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Camp Lejeune Dependents Schools utilizes a variety of assessments to monitor students' progress. A brief overview of these assessments is listed below. |
Terra Nova Multiple Assessment is a norm-referenced test with results reporting on Reading, Language, Mathematics, Science, and Social Studies. Percentile scores indicate how a student scores in comparison to students nationally. (If a student scores at the 65th percentile, for example, he/she scored higher than approximately 65% of the students in the standardization sample.) Percentile scores range from 1-99 and the national median is 50. The Terra Nova Multiple Assessment, 2nd edition, is a new version of the standardized Test of Basic Skills which is published by CTB/McGraw-Hill. It contains all new test items that have been normed to a more inclusive national sample of students. Because the Terra Nova 2nd edition scores reflect performance based on a different test and a more comprehensive student sample, these results cannot be validly compared to the standardized test results from previous years. The 2002 scores serve as a baseline for comparison with results from all future test administrations. Students in grades 3-11 participate. All students' results are scored using the 30th quarter month. Results are reported to the schools prior to the end of each school year. Students typically participate in the Terra Nova Multiple Assessments in February and/or March.
The Preliminary Scholastic Assessment Test/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT) is a 3-hour standardized test that provides students with firsthand practice for the SAT I: Reasoning Test and SAT II: Writing Test. All DoDEA students take the PSAT/NMSQT in the fall at grade 10. Certified teachers administer the test at the school site. The PSAT/NMSQT results are sent to the student, school, and the DoDEA office. Students receive a comprehensive score report and detailed feedback to help them with the skills tested. DoDEA uses summary results for data-based decision-making. Grade 10 students typically participate in the PSAT in October.
The Scholastic Assessment Tests (SAT) are standardized tests that are taken by the majority of high school seniors who plan to go on to college. Students receive individual score reports. SAT data are reported for the schools, districts, system, and nation. Data is presented with the percentage of high school seniors who participated in the test and the mean verbal and mathematics scores.
The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) is a continuing national survey of the knowledge and skill of young Americans in major learning areas taught in school. It is the first ongoing effort to obtain comprehensive and dependable achievement data on a national basis in a uniform, scientific manner. This program is directed by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) of the U.S. Department of Education. CLDS participates in the NAEP every school year. This school year, students in grades 4 and 8 participated.
The DoDEA Algebra I EOC assessment is composed of two separately timed 40-minute sessions. Section I contains multiple-choice items that are to be answered without a calculator. Section II also contains multiple-choice items where students may use scientific or graphing calculators, supplied by the school. All Algebra I students participate in this assessment. Teachers may hand score the completed student booklets so that the scores can be used for grading purposes prior to sending them to the testing company for official scoring. Official results are reported by the fall. The DoDEA Algebra I EOC is administered in May for all Algebra I students.
Information on this assessment will be posted shortly. The DoDEA US History EOC is administered in May for all US History students.
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