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Information About The Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test (FCAT) Tests

State Testing Information for Florida

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

General Description of the Tests

Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test (FCAT)

• Grades: 3-11
• Subjects: Reading, Writing, Mathematics, Science
• Made up of two kinds of tests:

- A criterion-referenced test (CRT), which measures how well students are meeting the Sunshine State Standards
- A norm-referenced test (NRT), which allows educators and parents to compare Florida student performance with the performance of students nationwide

Stanford 10 or SAT-10

• Subjects: Reading, Mathematics
• The norm-referenced (NRT) component of the FCAT

National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP)

• Grades: 4, 8, 12
• Subjects: Reading, Mathematics, Writing, Science
• An assessment that reports academic achievement of our Nation’s students and allows comparison within a state by subgroup, across states and regions of the country, and with the nation as a whole
• The nation’s only ongoing survey of what students know and can do in various subject areas
• Reports performance by subgroups of students, e.g., by gender, racial/ethnic group, English Language Learners (ELL), and participation in exceptional education programs

Test Descriptions

Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test (FCAT)

Reading

• Contains passages (articles, stories, and poems) from books, magazines, and other publications. Students are expected to read and analyze the passages and answer questions based on the passages.
• Questions are presented in two formats: multiple-choice and performance tasks, which require short or long written answers.

Writing

• Students in Grades 4, 8, and 10 are assigned a topic (prompt) to write about within a designated time period.
• Grade 4 students response to a prompt that asks them to either explain (expository writing) or tell a story (narrative writing).
• Grades 8 and 10 students response to a prompt that asks them to either explain (expository writing) or persuade (persuasive writing).

Mathematics

• Requires students to solve numerical problems taken from real-life situations
• Questions are presented in three formats: multiple-choice, performance tasks, or gridded response.

Science

• Requires students to apply science knowledge and concepts to real-world situations

Testing Schedule
Assessment Schedules (2009-2011)

Source:
Florida Department of Education

Source Accessed Date:
October 13, 2009

Links
Florida Testing
Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test (FCAT)
FCAT Web Brochure
National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP)