When are students tested? 1
3rd grade
6th grade
9th grade
11th grade
What subjects are tested? 1
English
Mathematics
Science
Social Studies
Spanish
What types of questions are used? 1
Multiple choice
Written response beginning school year 2000 - 2001
How are test results used? 1
Student diagnosis
Identification of students at risk
Curriculum planning
Improvement of instruction
School performance reporting
What tests are used? 1
Prueba Puertorrique–a de Competencias Escolares
(Puerto Rico Test of Scholastic Competencies)
Are students with disabilities exempt?
2, 3
Exemptions given based on category of disability.
What accommodations are available so
that students with disabilities can participate? 2
Teacher determines accommodations.
IEP team determines accommodations.
How are scores of students with disabilities
reported? 2
School, district, and statewide reports separate ("disaggregate") scores
of students with disabilities from scores of students 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.
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