2014-2015 Kansas Assessment Overview

2014 Mathematics
English/
Language Arts
Science
DLM
ELA, Math,
Science
Multidisciplinary
Performance
Task
History/
Government
KELPA-P cPass
Grades Grade 3-8, HS Grade 3-8, HS Grade 4, 7, 11 See Content Area Grade 3-8, HS Grade 6, 8, 11 K-12 11-12
Testing Options
General
General Spanish
Alternate-DLM
General
Alternate-DLM
General
General Spanish
Alternate-DLM Pilot
General
Field Test for General
and Alternate
General
Delivery Format
KITE
Headphones required
KITE
Headphones required
KITE
Headphones required
KITE
Headphones required
KITE
KITE
Headphones required
Paper/pencil KITE
Test Format
Multiple choice,
technology enhanced
items
Machine scored

**Performance task-
human scored.
Grades 3-8 only
Multiple choice,
technology enhanced
items
Machine scored

** Multidisciplinary
Performance Task
Grades 3-8 only
Multiple choice,
technology enhanced
items
Machine scored


Multiple choice,
technology enhanced
items
Machine scored
Submit constructed
responses in KITE

Human Scored
Multiple choice,
technology enhanced
items
Machine scored

** Multidisciplinary
Performance Task

Performance
Assessment and
Multiple Choice
Locally scored
Multiple choice,
technology
enhanced items
Machine scored

Test Parts/
Estimated Time

Machine Scored:
Part 1=50 minutes;

Part 2=25 minutes

Part 3=25 minutes

Part 4=25 minutes

Performance task=
25 minutes
Grades 3-8 only
Machine Scored:
Part 1=50 minutes;

Part 2=25 minutes

Part 3=25 minutes;

Part 4 =25 minutes

##Multidisciplinary
Performance Task
Grades 3-8 only
Machine scored:
Part 1=50 minutes









Varies
##Multidisciplinary
Performance Task 1-
read information = 50
minutes;
##Multidisciplinary
Performance Task 2-
write on-demand response
to prompt = 50 minutes
Machine scored:
Part 1 + Part 2=50
minutes

##Multidisciplinary
Performance Task
Varies Varies
Testing Window March 9 to May 15 March 9 to May 15 March 9 to May 15
Varies-See DLM
website
March 9 to May 15 March 9 to May 15
February 3 to May 1
Scores to KSDE by
June 1
October 1 to
May 15
Need Not Test
Date
Students entering on or
after March 7 need not
be tested.
Students entering on or
after March 7 need not
be tested.
Students entering on or
after March 7 need not
be tested.
Students entering on or
after December 31
need not be tested.
Students entering on or
after March 7 need not be
tested.
Students entering on or
after March 7 need not
be tested.
Close of Window N/A
Recently
Arrived
in U.S.
Exemption
Date++
N/ANo exemption in
math. Arrived after
3/9/14 counts for
participation only.

Arrived after 3/9/14,
need not take
English/language arts
assessment.
Must take KELPA-P.

N/ANo exemption in
science. Arrived after
3/9/14 counts for
participation only.


Follow rules for
content area
assessments.


Follow rules for content
area assessments.

Arrived after 3/9/14,
need not take H/G
Must take KELPA-P

Required for All
Identified
ELL Students


N/A

++ First entry by the student in a U.S. school.

** For 2014-2015, performance tasks will be field testing those performance items and will not be included in the score reports.

## Every student will only be required to complete one Multidisciplinary Performance Task.
Remember that these times are estimates for scheduling purposes. Kansas Assessments are untimed. Please provide adequate time for students to finish




rev. 9/9/14