Florida Alternate Assessment Administrator Manual
All Florida students participate in the state’s assessment and accountability system. The Florida Standards Alternate Assessment (FSAA) is designed for students whose participation in the general statewide assessment program (Florida Standards Assessments, Statewide Science Assessment, Next Generation Sunshine State Standards End-of-Course Assessments) is not appropriate, even with accommodations. The FSAA measures student academic performance on the Access Points (FS–AP) in Language Arts, Mathematics, Science, and Social Studies. Access Points are academic expectations written specifically for students with significant cognitive disabilities. They reflect the essence or core intent of the standards that apply to all students in the same grade, but at reduced levels of complexity. Beginning in 2016–2017, the FSAA program will include two assessment components. The FSAA—Performance Task (FSAA–PT) is designed to assess students at three levels of complexity and results are reported through achievement levels.
Florida Alternate Assessment Administrator Manuals
Florida Alternate Assessment Training Modules
The FSAA—Datafolio is a new assessment component designed to address the needs of a small population of students who typically do not have a formal mode of communication and may be working at pre-academic levels. Student work is aligned to pre-determined standards and submitted via an online portfolio system during three collection periods throughout a school year. Scoring outcomes are designed to show progress along a continuum of access to academic content via reduced levels of assistance and increased accuracy. Regardless of the component with which a student is assessed, it is expected that only students with the most significant cognitive disabilities who are eligible under will participate in the FSAA program.
With the in place to help Florida students succeed, the Florida Standards Assessments (FSA) in English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics, and end-of-course (EOC) subjects (Algebra 1 and Geometry) serve Florida students by measuring education gains and progress. Students, parents/guardians, and educators are encouraged to check the often to access important information and resources as they are available. The is still administered to students in grades 5 and 8. Information about the previous FCAT 2.0 assessments (reading, writing, and mathematics) is available at. The provides resources for students, parents, educators, test administrators, school assessment coordinators, district assessment coordinators, and technology coordinators.
Some of the available resources include:. The (PDF) and the (PDF) provide useful information regarding 2018-19 FSA assessments.
are provided for students to become familiar with the paper-based item types and the computer-based system, functionality, and item types; the tests are not intended to guide classroom instruction. are also available to define how points will be given within each domain. define the content and format of the assessment and test items for each grade level and subject. The test design summaries and blueprints for (PDF) and for (PDF) provide more detailed information about the assessments, including the percentage of items in each content category, cognitive complexity, and approximate number of test items. The (PDF) document describes policies and materials specific to the mathematics assessments. In addition, the provided in the AIR Test Delivery System is available for student practice. Assessment Results.
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