Alabama
Information useful for interpreting Alabama’s test scores and other accountability measures can be found in the “Interpretive Guide for State Accountability”: This publication is intended for professional educators.
Florida
Florida’s website has information for parents as well as educators. The Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test (FCAT) has its own section of the website that includes several reports. One aimed specifically at parents can be found at http://fcat.fldoe.org/pdf/parentinfo.pdf. A more comprehensive discussion of FCAT score meaning, aimed at educators, is found at http://www.firn.edu/doe/sas/fcat/pdf/fc_ufr2004.pdf
Georgia
Information about testing in Georgia is available in a section of the Department of Education website called “Student Testing”: Several of the pages may be of interest. The “2004 CRCT Score Interpretation Guide” discusses how to interpret scores on the Criterion Referenced Competency Test:
Mississippi
Mississippi is instituting a growth and achievement model for school accountability. A description of this plan prepared for parents is available at http://www.mde.k12.ms.us/Extrel/pub/MAS.pdf. A brief list of terms required for interpreting students’ test scores is available at http://www.mde.k12.ms.us/acad/osa/testfac1.htm
North Carolina
North Carolina Department of Public Instruction website includes a testing section: There are reports about various aspects of the accountability system.
South Carolina
South Carolina uses several different tests. The Palmetto Achievement Challenge Tests are keyed to the South Carolina state standards. A website to help parents interpret PACT scores is available at http://www.myscschools.com/offices/assessment//PACT/parents/index.htm
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