More About the Kansas Assessment Program (KAP) Tests
State Testing Information for
Kansas Portions of the following material were taken from the
Department of Education website. Please consult your state's education website
for further information on the actual tests administered for your school.
The Kansas Assessment Program
includes tests and instructional tools for two types of assessments, summative
and formative.
Formative assessment tools may be used by teachers throughout the year, either
instructionally or as part of classroom assessments to evaluate student
learning. Conversely, summative assessments are typically administered near the
end of a school year and do not affect students’ grades; rather, summative
assessments are designed to help judge the effectiveness of a curriculum for
future instruction. Additionally, summative assessments help ensure that schools
meet federal and state accountability standards.
The content of KAP tests and tools is derived from the state of Kansas’ approved
content standards for English language arts, science, mathematics, and social
studies. Before questions are included in actual, scored tests, they are field
tested to ensure appropriate fairness and difficulty.
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