Testing At Ragsdale

Which Test?

Who Tests?

When?

Why?

What’s it Like?

NWEA Reading

All Student

Fall, Winter, Spring

To measure student growth throughout the year compared to students nation-wide in Reading

A computer adaptive test that gets progressively harder until students miss about ½ the questions.

NWEA Math

All Student

Fall, Winter, Spring

To measure student growth throughout the year compared to students nation-wide in Math

A computer adaptive test that gets progressively harder until students miss about ½ the questions.

EOCs

Math 1

Math 3

Biology

English 2

Students enrolled in courses by semester

The last 5 days of each semester

To measure proficiency and growth

Students have about 4 hours to answer around 50 questions from the course standards.

CTE Post Assessments

Business Management 1

Business Management 2

Principles of Business

Sports Marketing 1

Sports Marketing 2

Health Science 1

Foundations of Health Science

Child Development

Early Childhood

Students enrolled in courses by semester

The last 5 days of each semester

To measure proficiency and growth

Students have 2 hours to answer 100 questions from the course standards.

ACT- School Day

11^th Graders

Spring

To measure students “College Readiness”

4 sub tests in English Reading, Science, Math

PreACT

10^th Graders

Fall

To prepare students for the ACT

4 sub tests in English, Reading, Science, Math

SAT- School Day

11^th Graders

Spring

A free opportunity for a college admissions test.

4 sub test in English, Reading, Math, Math w/o Calculator

PSAT

9^th, 10^th, 11^th Graders

Fall

To prepare students for the SAT and to qualify 11^th graders as National Merit Scholarship Finalist

3 sub tests in Reading, Writing, and Math

WorkKeys

12^th Graders*

Spring

To measure how well students’ skills match those for the workforce

3-1 hour test on Work Place Documents, Graphic Literacy, & Math