The DoDEA Assessment Program
System Assessments Used in DoDEA
TerraNova, Multiple Assessments, 2nd Edition
CTB/McGraw-Hill
TerraNova is a standardized norm-referenced achievement test that compares students' scores to scores from a "norm group." The norm group for TerraNova is a national sample of students representing all gender, racial, economic, and geographic groups. Other examples of norm-referenced tests are used in the United States are: CTBS-5, ITBS, MAT-8 and Stanford-10.
TerraNova is administered to all students at grades 3-11, except those students who have been approved for an alternate assessment. The administration of the TerraNova will follow the publisher's instructions as provided in the CTB Test Directions for Teachers published by CTB/McGraw-Hill.
Assessment preparation practices should be in accordance with the generally accepted ethical standards of the education profession.
The Assessment Coordinator's Manual can be found on the DoDEA page of the CTB site (http://www2.ctb.com/stateprograms/dodea/)
School, District, Area and System Scores on Standardized Achievement Tests: A detailed listing of scores by grade at all levels of the DoDEA organization can be found in the DoDEA DataCenter.
TerraNova Performance Assessment: Communication Arts
CTB/McGraw-Hill
The TerraNova Performance Assessment: Communication Arts is the criterion referenced measure for the language arts in DoDEA. It is administered to all students in grades 4, 8 and 10, except those students who have been approved for participation in the TNMA Alternate Assessment. TerraNova Performance Assessment: Communication Arts consists of three 60-minute sessions measuring student achievement in reading, language arts, and writing. The assessment consists of open-ended items that are designed to measure knowledge and critical process skills. The TerraNova Performance Assessment: Communication Arts includes student activities such as reading, viewing a video, and small group discussions. Results are reported to schools and stakeholders in the fall.
Assessment preparation practices should be in accordance with the generally accepted ethical standards of the education profession. Accordingly any practice that increases students' scores should simultaneously represent an increase in students' mastery (i.e., increasing students' abilities to perform skills or demonstrate knowledge in real world situations) of the content domains tested.
The Assessment Coordinator's Manual can be found on the DoDEA page of the CTB site.
The training module should be completed before administering the assessment.
U.S. History End-of-Course Assessment
CTB/McGraw-Hill
The U.S. History End-of-Course Assessment is administered to all students enrolled in U.S. History, to include Advanced Placement U.S. History. This assessment is composed of two 45 minute sections. Section I contains 40 multiple-choice items, which is completed and scored online. Section I results are available immediately after testing. Section II contains 5 constructed-response items which are scored at a DoDEA scoring conference. Official results will be reported to areas, districts, and schools in both electronic and paper formats in the fall.
Assessment preparation practices should be in accordance with the generally accepted ethical standards of the education profession. Accordingly, any practice that increases students' scores should simultaneously represent an increase in student's mastery (i.e., increasing students' abilities to perform skills or demonstrate knowledge in real world situations) of the content domains tested.
NAEP (National Assessment of Educational Progress)
The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), otherwise known as the Nation's Report Card, is a nationally administered assessment under the direction of the U.S. Department of Education (USDOE). It has been administered nationally since 1969 in the subject areas of reading, mathematics, writing, science, U.S. History, civics, geography, and the arts.
In 1990, the USDOE implemented a state NAEP that shows academic performance by individual states participating in the assessment. DoDEA has participated in the state level administration since 1994. Performance information for DoDEA on NAEP is reported only at the organization level (for DoDEA systemwide).
NAEP is administered to DoDEA students in grades 4 and 8, with a very small sample of 12th grade students participating in the NAEP national assessments. Assessment preparation practices should be in accordance with the generally accepted ethical standards of the education profession.
- National Assessment of Educational Progress Calendar
- National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) Reports on DoDEA
