2014-2015 Indiana Assessment Program Manual

2014-2015
Indiana Assessment
Program Manual
Policies and Procedures for Indiana’s Assessment System
Policies and Procedures for Indiana’s Assessment System
Indiana Department of Education
Office of Student Assessment
www.doe.in.gov/assessment
istep@doe.in.gov
Contents
Chapter 1:
Indiana Statewide Testing for Educational Progress-Plus (ISTEP+)
Chapter 2:
End-of-Course Assessments (ECAs)
Chapter 3:
Indiana Reading Evaluation And Diagnostic (IREAD)
Chapter 4:
Alternate Assessment based on Alternate Achievement Standards
Chapter 5:
Indiana Standards Tool for Alternate Reporting – Kindergarten
Readiness (ISTAR-KR)
Chapter 6:
World-Class Instructional Design and Assessment (WIDA)
Chapter 7:
mCLASS
Chapter 8:
Acuity
Chapter 9:
National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP)
Chapter 10:
Testing Policies, Administration, and Security
Appendix A: Documents Pursuant to 511 IAC 5-5
Appendix B: Forms
Appendix C: Accessibility and Accommodations Guidance
Appendix D: Technical Aspects of Statewide Assessments
Appendix E: Test Administration Windows
Appendix F: Sample Items and Rubrics
Appendix G: Definitions of Relevant Terms
Appendix H: 2009 ISTEP+ Reliability and Validity Report
Appendix I:
Approved Bilingual Dictionary List