Assessment Briefs

 

• Assessment Brief: Pretest-Grade 3 Multiple-Choice Test for Fall 2008 (pdf, 44kb)
  Information about the new edition of the reading comprehension test (May 2008)

• Assessment Brief: 2007 Pretest-Grade 3 (pdf, 85kb)
  Information about the Pretest-Grade 3 (May 2007)


• Assessment Brief: 2005 Pretest-Grade 3 Reading Comprehension & Mathematics
  (pdf, 70kb)
  Information about the Pretest-Grade 3 (June 2005)
  


• Assessment Brief: Calculator Requirements for the North Carolina Testing Program
  (pdf, 77kb)
  Information about the use of calculators for assessments in the North Carolina Testing Program (May 2008)
  

 

Understanding the Individual Student Report for the North Carolina End-of-Grade Tests
Publication for parents explaining the student’s score report for the EOGs

• 2009 Reading and Mathematics Grades 3-5 (pdf, 930kb)
• Español Reading and Mathematics Grades 3-5 (pdf, 474kb)
• 2009 Reading and Mathematics Grades 6-8 (pdf, 911kb)
• Español Reading and Mathematics Grades 6-8 (pdf, 283kb)

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

• Assessment Brief: End-of-Grade Retest 1, April 2009 (pdf, 44kb)


• Assessment Brief: Understanding the Raw Score Ranges by Achievement Level Report
  December 2008 (pdf, 73kb)


• EOG Raw Score Ranges by Achievement Level Reports
  • EOG Reading Edition 3 (pdf, 27kb)
  • EOG Math 2008-09 (pdf, 32kb)
  • EOG Science 2008-09 (pdf, 15kb)


• Assessment Brief: Time Allowed for North Carolina End-of-Grade Tests (pdf, 49kb)
  Information on test administration times for end-of-grade reading comprehension, mathematics, and science tests (February 2008)


• Assessment Brief: North Carolina End-of-Grade Tests (pdf, 145kb)
  Information about the purpose of the assessment; a description of the assessment; and information on how the assessment is scored (March 2007)

 

• Assessment Brief: Calculator Requirements for the North Carolina Testing Program
  (pdf, 77kb)
  Information about the use of calculators for assessments in the North Carolina Testing Program (May 2008)
  

 

• Assessment Brief: Understanding End-of-Grade Testing: Achievement Levels (pdf, 140kb)
  Information on how achievement levels for end-of-grade tests are established (Spring 1999)

 

• Assessment Brief: Understanding North Carolina Tests: Thinking Skill Level (pdf, 120kb)
  Document provides a description of the thinking skill levels used to classify questions for the North Carolina Testing Program (Summer 1999)

   

• Assessment Brief: Research Update on End-of-Grade Testing: Assessment of Reading Comprehension (pdf, kb)
  Provides trend data from the spring 1993, 1994, and 1995 end-of-grade (reading/mathematics) test administrations (Spring 1997)

 

• Assessment Brief: Research on End-of-Grade Testing: Characteristics of Level I Students (pdf, kb)
  Information on the data from typical Level I students during the 1994 end-of-grade statewide test administration (Spring 1995)

 

End-of-Grade Test of Science (Grades 5 and 8)

• 2009 Understanding the Individual Student Report for the North Carolina End-of-Grade
  Test of Science (pdf, 906kb)
  Publication for parents explaining the student’s score report for the Science EOGs
  (March 2009)

  • Español Version (pdf, 273kb)

 

• Assessment Brief: The North Carolina End-of-Grade Test of Science Grades 5 and 8
  (pdf, 56kb)
  Information on the North Carolina End-of-Grade Test of Science for Grades 5 and 8
  (February 2008)

 

• Assessment Brief: Understand North Carolina End-of-Grade Testing (pdf, 145kb)
  Information about the purpose of the assessment; a description of the assessment; and information on how the assessment is scored (March 2007)
  

 

• Assessment Brief: Calculator Requirements for the North Carolina Testing Program
  (pdf, 77kb)
  Information about the use of calculators for assessments in the North Carolina Testing Program (May 2008)
  

   

 High School Comprehensive Test-Reading Comprehension and Mathematics Applications

• Assessment Brief: Understanding the North Carolina High School Comprehensive Test - Reading and Mathematics (pdf, 50kb)
  Information about the North Carolina High School Comprehensive Test (May 2004)
  


• Assessment Brief: Calculator Requirements for the North Carolina Testing Program
  (pdf, 77kb)
  Information about the use of calculators for assessments in the North Carolina Testing Program (May 2008)
  

