Assessment for Learning

Assessment in Cass School District No. 63 is an integral part of the learning process. Assessment information assists teachers in providing differentiated instruction and specific learning strategies to enhance the learning experience in the classroom. Assessment includes individual assessments, classrooms assessments, as well as, state assessments and standardized assessments.

The objective of assessment is to use the data to make decisions that will increase student learning.

Assessments used in District #63 include the following:

Illinois Standards Achievement Tests - ISAT (March 13 -  24, 2006) K 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Reading

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Mathematics

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Science

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Illinois Measure of Annual Growth of English - IMAGE  (March 13 -  24, 2006) K 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Reading

      

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Math

      

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ACCESS for ELLs - Speaking and Kindergarten (January 9 - March 10, 2006)
Listening, Reading, Writing (January 30 - February 17, 2006)		 K 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

   Speaking

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   Listening

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   Reading

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   Writing

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  K 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Stanford Achievement Test

 

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OLSAT-Otis Lennon School Ability Test

  

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  K 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Illinois Snapshot of Early Literacy - ISEL

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Developmental Reading Assessment - DRA

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Explore

                

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