Dakota State Testing of Educational Progress (DSTEP)
Topics: Middle Years (5-9), South Dakota, State Tests, more...
The PDF from the following link http://doe.sd.gov/octa/assessment/docs/Overview%20of%20the%20South%20Dakota%20Assessment%20System%20Fall%20update….pdf also includes information about the Dakota English Limited Proficient (DELP), the Dakota STEP-Alternative (DSTEP-A), Stanford Writing, South Dakota Team-Led Alternate Assessment and Reporting System-Writing (STAARS-W), National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP).
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(DSTEP) Dakota State Testing and Educational Progress |
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Primary Purpose |
School accountability - Improve instruction |
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Subject Areas Tested |
Reading, Math, and Science (beginning 2007) |
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Types of Test |
Criterion-referenced (standards based) |
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Grade Levels |
3-8 and 11 (science grade 5, 8, & 11) |
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Item Types or Formats |
Multiple choice |
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Administration Dates |
Beginning of April |
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Dates When Results Released |
June |
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Frequency of Administration |
Annually each spring |
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Administration Time |
Untimed |
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Test Length |
Varies by grade |
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Assessment Design |
Common fixed-length form |
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Types of Scores Reported |
Scaled scores, percentiles, performance levels |
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Achievement Levels Reported |
Below basic, basic, proficient, advanced |
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Levels of Reports |
Student, school, district, state |
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Students Tested |
All public students, grades 3-8 and 11 (includes alternate assessment) |
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Testing of Students with Disabilities |
Yes |
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Accomodations for Students with Disabilities |
Yes |
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Testing of Students with Limited English Proficiency (LEP) |
Yes |
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Accomodations for LEP |
Yes |
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Policies and Laws |
South Dakota Codified Law 13.3.55 |
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History of Program |
Began in 1985, major revision in 2003 and 2007 |
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Parental Permission |
Not required |
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