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Assessments in the State of Florida Florida Standards Assessment (FSA)

• Includes English Language Arts (ELA) Reading for Grades 3-10, Mathematics for Grades 3-8, and Writing for Grades 4-10.

• ELA Reading o Grades 3–5—Two 80-minute sessions o Grades 6–8 —Two 85-minute sessions o Grades 9–10—Two 90-minute sessions

• ELA Mathematics o Grades 3–5—Two 80-minute sessions o Grades 6–8 —Three 860-minute sessions

Statewide Science Assessment

• The Statewide Science Assessment measures student achievement of the Next Generation Sunshine State Standards in science.

• Students in grades 5 and 8 participate in the statewide science assessment. End-of-Course (EOC) Assessments

• EOC assessments are computer-based, criterion-referenced assessments that measure the Florida Standards (FS) or the Next Generation Sunshine State Standards (NGSSS) for specific courses, as outlined in their course descriptions.

• Includes exams for Algebra I, Biology 1, Geometry, U.S. History, and Civics, all of which are aligned to the NGSSS.

• Are computer-based assessments. Assessing Comprehension and Communication in English State-to-State (ACCESS) for English Language Learners (ELLs) 2.0

• Large-scale test of English language proficiency based on the WIDA English Language Development (ELD) Standards that form the core of WIDA’s approach to instructing and assessing ELLs in Grades K–12.

• Paper-based assessment for Grades K–12. • Another version for students in Grades 1–12 who have significant cognitive disabilities

called Alternate ACCESS for ELLs. • Kindergarten students are administered all sections of the test, one-on-one with a teacher.

Students in grades 1–12 take the Speaking section of the test one-on-one with a teacher; the Listening, Reading, and Writing sections may be administered in a group setting. Students in grades 1–12 who have significant cognitive disabilities are administered all sections of the test, one-on-one with a teacher.

National and International Assessments for Students in Florida

The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP)

• NAEP also known as The Nation’s Report Card, is the largest nationally representative and continuing assessment of what our nation’s students know and can do in core

subjects, such as civics, geography, mathematics, reading, U.S. history, and writing. • NAEP is administered to fourth-, eighth-, and twelfth-graders across the country in a

variety of subjects. National results are available for all assessments and subjects. Results are available for states and select urban districts in some subjects for grades 4 and 8.

• NAEP is administered on tablets with keyboards to a sample of fourth- and eighth-grade students in the areas of mathematics, reading, writing, civics, geography, or U.S. history. A small number of students may take paper-and-pencil assessments in mathematics or reading.

• Results and trends are released for a variety of subjects are available for states. There are no results for individual students, classrooms, or schools. View the latest NAEP results.