This page provides information on the assessments Radnor Township School District students will complete during the 2012-13 school year.
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2012-13 Assessment Calendars for All District Schools
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Radnor Middle School Assessment Calendar (Updated March 4, 2013)
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Additional InformationBelow you will find additional information prepared by the schools and/or district regarding assessments.
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This letter about the Keystone Exams was prepared for Radnor High School parents/guardians. (Sept. 2012)
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Radnor High School letter to 9th, 10th, and 11th grades about Algebra 1 Keystone Diagnostic. (Sept. 2012)
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Cross Class Flexible Group (CCFG): District classes in grades 1-5 are beginning Cross Class Flexible Grouping in math. This means children will receive math instruction from one of the teachers in their grade. The district has adopted Cross Class Flexible Grouping so that each child can make maximum progress by being instructed at his or her readiness level. Flexible grouping is based on student readiness for each unit of instruction as indicated on a unit pretest. Our goal is to provide a rich learning environment that provides children with multiple avenues for acquiring content, making sense of ideas, developing skills, and demonstrating what they know. We want each child to make a year’s growth in a year’s time and teaching children where they have demonstrated readiness is a great way to accomplish that growth.
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Descriptions of Assessments(Links will take you to external websites)
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ACCESS is a large-scale test that provides a snapshot of how well students are using the English language within the school context. This English language proficiency assessment for students in K-12 is used to monitor a student’s progress in acquiring English for the academic environment, to plan support for continuing English language development, and to satisfy legal requirements for assessment and accountability.
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Advanced Placement (AP) Exams are rigorous, multiple-component tests that are administered at high schools each May. High school students can earn college credit, placement, or both for qualifying AP Exam scores. Each AP Exam has a corresponding AP course and provides a standardized measure of what students have learned in the AP classroom.
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Classroom Diagnostic Tools (CDT) are a set of online assessments designed to measure specific student strengths, areas of need, skills, and knowledge throughout the school year to help guide instruction and intervention. The online assessments are available for students in grades 6-high school and are fully aligned with the Standards Aligned System (SAS). The assessments are based on content covered by the Keystone exams and the Pennsylvania System of School Assessments.
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Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills (DIBELS) are a set of assessments used for a universal screening tool and for progress monitoring. They are standardized, efficient and extensively researched. DIBELS help identify students who may need additional literacy instruction in order to become proficient readers. DIBELS are used in elementary grades.
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Educational Records Bureau, Writing Assessment Program (ERB WrAP) is a comprehensive approach to evaluating writing. It is scored analytically across 6 traits using a 6 point rubric. It is a direct measure based on standardized prompts and evaluated by 2 writing experts. It includes grammar and writing conventions. There are 5 level s of testing which vary by grade level but include narrative, information/description, expository, persuasive, and critical thinking.
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The Fountas and Pinnell Benchmark Assessment System (BAS) seamlessly links assessment to instruction along The Continuum of Literacy Learning. This comprehensive system for one-on-one assessment reliably and systematically matches students’ instructional and independent reading abilities to the Fountas and Pinnell Text Level Gradient.
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Keystone Exams are end–of-course assessments designed to assess proficiency in academic content. They measure the Pennsylvania Common Core Standards. Students must demonstrate proficiency in Algebra I, Literature, and Biology in order to graduate. Students have multiple opportunities to take these exams during their middle and high school years. The Keystones will eventually replace PSSA.
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National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) is administered by the commissioner of Education Statistics from the United States Department of Education and is an assessment used to measure what American students know and can do. It is given to students in grades 4, 8, and 12, across states and urban districts, as randomly selected by the United States Department of Education. Not all schools are selected each year and if a school district is selected, not all grades may be tested.
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The Northwest Evaluation Association Measures of Academic Progress (NWEA MAP) assessment offers detailed, accurate information regarding a student’s growth and achievement in specific academic areas: reading, math and language usage. It is a state standards aligned, computer-based testing system which adapts to each student in real time as the test progresses. It provides stability, is grade independent and it scores in equal interval units.
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