1. NCLB/State Assessments
By: Trish Doty, Autumn Hendry, and Shahzana Merchant

2. Criterion-Referenced Competency Tests (CRCT)
What is the purpose of the CRCT?
To measure how well students acquire skills and knowledge based on Georgia Performance Standards (GPS).
To acquire information on academic achievement at the student, class, school, system, and state levels.
To identify individual student strengths and weaknesses based on GPS, and gauge quality of education throughout Georgia

3. CRCT Who takes the assessments?
Students in grades one through eight are tested in reading, English/language arts, and mathematics.
Students in grades three through eight are also assessed in science and social studies.
Students in Grades one and two will not be tested spring due to budget constraints

4. CRCT Who administers the assessment?
The test must be administered by a Georgia-Certified educator
All Examiners and Proctors must be trained in test procedures prior to test

5. CRCT What is the public’s interest in this assessment?
Achievement based on schools, teachers, students, counties and state

6. CRCT Recent Results State Reading
2011 3rd grade: Tested 126,245 Not Meeting 9.1%
Meeting50.8 %Exceeding40.1
2011 5th grade: Tested 126,882 Not Meeting9.5% Meeting %
Exceeding 34.5 %
Gwinnett County Reading
2011 3rd grade: Tested12,136 Not Meeting 6.1 Meeting 48.0 %
Exceeding 45.8 %
More results are available at

7. End of Course Test (EOCT)
What is the purpose of the assessment?
Provide data to help students identify strengths and weakness in learning, therefore improving performance in all high school courses and on other assessments, such as the GHSGT.
provide data to evaluate the effectiveness of classroom instruction at the school, system and state levels.
Beginning in 2011 – 2012, the EOCT will become Georgia’s high school accountability assessment.

8. EOCT Who takes the test? There are ten courses that require the EOCT
The majority of which are high school courses
Students who are transferring to a public GA school from a non-credit program must take an end of course test
Any student in a course that is flagged to be tested

9. EOCT Who administers the assessment?
The test must be administered by a Georgia- Certified educator
All Examiners and Proctors must be trained in test procedures prior to test

10. EOCT What is the public’s interest in this assessment?
Achievement based on schools, teachers, students, counties and state

11. EOCT Recent Results GA 9th Grade Literature and Compostition
State N Tested 103,730 Percent in PL Percent in PL Percent in PL Mean Grade Conversion Score 84.00
Gwinnett County
Tested 12,114 Percent in PL Percent in PL Percent in PL Mean Grade Conversion Score 86.7
More results can be found at

12. GAA Georgia Alternate Assessment
US Department of Education defines an alternate achievement standard as one that “sets an expectation of performance that differs in complexity from a grade-level achievement standard.”

13. Who takes the GAA Grade 2 & 3 are left out due to budget restraints
In GA it is given to :
Kindergarten students—English/language Arts and Mathematics
Grade 3-8 and 11 students-- English/Language Arts, Mathematics, Science, and Social Studies
Grade 2 & 3 are left out due to budget restraints

14. Who Administers GAA US Department of Education
Georgia Department of Education

15. Public’s interest in GAA
The GAA is designed to meet the mandates of the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) of 2001 and
The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) of 2004.
Both NCLB and IDEA require that all students, including students with significant cognitive disabilities, have access to a general curriculum that encompasses challenging academic standards.
These laws require states to ensure that all students are assessed for their progress toward meeting academic standards.
Students with significant cognitive disabilities may be assessed via alternate assessments based on alternate achievement standards

16. Stage of Progress (performance level)
A Stage of Progress (performance level) is assigned to each content area. The Stages of Progress—
Extending Progress
Established Progress
Emerging Progress
correspond to
Advanced/Exceeds, Proficient/Meets, and Basic/Does Not Meet, respectively.

17. GA results for 2011
94%) of Georgia’s kindergarten students achieved Established Progress or Extending Progress in English/Language Arts 2011
96%) of Georgia’s kindergarten students achieved Established Progress or Extending Progress in Mathematics in 2011

18. 8th Grade
91%- Est Progress or Ext Progress in English/Language Arts in 2011 (86%-2010)
90%- Est Progress or Ext Progress in Mathematics in 2011(88%-2010)
98%- Est Progress or Ext Progress in Science in 2011(99%-2010)
98%- Est Progress or Ext Progress in Social Studies in 2011

19. Georgia High School Graduation Test (GHSGT)
What is the purpose of the GHSGT?
The GHSGT identifies students who need additional instruction in Math, Language Arts, Science, and Social Studies

20. GHSGT Who takes the assessment?
Students looking to receive a high school diploma and entered high school before July 2011
Students start taking it their junior year of high school
Students who entered high school in the school year are not required to take the GHSGT

21. GHSGT Who administers the assessment?
The test must be administered by a Georgia- Certified educator
All Examiners and Proctors must be trained in test procedures prior to test

22. GHSGT What is the public’s interest in the GHSGT?
Achievement based on schools, teachers, students, counties and state

23. GHSGT 2010-2011 Results LA- Below proficiency LA- Basic Proficiency
LA- Advanced Proficiency
Math- Below Proficiency
Math- Basic Proficiency
Math- Advanced Proficiency
Gwinnett County 6%
29%
43%
10%
28%
41%
State 9%
35%
39%
16%
36%

24. Results Continued Science- Below proficiency Science- Basic roficiency
Science- Advanced proficiency
SS- Below proficiency
SS- Basic proficiency
SS- Advanced proficiency
Gwinnett County 4%
22%
48%
12%
32%
25%
State 7%
31%
45%
20%
37%