Assessment
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NYE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT - ASSESSMENTS
The Nye County School District uses assessments to ensure that all students are learning and receiving a quality education. From the data administrators and teachers determine what students know and what they need to learn.
There are two types of assessments, Formative and Summative.
Formative assessments are assessments FOR learning. They are a process used by teachers and students during learning and teaching to provide meaningful and actionable feedback to improve learning outcomes. The Brigance and MAP assessments are formative in nature.
Summative assessments are assessments OF learning. They are designed to verify learning has taken place and to evaluate student mastery of learning goals. The WIDA ACCESS, SBAC, EOC, ACT, and CTE assessments are all examples of summatives.
Assessment List
Brigance (PreK-K)
NWEA Measures of Academic Progress (MAP - K-11)
English Language Proficiency Assessment
WIDA
Screener
ACCESS (K-12)
Criterion Referenced Tests
Smarter Balanced (SBAC - 3rd-8th)
Nevada Science (5th, 8th, 10th)
Nevada Alternate Assessment (NAA - 3rd-8th & 11th)
The NAA is for students with specific special needs.
End of Course Exams (EOC)
Required for graduation in Algebra, English, and Civics
Students take once, and the score is the final exam for the appropriate class.
Algebra EOC takes place at the end of Algebra I
English EOC takes place at the end of English 10
The Civics exam takes place at the end of the Government course
The NDE doesn't call the civics exam an EOC because it falls under a different statute.
ACT with Writing
Required for graduation
11th Grade
Career Technical Education (CTE - 11th or 12th grade)
Workplace Readiness
Skills test (dependent on course track like auto or culinary)
National Assessment of Education Progress (NAEP)
The Federal Department of Education chooses schools and classes at random.