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Colorado Summative Assessment Field Test

The Summative Assessment is Colorado's large-scale standardized achievement test. The purpose of the Summative Assessment is to provide an annual measure of student performance relative to the Colorado Academic Standards. As a standardized assessment, it must be administered under standardized conditions to ensure the reliability and validity of results.

The Summative Assessment will begin operational testing during the Spring 2014 administration. Before items can be used operationally, response data will be collected during the Spring 2013 Summative Assessment Field Test. The results will be used to identify items that are suitable for use in operational testing. Although districts will not be receiving student scores or other results from the field test administration, your participation is critical in making the new Summative Assessment of the highest quality possible.

Colorado Alternate Assessment Field Test

The Colorado Alternate Assessment (CoAlt) is a standards-based assessment designed specifically for eligible students with significant cognitive disabilities. The primary purpose of the assessment program is to determine the level at which Colorado students with significant cognitive disabilities meet the Extended Evidence Outcomes (EEOs) of the Colorado Academic Content Standards for science and social studies.

The CoAlt is making a transition into a new assessment with the first operational administration scheduled for Spring 2014. Before items can be used operationally, they must first be administered as "tryout" items. The Spring 2013 administration is a "field test" or tryout administration. The results will be used to identify items that are suitable for use as operational items. Although you will not be receiving student scores or other results from the field test administration, your participation is critical in making the new CoAlt of the highest quality possible.

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