Tests of Computer Skills

• Understanding the Individual Student Report for the North Carolina Online Test of Computer Skills
  English (pdf, 130kb) | Español (pdf, 80kb)
  Publication for parents explaining the student’s score report for the Online Test of Computer Skills (December 2007)

• Understanding the Individual Student Report for the North Carolina Computer Skills Alternate Assessment (pdf, 130kb)
  Publication for parents explaining the student's score report for the Computer Skills Alsternate Assessment (July 2007)

 

• Assessment Brief: North Carolina Online Test of Computer Skills (pdf, 37kb)
  Information on the North Carolina Online Test of Computer Skills

 

• Assessment Brief: North Carolina Computer Skills Alternate Assessment (pdf, 40kb)
  Information on the North Carolina Computer Skills Alternate Assessment (July 2007)

• Assessment Brief: North Carolina Tests of Computer Skills (pdf, 25kb)
  Information on the North Carolina Tests of Computer Skills (August 2006)
  

• Assessment Brief: North Carolina Online Test of Computer Skills Graduation Requirements (pdf, 25kb)
  Information on the North Carolina Online Test of Computer Skills and information on the graduation requirement for this assessment (November 2005)
  

• Assessment Brief: North Carolina Tests of Computer Skills and Proficiency Graduation Requirements (pdf, 25kb)
  Information on the North Carolina Test of Computer Skills and information on the graduation requirement for this assessment (January 2001)
  

Competency Tests of Reading Comprehension and Mathematics

• Assessment Brief: Understanding the North Carolina Competency Tests of Reading and Mathematics (pdf, 130kb)
  Information about the North Carolina Competency Tests (October 2003)

End-of-Course Tests

• Assessment Brief: Understanding the North Carolina End-of-Course English I Multiple-Choice Test (pdf, 34kb)
  Information about the North Carolina End-of-Course English I Test (November 2007)
  


• Assessment Brief: Understanding the North Carolina End-of-Course Tests (pdf, 37kb)
  Information about the North Carolina End-of-Course Tests (December 2005)
  


• Assessment Brief: Understanding the North Carolina End-of-Course Field Tests of Algebra I, Algebra II, Geometry, and English I (pdf, 36kb)
  Information about the End-of-Course Field Tests of Algebra I, Algebra II, Geometry, and English I (December 2005)
  


• Assessment Brief: Calculator Requirements for the North Carolina Testing Program
  (pdf, 77kb)
  Information about the use of calculators for assessments in the North Carolina Testing Program (May 2008)
  
  
• Assessment Brief: Understanding End-of-Course Testing: Achievement Levels (pdf, 50kb)
  Document provides information about the development and interpretation of end-of-course achievement levels (Summer 1999)


• Raw Score Ranges by Achievement Level Reports
  • End-of-Course 2008-09 (pdf, 22kb)


• Assessment Brief: Understanding North Carolina Tests: Thinking Skill Level (pdf, 120kb)
  Document provides a description of the thinking skill levels used to classify questions for the North Carolina Testing Program (Summer 1999)
  


• Understanding the Individual Student Report for the North Carolina End-of-Course Tests
  Publication for parents/teachers that explains the North Carolina End-of-Course Tests
  (June 2008)
  
  
  • English (pdf, 719kb)
  • Español (pdf, 268kb)
    
    
• Assessment Brief: American Diploma Project Algebra II Assessment (pdf, 95kb)
  Document provides information on the background and objectives of the ADP Algebra II
  end-of-course exam (Fall 2009).

Writing Assessments (Grade 4, 7, and 10)

• 2008: Information about Scoring and Reporting North Carolina Writing Assessments at Grades 4, 7, and 10 (pdf, 47kb)

• 2007: Information about the North Carolina Writing Assessments at Grades 4, 7, and 10 (pdf, 100kb)

• 2006: Information about the North Carolina Writing Assessments at Grades 4, 7, and 10 (pdf, 100kb)

North Carolina Alternate Assessments

Understanding the Individual Student Report for the North Carolina Alternate Assessments
Publications for parents explaining the student's score report for the alternate assessments

• NCEXTEND1 (pdf, 460kb)
• Español NCEXTEND1 (pdf, 400kb)


• NCEXTEND2 Reading and Mathematics Grades 3-8 (pdf, 357kb)
• Español NCEXTEND2 Reading and Mathematics Grades 3-8 (pdf, 361kb)


• NCEXTEND2 Science Grades 5 and 8 (pdf, 906kb)
• Español NCEXTEND2 Science Grades 5 and 8 (pdf, 273kb)


• NCCLAS-EOG (pdf, 144 kb)
• Español NCCLAS-EOG (pdf, 147kb)

• NCCLAS-EOC (pdf, 135kb)
• Español NCCLAS-EOC (pdf, 138kb)