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Connecticut's State Tests at a Glance
In grades 3 through 8, Connecticut gives the Smarter Balanced tests in English language arts and math every year, plus the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) Assessment in grades 5 and 8. The tests are taken online and are computer adaptive, so the questions adjust to each student's answers; a large print booklet or braille version is used only as an accommodation for a student who needs it. None of these tests is timed, and the times below are the state's estimates for scheduling. Testing takes place in the spring.
English Language Arts
| Grade | Format | Time | What’s tested |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grades 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 | Online; computer adaptive; no performance task; one brief writing task; listening questions with headphones | Untimed; about 1 hour 30 minutes | Reading, listening, and writing and research/inquiry (three reported areas) |
Connecticut does not give the Smarter Balanced ELA performance task that many other states use, so writing and research are reported together as one Connecticut area. Most questions are scored by computer, and at least one is scored by hand.
Mathematics
| Grade | Format | Time | What’s tested |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grades 3, 4 and 5 | Online; a computer-adaptive part plus a performance task | Untimed; about 1 hour 30 minutes for the adaptive part and 1 hour for the performance task | Concepts and procedures, problem solving and modeling/data analysis, communicating reasoning (three reported areas) |
| Grade 6 | Online; a computer-adaptive part plus a performance task; on-screen basic calculator on some items; graph paper | Untimed; about 2 hours for the adaptive part and 1 hour for the performance task | Concepts and procedures, problem solving and modeling/data analysis, communicating reasoning (three reported areas) |
| Grades 7 and 8 | Online; a computer-adaptive part plus a performance task; on-screen scientific calculator on some items; graph paper | Untimed; about 2 hours for the adaptive part and 1 hour for the performance task | Concepts and procedures, problem solving and modeling/data analysis, communicating reasoning (three reported areas) |
The performance task is a set of related questions about one real-world scenario, and it is not adaptive. The two parts may be given in either order; the state recommends the adaptive part first, on a separate day. The built-in calculator is offered only in grades 6, 7 and 8, and only on the items that allow it.
Science
| Grade | Format | Time | What’s tested |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 5 | Online; computer adaptive; item clusters built on a real-world science event, plus stand-alone questions; on-screen calculator | Untimed; at least 90 minutes must be allowed, plus about 10 minutes for directions | Life sciences, physical sciences, earth and space sciences (an equal share of the scored questions each) |
| Grade 8 | Online; computer adaptive; item clusters built on a real-world science event, plus stand-alone questions; on-screen calculator; periodic table | Untimed; at least 90 minutes must be allowed, plus about 10 minutes for directions | Life sciences, physical sciences, earth and space sciences (an equal share of the scored questions each) |
The science test may be given in one day or over two days; over two days, each session is about 45 minutes. Students may use a hand-held calculator instead of the on-screen one.