NPS: State Assessment Results Spring 2008

Norman Public Schools

State Assessment Results: Spring 2008

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Criterion Referenced Tests (CRTs)

The Oklahoma State Testing Program, as mandated and described in Title 70 O.S. §1210.508, requires that criterion-referenced tests be administered in the following grades and content areas.

Four performance levels (Advanced, Satisfactory, Limited Knowledge, and Unsatisfactory) are used for results on these tests. Advanced and Satisfactory categories are considered as “Passing” or “Proficient”.

Scores from the Oklahoma Core Curriculum Tests evaluate student achievement with respect to the Priority Academic Student Skills, (PASS).

The results show the performance of all of Norman’s students except those on Individual Education Plans or who are considered English Language Learners.

3^rd Grade	Math	Reading
4^th Grade	Math	Reading
5^th Grade	Math	Reading	Social Studies	Science	Writing
6^th Grade	Math	Reading
7^th Grade	Math	Reading	Geography
8^th Grade	Math	Reading	Social Studies	Science	Writing

End of Instruction Tests (EOIs)

The Oklahoma State Testing Program, as mandated and described in Title 70.O.S.§1210.508, requires that students who have completed instruction for specified secondary level competencies complete End-of-Instruction tests for those competencies in order to graduate from high school.

Students are offered the opportunity to retake the tests once prior to graduation.

The highest achieved performance level is recorded as a permanent record on the student’s high school transcript.

The academic areas tested are English II and III, Algebra I and 2, Geometry, U.S. History, and Biology .

Oklahoma Core Curriculum Test scores are as follows: Advanced; Satisfactory; Limited Knowledge; and Unsatisfactory.

Advanced and Satisfactory are both considered as “Passing” or “Proficient”.

Criterion referenced interpretations compare student achievement with respect to the Oklahoma Priority Academic Student Skills, (PASS).

The results show the performance of all of Norman’s students except those on Individual Education Plans or who are considered English Language Learners.

Grade in which the EOI is typically administered:	Math	English	Social Studies	Science
9^th	Algebra I
10^th	Geometry	English II	US History	Biology I
11th	Algebra II	English III