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Information About The Louisiana Educational Assessment Program (LEAP) Tests

State Testing Information for Louisiana

Portions of the following material were taken from the Louisiana 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

Louisiana Assessment

• Louisiana Educational Assessment Program (LEAP)
• Integrated Louisiana Educational Assessment Program (iLEAP)
• Graduation Exit Examination (GEE)
• End-of-Course (EOC) Tests
• LEAP Alternate Assessments
• Iowa Tests

Assessment Information

Louisiana Educational Assessment Program (LEAP)

• GradesL 4, 8
• Subejcts: English/Language Arts, Mathematics, Science, Social Studies
• Part of Louisiana’s criterion-referenced testing (CRT) program
• Measures how well a student has mastered the state content standards
• Measures whether students have adequate knowledge and skills to progress to the next grade

Integrated Louisiana Educational Assessment Program (iLEAP)

• Grades: 3, 5, 6, 7, 9
• Subjects: English/Language Arts, Mathematics, Science, Social Studies

Graduation Exit Examination (GEE)

• Grades: 10, 11
• Subejcts: English/Language Arts, Mathematics, Science, Social Studies
• Part of Louisiana’s criterion-referenced testing (CRT) program
• Measures how well a student has mastered the state content standards
• Requires high school students to exhibit sufficient knowledge and skills to be eligible for a high school diploma

End-of-Course (EOC) Tests

• High school students
• Subjects: Algebra I, English II, Geometry, Biology, English III, American History
• Measure the knowledge and skills a student should have mastered by the end of the course
• The results help ensure that all Louisiana students have access to a rigorous curriculum that meets high academic standards.

LEAP Alternate Assessments

• LEAP Alternate Assessment, Level 1 (LAA 1), is Louisiana’s assessment for students with significant cognitive disabilities.
• LEAP Alternate Assessment, Level 2 (LAA 2) is Louisiana’s assessment for students with persistent academic disabilities.

The Iowa Tests

• Grades: 3, 5, 6, 7, 9
• Louisiana Statewide Norm-Referenced Testing Program
• Standardized nationally, thus scores can be used to compare the performance of students tested locally with the performance of students tested in the national sample

Test Descriptions

Louisiana Educational Assessment Program (LEAP) and the Graduation Exit Examination (GEE)

English Language Arts

• Writing

- Requires students to produce a composition about an assigned writing topic
- Grade 4 - narrative and descriptive
- Grade 8 - narrative and expository
- Grade 10 - persuasive and expository


• Using Information Resources

- Students locate, select, and synthesize information from a variety of texts, media, references, and technological sources to acquire and communicate knowledge.


• Reading and Responding

- Includes four reading passages (fiction, nonfiction, poetry) and multiple-choice and short-answer items


• Proofreading

- Requires students to read a text that includes mistakes in grammar, usage, mechanics, and spelling, and to choose the answer option that offers the best way to correct each mistake or identify the item as having no error

Mathematics

• Grades: 4, 8, 10
• Part A uses a multiple-choice format to assess concepts and skills for all six strands of mathematics.
• Part B consists of four relatively complex mathematical tasks for grades 8 and 10 and three tasks for grade 4, all of which involve a number of separate steps and require application of multiple skills.

Science

• Grades: 4, 8, 11
• Session 1 uses a multiple-choice format to assess concepts and skills in all five strands of science.
• Session 2 consists of four short-answer items that assess four content strands: Physical Science, Life Science, Earth and Space Science, and Science and the Environment.
• Session 3 consists of a comprehensive science task.

Social Studies

• Grades: 4, 8, 11
• Part A consists of fifty multiple-choice test items for grade 4 and sixty multiple-choice items for grades 8 and 11 that assess knowledge, conceptual understanding, and application of skills in all four social studies strands (Geography, Civics, Economics, and History).
• Part B consists of four open-ended items (or tasks) calling for a constructed response and requiring higher-order thinking in a social studies context (grasping a concept, analyzing information, evaluating a principle, or applying a skill).

Testing Schedule
Testing Schedules (2009-2011)

Source:
Louisiana Department of Education

Source Accessed Date:
October 30, 2009

Links
Louisiana Assessment Information