About the Transitional Colorado Assessment Program (CSAP / TCAP)

State Testing Information for Colorado
Portions of the following material were taken from the Colorado Department of Education website. Please see our links and source sections at the bottom of the page for more details and references.

The Transitional Colorado Assessment Program (TCAP) is Colorado’s standards-based assessment designed to provide a picture of student performance to schools, districts, educators, parents and the community. The primary purpose of the assessment program is to determine the level at which Colorado students meet the Colorado Model Content Standards in the content areas assessed. The TCAP is collaboratively developed by the Colorado Department of Education, the Colorado teaching community and CTB/McGraw-Hill. The data should be used to keep abreast of individual student, school, and district progress toward attaining higher student achievement levels. The fact that TCAP is based on the Colorado Model Content Standards will ensure that all districts are held to the same challenging standards that Coloradans expect for their students regardless of whether they live in urban, suburban, or rural areas.

General Description of the Tests

• Colorado Student Assessment Program (CSAP)
• Colorado Student Assessment Program Alternate (CSAPA)
• Colorado English Language Acquisition (CELA)
• Colorado ACT (COACT)
• Colorado National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP)

Our curriculum is focused around actual material that a student is likely to see on the upcoming Transitional Colorado Assessment Program (CSAP / TCAP) test. Nationally known for delivering high quality and affordable materials that help students improve their scores, we provide you both paper-based instruction and easy to use online test preparation.