Glossary
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ACT |
American College Test |
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API |
Academic Performance Index |
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AYP |
Adequate Yearly Progress |
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AP |
Advanced Placement |
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AVID |
Advanced Via Individual Determination |
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CST |
California Standards Test |
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CAPA |
California Alternate Performance Assessment |
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CAHSEE |
California High School Exit Examination |
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Criterion-referenced Tests |
Compare a student's performance to set criteria, such as state standards, rather than to the performance of other students. Criterion-referenced tests administered include: |
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NAEP CST CAHSEE CELDT |
*National Assessment of Educational Progress |
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*California Standards Test |
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California High School Exit Exam |
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*California English Language Development Test |
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PFT |
Physical Fitness Test (Fitnessgram) |
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CELDT |
California English Language Development Test |
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CDE |
California Department of Education |
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CEEB |
College Entrance Exam Board |
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CHSPE |
California High School Proficiency Exam |
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DRP |
Degrees of Reading Power |
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GATE |
Gifted and Talented Education |
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GSE |
Golden State Exam |
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IB |
International Baccalaureate |
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NAEP |
National Assessment of Educational Progress |
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Norm-referenced Tests |
Compare an individual student's performance to a nationally representative reference group of students at the same grade. Norm-referenced tests administered in SDCS include: |
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PSAT |
Preliminary Scholastic Assessment Test |
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SABE/2 |
Spanish Assessment of Basic Education, Second Edition |
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SAT II |
Scholastic Assessment Test - Subject tests |
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Standards-based Tests |
Assess students' knowledge and skills in relation to the state content standards. Most standards based tests are criterion- referenced rather than norm referenced. |
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STAR |
Standardized Testing and Reporting program |
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STS |
Standards-based Tests in Spanish. |