Advanced Placement

Advanced Placement Program (AP) Readers ensure that high school students receive AP grades that accurately reflect college-level achievement in a specified discipline. For seven days in June, Raters will score constructed responses from a centralized location.

California English Placement Test (EPT)

The English Placement Test, developed cooperatively by the CSU faculty and Educational Testing Service (ETS), is designed to assess the level of analytical reading and writing skills of students entering the California State University. The test has no effect on admissions decisions, and must be completed by all non-exempt undergraduates prior to enrollment in the CSU. The EPT is administered throughout the year with 10 to 13 different scoring sessions.

California High School Exit Examination (CAHSEI)

CAHSEE determines whether the students who plan to graduate from high school can demonstrate grade level competency in the state content standards for reading, writing, and mathematics.

CSU Early Assessment Program

The Early Assessment Program (EAP) is a collaborative effort among the State Board of Education (SBE), the California Department of Education (CDE) and the California State University (CSU). The program was established to provide opportunities for students to measure their readiness for college-level English and mathematics in their junior year of high school, and to facilitate opportunities for them to improve their skills during their senior year.

High Schools That Works (HSTW) - SREBHS

Sponsored by the Southern Regional Education Board (SREB), this assessment in math, reading, and science and is given to high school seniors across the country. It provides school leaders with information about student achievement and views, so they can institute programs to improve school and student performance.

Languages Other Than English (LOTE)

Languages Other Than English (LOTE) examinations are new tests to certify foreign language teachers.  LOTE tests will be available in Spanish, French, or German.  Each LOTE examination consists of questions and tasks in the following areas: listening, reading, writing, speaking, and pedagogy.  The listening, reading, writing, and speaking questions and tasks are in the target language.  The questions and tasks on foreign language pedagogy are in English.

Middle Grade Assessment (MGA) - SREBMG

The middle grade initiative is designed to help states, districts and schools look at what they expect, what they teach and how they teach young adolescents to prepare for success in further education.
 

Praxis II® Subject Assessments

The Praxis II® Subject Assessments measure knowledge of specific subjects that K-12 educators will teach, as well as general and subject-specific teaching skills and knowledge.  The Praxis II Subject Assessments are usually taken by individuals entering the teaching profession as part of the teacher licensing and certification process required by many states.

School Leaders Licensure Assessment (SLLA)

The School Leaders Licensure Assessment (SLLA) is a rigorous and carefully validated assessment that provides accurate, reliable information for use by state education agencies in making licensing decisions. The test is aligned with the Educational Leadership Policy Standards: ISLLC 2008 (ISLLC 2008).

Test of English as a Foreign Language™ Internet-based Testing (TOEFL iBT)

Test of English as a Foreign Language™ Internet-based Testing (TOEFL iBT) Speaking and Writing.  The TOEFL® test measures a candidate’s ability to communicate in English in colleges and universities.

Test of English for International Communication (TOEIC)

TOEIC is an English language proficiency test for people whose native language is not English. It measures the everyday English skills of people working in an international environment. Today, the TOEIC test has become the world’s leading test of English language proficiency in the context of the international workplace.

TExES Bilingual Target Language Proficiency Test (BTLPT)

TExES Bilingual Target Language Proficiency Test (BTLPT) – Spanish

The BTLPT assessment is designed to measure domains of a candidate’s responses.

• Conversation
• Speaking
• Writing

Approved and scheduled BTLPT raters evaluate Conversation, Speaking, and Writing constructed responses online by accessing the ETS Online Scoring Network (OSN®).