Our seventh and eighth graders will be taking achievement tests after our Easter break. We break each grade's test into two parts, each administered in morning. Students take these tests on their iPads. This is the schedule:
The test we administer is the ERB (Educational Records Bureau) CTP (Comprehensive Testing Plan). This test helps us assess both what the student has learned and achieved this year and how well our curriculum and instruction are working. We use the results to show us our strengths and weaknesses as a program and to shape our curriculum. Likewise, an individual student's results can show the parents (and the student) areas of strengths and weaknesses and indicate where the student may need to work harder or get additional help.
Eighth grade is the last year we administer achievement tests. In ninth grade, our students take the Otis-Lennon School Ability Test (OLSAT); in tenth and eleventh grades, the Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test (PSAT); and in eleventh and twelfth, the American College Testing (ACT).
How can your student prepare for achievement tests?
- Tuesday (3/29) 8th grade, day 1
- Thursday (3/31) 8th grade, day 2
- Tuesday (4/5) 7th grade, day 1
- Thursday (4/7) 7th grade, day 2
The test we administer is the ERB (Educational Records Bureau) CTP (Comprehensive Testing Plan). This test helps us assess both what the student has learned and achieved this year and how well our curriculum and instruction are working. We use the results to show us our strengths and weaknesses as a program and to shape our curriculum. Likewise, an individual student's results can show the parents (and the student) areas of strengths and weaknesses and indicate where the student may need to work harder or get additional help.
Eighth grade is the last year we administer achievement tests. In ninth grade, our students take the Otis-Lennon School Ability Test (OLSAT); in tenth and eleventh grades, the Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test (PSAT); and in eleventh and twelfth, the American College Testing (ACT).
How can your student prepare for achievement tests?
- Make sure the iPad is fully charged.
- Get a good night's sleep the night before. Go to bed early enough to get 8 hours of sleep or more.
- Eat a good breakfast, something with protein, not just a sugary or carb-heavy breakfast.