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Arkansas Comprehensive Testing, Assessment and Accountability Program. ACTAAP. ACTAAP includes…. Smart Start Initiative for K – 4 Smart Step Initiative for grades 5 - 8. ACTAAP. Legislatively mandated == Act 999 of 1999 Academic standards Professional development Student assessment
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Arkansas Comprehensive Testing, Assessment and Accountability Program ACTAAP
ACTAAP includes… • Smart Start Initiative for K – 4 • Smart Step Initiative for grades 5 - 8
ACTAAP • Legislatively mandated == Act 999 of 1999 • Academic standards • Professional development • Student assessment • Accountability for schools
Criterion-referenced tests • Benchmark exams grades 3 – 8 • End of course exams in Algebra I & Geometry • Grade 11 Literacy Exam • Examples available at http://www.arkansased.org/testing/benchmark_iowa.html
Norm-referenced tests • Iowa Test of Basic Skills • K – 9 in reading comprehension and math problem solving • Iowa Early Learning Inventory in early K