What
are Criterion Referenced
Tests?
As
part of the Utah Core
Assessment Program,
and the UPASS program,
Criterion Referenced
Tests (CRT) consist
of end-of-year and/or
end-of-course examinations
in language arts, mathematics,
reading, and science,
for grades k-12. Participation
in these examinations
is required. Student
results are categorized
by various levels of
proficiency, and schools
measure their success
in part by counting
how many students score
at high proficiency
levels on these exams.
What
is the CRT Reporting
System?
CPPA, in partnership
with Utah
Foundation, has
developed a system
that reports CRT
results for each
school and for each
test. This
system allows a user to drill
down to any school
in the state and
view results for
any of the tested
subjects. The results
show how many students
scored at each proficiency
level, with analysis
of how students scored
on each of the concepts
that factor into
that test. The test
results are compared
to statewide averages
to provide an indication
of how well each
school performs.
Student characteristics,
such as gender, ethnicity,
and special education
status, are also
analyzed and compared
against statewide
averages.
Due to privacy issues,
the system does
not report results
where the number of
students is less than
10. The current data
is from 2003 test
scores. We will
update the CRT Reporting
System as new yearly
data becomes available
to CPPA from the Utah
State Office of Education.
See
instructions
on how to use the system
Go to the CRT Reporting
System
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