Technical Resources

-- Resources to help you understand the technical characteristics of the CSAP.

• Guides to Test Interpretation (GTI)
• GRT Data File Layouts
  • What: Indicates the layout or format of the GRT (general research tape) file.

• Student Data Elements (see Procedures Manual)
  • What: For each enrolled students, schools must provide 22 biographical elements (e.g., name, age, gender, ELL status); this document indicates the law that requires these elements.

• CSAP Continuous Scales
  • What: Indicates the scale score ranges for each of the CSAPs and describes how to convert prior years' scores to the current scale.

• Technical Reports
  • What: Describes in detail the scoring procedures, summary statistics, reliability, item analyses, and scaling and calibration statistics.

• Bookmark Procedure
  • What: A quick overview of the process used to describe how the cut-points for the performance levels (i.e., partially proficient, proficient, advanced) were set.

• Standard-Setting Procedure
  • What: A detailed overview of the process used to describe how the cut-points for the performance levels (i.e., partially proficient, proficient, advanced) were set.