Assessment

An overview of all of the state tests for K-12 students required by California. Includes the California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress (CAASPP), California Assessment of Science (CAST), The English Proficiency Assessments (ELPAC), and the Physical Fitness Test (PFT).

Benchmark assessments are assessments administered periodically throughout the school year to evaluate students’ knowledge and skills relative to an explicit set of longer-term learning goals. The design and choice of benchmark assessments is driven by the purpose, intended users, and uses of the instruments.

The goal of formative assessment is to monitor student learning to provide ongoing feedback that can be used by instructors to improve their teaching and by students to improve their learning. More specifically, formative assessments: help students identify their strengths and weaknesses and target areas that need work.