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2. Why do students take the FCAT?
3. What is the legislative authority for the FCAT?
4. How does the FCAT fit into school improvement in Florida?
5. Who takes the FCAT?
6. What does the FCAT cost to administer, score, and report results?
7. How has the FCAT changed since its implementation in 1998?
8. Why will the FCAT NRT no longer be administered beginning with the 2008-09 school year?
9. When is the FCAT administered?
10. How much time does it take to administer the FCAT to a student?
11. What subject areas are measured by the FCAT?
12. At what grade levels must students pass the FCAT?
13. What is the passing score for the FCAT?
14. Is a passing score on the FCAT Writing assessment a graduation requirement?
15. What promotion options are available for Grade 3 students who have not passed the FCAT?
16. May graduating seniors substitute alternative assessment scores for passing scores on the FCAT?
17. How many times can a high school student retake the FCAT prior to graduation?
18. What options are available to high school seniors who have not passed the FCAT?
19. Do students receive remediation based on their FCAT scores?
20. How and when are student FCAT results returned to students?
21. How do I obtain a copy of my child’s FCAT scores?
22. What accounts for the delay between student assessment in March and the return of FCAT scores?
23. How do Achievement Levels based on scale scores differ from Achievement Levels based on developmental scale scores (DSS)?
24. What are some considerations when using developmental scale scores?
25. What can you tell me about FCAT Science?
26. Who writes the questions for the FCAT?
27. What are the FCAT questions like?
28. Who scores the FCAT? How are FCAT scorers trained?
29. Can students or parents see the actual test taken?
30. Are the FCAT scores for schools adjusted for the socioeconomic status of students?
31. How are the FCAT scores used for school accountability?
32. What is the Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) Report?
33. Do students with disabilities receive accommodations on the FCAT?
34. Do students who are English Language Learners (ELLs) take the FCAT?
35. What are the legal issues surrounding the FCAT?
36. Are FCAT scores available on the Internet?
Assessment and School Performance
All · FCAT - Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test® · FTCE – Florida Teacher Certification Examinations and FELE – Florida Educational Leadership Examination · NAEP - National Assessment of Educational ProgressFCAT - Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test®
1. What is the FCAT?2. Why do students take the FCAT?
3. What is the legislative authority for the FCAT?
4. How does the FCAT fit into school improvement in Florida?
5. Who takes the FCAT?
6. What does the FCAT cost to administer, score, and report results?
7. How has the FCAT changed since its implementation in 1998?
8. Why will the FCAT NRT no longer be administered beginning with the 2008-09 school year?
9. When is the FCAT administered?
10. How much time does it take to administer the FCAT to a student?
11. What subject areas are measured by the FCAT?
12. At what grade levels must students pass the FCAT?
13. What is the passing score for the FCAT?
14. Is a passing score on the FCAT Writing assessment a graduation requirement?
15. What promotion options are available for Grade 3 students who have not passed the FCAT?
16. May graduating seniors substitute alternative assessment scores for passing scores on the FCAT?
17. How many times can a high school student retake the FCAT prior to graduation?
18. What options are available to high school seniors who have not passed the FCAT?
19. Do students receive remediation based on their FCAT scores?
20. How and when are student FCAT results returned to students?
21. How do I obtain a copy of my child’s FCAT scores?
22. What accounts for the delay between student assessment in March and the return of FCAT scores?
23. How do Achievement Levels based on scale scores differ from Achievement Levels based on developmental scale scores (DSS)?
24. What are some considerations when using developmental scale scores?
25. What can you tell me about FCAT Science?
26. Who writes the questions for the FCAT?
27. What are the FCAT questions like?
28. Who scores the FCAT? How are FCAT scorers trained?
29. Can students or parents see the actual test taken?
30. Are the FCAT scores for schools adjusted for the socioeconomic status of students?
31. How are the FCAT scores used for school accountability?
32. What is the Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) Report?
33. Do students with disabilities receive accommodations on the FCAT?
34. Do students who are English Language Learners (ELLs) take the FCAT?
35. What are the legal issues surrounding the FCAT?
36. Are FCAT scores available on the Internet?