Utah Performance Assessment System for Students: UPASS

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Utah Performance Assessment System for Students
U-PASS

• Statewide Norm-Referenced Testing Program
• The Iowa Tests
• Grades 3,5,8,

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National Standardization

• Representative Sample Population
• Geographic location
• Race/Ethnicity
• District size
• Students with disabilities
• English language learners
• Seven socioeconomic categories

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Utah Norm-Referenced Testing Program

• Iowa Tests of Basic Skills, Form B
• (ITBS)
• Survey Battery with Science and Social Studies
• Level 9 grade 3
• Level 11 grade 5
• Level 14 grade 8
• Total Testing Time 150 minutes

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Iowa Tests of Basic Skills

• 150 minutes Total
• Reading 30 minutes
• Language 30 minutes
• Mathematics 30 minutes
• Science 30 minutes
• Social Studies 30 minutes

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Iowa Tests of Basic Skills, Form B

• Test Working Time
• Reading 30 minutes
• Language 30 minutes
• Mathematics 30 minutes
• Science 30 minutes
• Social Studies 30 minutes
• Total Working Time 150 minutes

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Vocabulary

• A pure measure of word knowledge
• Excellent appraisal of overall verbal ability

• 25 To operate the machine
• A oil
• B run
• C build
• D repair

• Developmentally appropriate
• Nouns, verbs and modifiers
• Efficient and effective formats

ITBS Complete Battery, Form A, Levels 9 and 10
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Reading

• The Iowa Tests assess students capabilities at
  all stages of their development as readers.

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Reading

• Vocabulary Growth through Reading

• Vocabulary in context Reading Comprehension

ITBS Complete Battery, Form A, Levels 9 and 10
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Reading
Science and social studies content among the
reading passages
ITBS Complete Battery, Form A, Levels 10 and 11
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Reading
Sample Reading Items Grades, 5 6
ITBS Complete Battery, Form A, Levels 11 and 12
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Language

• The Iowa Tests measure effective communication.

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Language
Spelling
Directions Many of the questions in this test
contain spelling mistakes. Some do not have any
mistakes at all. You should look for mistakes in
spelling.
ITBS Complete Battery, Form A, Level 9
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Language
Capitalization Correct and Incorrect
Capitalization in Brief Written Context
ITBS Complete Battery, Form A, Levels 10 and 11
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Language
Punctuation
Errors in Brief Written Context
ITBS Complete Battery, Form A, Levels 9 and 10
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Language
Usage
Errors in Word Choice and Use
ITBS Complete Battery, Form A, Level 11
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Language
Expression
Appropriate Use of Language and Organization of
Ideas
ITBS Complete Battery, Form A, Levels 10 and 11
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Mathematics

• The Iowa Tests assess students abilities to
  think, reason, and communicate in mathematics.

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Mathematics

• Problem Solving
• Single to multiple-step problems
• Thematic approach
• Focus on method or approach
• Data Interpretation
• Obtaining information from tables and graphs
• Realistic contexts

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Math Computation

• In-depth sampling of skills
• Basic operations
• Whole numbers, fractions, decimals
• Emphasis on accuracy
• Speeded design

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Iowa Tests of Basic Skills Mathematics

• Test Working Time
• Concepts and Problems 22 minutes
• Estimation 3 minutes
• Computation 5 minutes

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Iowa Tests Calculator Usage

• Calculator use is optional.
• Calculator may be used only on specified tests.

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Calculator Usage ITBS

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• Calculator use is permitted
• Concepts and Problems 
• ______________________________
• Calculator use is not permitted
• Estimation
• Computation

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Social Studies

• Distinctive Features
• Knowledge and process skills
• Primary source materials
• Age-appropriate
• Balanced of domains
• Wide variety of graphics

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Science

• The Iowa Tests assess both the content and the
  processes of Science.

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Science
Experimental Process
ITBS Complete Battery, Form A, Levels 10 and 11
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