What is LEAP?

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What is LEAP?

• The Louisiana Educational Assessment Program
  (LEAP)
• This test measures how well a
• student has mastered the state content
  standards.

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Levels of Achievement

• Advanced A student at this level has
  demonstrated superior
• performance beyond the level of mastery.
• Mastery A student at this level has demonstrated
  competency
• over challenging subject matter and is well
  prepared for the next
• level of schooling.
• Basic A student at this level has demonstrated
  only the
• fundamental knowledge and skills needed for the
  next level of
• schooling.
• Approaching Basic A student at this level has
  only partially
• demonstrated the fundamental knowledge and skills
  needed for
• the next level of schooling.
• Unsatisfactory A student at this level has not
  demonstrated the
• fundamental knowledge and skills needed for the
  next level of
• schooling.

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LEAP English Language Arts, Grade 4

• Test Structure
• The English language arts test consists of four
  sessions and is administered over two days.
• Students are allowed as much time as they need to
  complete each session.
• Test Sessions
• Writing Using Information Resources
• Reading and Responding Proofreading

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• Item Types
• Writing consists of a prompt (writing topic)
  that requires students to write a composition.
• Reading and Responding consists of 20
  multiple-choice questions and 8 short-answer
  questions.
• Using Information Resources consists of 5
  multiple-choice questions and 2 short-answer
• questions.
• Proofreading consists of 8 multiple-choice
  questions.

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LEAP Mathematics, Grade 4

• Test Structure
• The Mathematics test consists of three sessions.
  Students are allowed as much time as they need to
  complete each session.
• Session 1 30 multiple-choice items without
  calculators
• Session 2 30 multiple-choice items with
  calculators
• Session 3 3 constructed-response items with
  calculators

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LEAP Science, Grade 4

• Test Structure
• The Science test consists of three sessions and
  is administered in one day. Students are allowed
  as much time as they need to complete each
  session.
• Session 1 40 multiple-choice items
• Session 2 4 short-answer items
• Session 3 1 comprehensive science task with 3
  short-answer items and 1 extended
  constructed-response item

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LEAP Social Studies, Grade 4

• Test Structure
• The Social Studies test consists of three
  sessions and is administered in one day. Students
  are allowed as much time as they need to complete
  each session.
• Session 1 25 multiple-choice items
• Session 2 25 multiple-choice items
• Session 3 4 constructed-response items

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How do I pass the LEAP Test?

• Score at the Basic/Approaching Basic Combination
  or above on the English Language Arts LEAP Test
  and Mathematics component of LEAP