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In grades 3 through 8, the ACAP Summative covers English language arts and math every year, plus science in grades 4, 6 and 8. The tests are given online, and paper forms are used only as an accommodation written into a student's IEP or 504 plan. Math and science can be taken in English or Spanish. Each test is split into timed sessions, and a session must be finished on the day it is started. Testing takes place once a year in the spring.
English Language Arts
| Grade | Format | Time | What’s tested |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | Four timed sessions online; listening passages in Session 1; a text-dependent writing essay in Session 3 | 180 minutes in all: 55, 50, 60 and 15 minutes for Sessions 1 to 4 | Comprehension (18 of 58 points), text-dependent writing (10), phonological and phonemic awareness (6), phonics (6), fluency (6), vocabulary (6), writing (6) |
| Grade 4 | Four timed sessions online; listening passages in Session 1; a text-dependent writing essay in Session 3 | 185 minutes in all: 50, 45, 60 and 30 minutes for Sessions 1 to 4 | Comprehension (30 of 58 points), text-dependent writing (10), phonics (6), vocabulary (6), writing (6) |
| Grade 5 | Four timed sessions online; listening passages in Session 1; a text-dependent writing essay in Session 3 | 185 minutes in all: 50, 45, 60 and 30 minutes for Sessions 1 to 4 | Comprehension (28 to 30 of 58 points), text-dependent writing (10), vocabulary (6 to 8), phonics (6), writing (6) |
| Grades 6, 7 and 8 | Four timed sessions online; listening passages in Session 1; a text-dependent writing essay in Session 3 | 185 minutes in all: 50, 45, 60 and 30 minutes for Sessions 1 to 4 | Critical literacy (24 to 30 of 58 points), text-dependent writing (10), language literacy (6 to 8), vocabulary literacy (6 to 8), research literacy (6) |
Session 1 includes listening passages, so students wear headphones. The text-dependent writing essay, where students read a passage and write a response using information from it, is scored by trained readers; every other question is scored by computer. In grade 3 the test also reports a separate reading score in support of the Alabama Literacy Act.
Mathematics
| Grade | Format | Time | What’s tested |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | Two timed sessions online; no calculator | 100 minutes in all: 50 minutes per session | Data analysis, measurement, and geometry (16 of 42 points), operations and algebraic thinking (13), fractions (7), base ten (6) |
| Grade 4 | Two timed sessions online; no calculator; math reference sheet | 100 minutes in all: 50 minutes per session | Data analysis, measurement, and geometry (14 of 42 points), fractions (12), operations and algebraic thinking (8), base ten (8) |
| Grade 5 | Two timed sessions online; no calculator; math reference sheet | 100 minutes in all: 50 minutes per session | Fractions (16 of 42 points), data analysis, measurement, and geometry (11), base ten (9), operations and algebraic thinking (6) |
| Grade 6 | Two timed sessions online; no calculator in Session 1, calculator in Session 2; math reference sheet | 110 minutes in all: 35 minutes for Session 1 and 75 for Session 2 | Number systems and operations (15 of 46 points), algebra and functions (13), proportional reasoning (6), data analysis, statistics, and probability (6), geometry and measurement (6) |
| Grade 7 | Two timed sessions online; no calculator in Session 1, calculator in Session 2; math reference sheet | 110 minutes in all: 30 minutes for Session 1 and 80 for Session 2 | Data analysis, statistics, and probability (15 of 46 points), number systems and operations (10), geometry and measurement (9), proportional reasoning (6), algebra and functions (6) |
| Grade 8 | Two timed sessions online; no calculator in Session 1, calculator in Session 2; math reference sheet | 110 minutes in all: 25 minutes for Session 1 and 85 for Session 2 | Numbers, algebra, and functions (29 of 46 points), geometry and measurement (11), data analysis, statistics, and probability (6) |
The math tests follow the 2019 Alabama Course of Study: Mathematics, and every math question is scored by computer. Students can try the question types and online tools ahead of time in the online student tutorials.
Science
| Grade | Format | Time | What’s tested |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 4 | Two timed sessions online | 90 minutes in all: 45 minutes per session | Earth's systems (20 to 21 of 60 points), energy (16 to 18), waves and information transfer (10 to 12), structures and processes of living things (10 to 12) |
| Grade 6 | Two timed sessions online | 90 minutes in all: 45 minutes per session | Earth's systems (40 to 42 of 60 points), Earth's place in the universe (10 to 12), Earth and human activity (7 to 9) |
| Grade 8 | Two timed sessions online; calculator allowed in both; periodic table | 100 minutes in all: 50 minutes per session | Matter and its interactions (21 to 23 of 60 points), motion and stability: forces and interactions (15 to 17), energy (12 to 14), waves and information transfer (8 to 10) |
The science tests follow the 2015 Alabama Course of Study: Science. Questions are built around real-world topics, and every science question is scored by computer.