Assessment of Student Learning

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Assessment of Student Learning
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Assessment of Student Learning
Students participate in a variety of on-going
classroom assessments.  Teachers use the
information gathered to help plan for instruction
to improve student learning.  In addition, formal
assessments are administered at various grade
levels.  Some of the formal assessments are state
or district mandated assessments, and a few are
administered based on student and/or parent
choice.
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Cheney Public Schools Formal Assessments
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Cheney Public Schools Formal Assessments
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District AssessmentsMeasures of Academic Progress
Beginning in the fall of 2004, Cheney Public
Schools has been testing students in grades 2-10
with the Measures of Academic Progress (MAP).
MAP has been created by Northwest Evaluation
Association (NWEA) and is a series of
computerized tests that measure students general
knowledge. MAP is a computerized adaptive test.
The difficulty of the test is adjusted to the
students performance.
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State AssessmentsWashington Assessment of
Student Learning
The Washington Assessment of Student Learning
(WASL) measures how well students have mastered
the Essential Academic Learning Requirements
(EALRs) as specified in the Grade Level
Expectations (GLEs) in reading, mathematics,
writing, and science. The WASL is comprised of
multiple-choice, short answer, and essay
questions.
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Washington VisionAlignment for Student
Achievement
Instruction (how) Taught Curriculum
Assessment (how well) Tested Curriculum
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SAT
The new SAT Reasoning Test was administered for
the first time on March 12, 2005. Changes to the
test include the addition of third-year college
preparatory math, more critical reading, and a
new writing section. The College Board made these
changes to better reflect what students study in
high school. Total Testing Time 3 hours and 45
minutes, including an unscored 25-minute variable
section (which helps in the development of future
test questions).
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SAT
Writing A new writing section has been added to
the test. Students are asked to write an essay
that requires them to take a position on an issue
and use reasoning and examples to support their
position. The essay is similar to the type of
writing required on in-class college essay exams.
Multiple-choice questions measure a student's
ability to identify sentence errors, improve
sentences, and improve paragraphs. Math The new
math section includes topics from third-year
college-preparatory math, such as exponential
growth, absolute value, functional notation, and
negative and fractional exponents. Quantitative
comparisons have been eliminated. Critical
Reading The critical reading section, previously
known as the verbal section, includes short and
long reading passages. Analogies have been
eliminated, but sentence-completion questions
remain.
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Cheney High SchoolSAT History
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ACT
The ACT is America's most widely accepted college
entrance exam. It assesses high school students'
general educational development and their ability
to complete college-level work. The
multiple-choice tests cover four skill areas
English, mathematics, reading, and science. The
Writing Test, which is optional, measures skill
in planning and writing a short essay.
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Cheney High SchoolACT History
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