Spring 2016 CoAlt Results - Science and Social Studies
CoAlt: Administration Trainings
Information on administration trainings can be found on the CDE Assessment Unit Trainings page.
CoAlt Office Hours
Starting on January 9th, weekly CoAlt Office Hours will be on Mondays from 2:00 – 3:00 pm.
Webinar Link: https://enetlearning.adobeconnect.com/coaltofficehrs/
Conference Number: 1-888-228-9561
DACs may call in to the conference line to participate in an open forum with Mindy Roden. This is an opportunity for DACs to ask follow up questions after the regional trainings that took place across the state from the end of October through Novembr.
CoAlt Office Hours PowerPoint - Sept. 26, 2016
CoAlt: Science and Social Studies Released Items
Released items for the revised CoAlt - Science and Social Studies assessments are available. These items are representative of item types on the CoAlt - Science and Social Studies assessment. The CoAlt Field Test Examiners Manual is also available on the page linked above. These materials are for the CoAlt - Science and Social Studies assessments, and not for CoAlt - Reading, Writing and Mathematics.
Performance Level Descriptors
Elementary and middle school CoAlt: Science and Social Studies cut scores were adopted by the Colorado Board of Education in August 2014; high school cut scores were approved in April 2016. Cut scores are selected points on the scale of the test. These points are used to determine the classification of a student's performance on the CoAlt. CoAlt Science and Social Studies performance levels are Emerging, Approaching Target, At Target, and Advanced.
CoAlt Frameworks
The CoAlt Assessment Frameworks are designed to assist educators, test developers, policy makers, and the public by clearly defining those elements of the Colorado Academic Standards - Extended Evidence Outcomes that are suitable for state testing. They are not designed to replace local curricula and should not be considered state curricula. They define the content that may be assessed on CoAlt: Science and Social Studies assessments.
