When are students tested? 1
3rd grade
5th grade
7th grade
8th grade
11th grade
Retakes available, 5th through 12th grades
What subjects are tested? 1
Language Arts
Reading
Writing
Mathematics
Science
Social Studies
What types of questions are used? 1
Multiple choice
Extended written response
How are test results used? 1
Student diagnosis
Student placement
Improvement of instruction
Program evaluation
School accreditation
School performance reporting
Warnings to schools
Schools placed on probation
School takeovers
School dissolution
What tests are used? 1
Iowa Test of Basic Skills (grades 3, 7)
Oklahoma Core Curriculum Tests (grades 5, 8, 11)
Are students with disabilities exempt?
2, 3
Exemptions given to students whose IEP teams determine that tests are
not appropriate.
Exemptions require a parent statement.
What accommodations are available so
that students with disabilities can participate? 2
Accommodations available as recommended by IEP team.
Accommodations require state approval if they deviate from standardized
testing procedures.
How are scores of students with disabilities
reported? 2
School, district, and statewide reports combine ("aggregate") scores
of students with and without disabilities.
Footnotes:
1 Source: PEER Project Survey to expand and update information from Annual Survey of State Student Assessment Programs: Data on 1995-96 Statewide Student Assessment Programs. (Fall 1996). Council of Chief State School Officers.
2 Source: PEER Project review of state policy documents. Documents provided by the National Center on Educational Outcomes (NCEO). Information confirmed and updated by the PEER Project through direct communication with state officials.
3 NOTE: The IDEA Amendments of 1997 require that all students be included in statewide assessments.
Oklahoma State Department of Education
Special Education Services
2500 North Lincoln Boulevard
Oklahoma City, OK 73105-4599
405-521-3351
405-522-3503 Fax
www.sde.state.ok.us
Contact: Darla Griffin, Executive Director
darla_griffin@mail.sde.state.ok.us
Note: There is no State Assessment Director.
Oklahoma Parent Center on Disability
Parents Reaching Out in Oklahoma
1917 S. Harvard Avenue
Oklahoma City, OK 73128
405-681-9710
1-800-PL94-142
405-685-4006 Fax
prook1@aol.com
www.ucp.org/probase.htm
Contact: Sharon Bishop