Elementary/Intermediate
English Language Arts
Archive

All links are in pdf unless otherwise noted.  File size is no greater than 10 megabytes.
 

Grades 3-8

Information Concerning the 2008 Grades 3-8 ELA Tests

• New Audio/PDF Files for Scorer Training PDF HTML - revised, 12/12/08
• Q & A for Scoring Grades 3-5 ELA, January 2008 HTML
• 2008 Grades 3-8 English Language Arts Tests
• Guide to the 3-8 Testing Program in English Language Arts and Mathematics, 2008 Edition PDF
• Scoring the Editing Paragraph for Grades 3, 5, and 7
• Grade 3-8 English Language Arts School Administrator's Manual (SAM) for Public and Nonpublic Schools, 2008 Edition PDF
• Regional Centers for 2007-2008 PDF HTML
• Grades 3-8 English Language Arts Test Administration Memorandum for Public and Nonpublic Schools, January 2008 PDF HTML
• ELA Tests Teacher's Directions, Grades 3,4, and 5 PDF
• ELA Tests Teacher's Directions, Grades 6,7, and 8 PDF
• Q & A for Scoring Grades 3-8 ELA, January 2008 HTML
  
  
• Important Dates for the Grades 3-8 Tests in 2007-2008  PDF  HTML
• Scoring Site Operations Manual (SSOM), 2008 Edition PDF
• ELA Field Test Timing, Grades 3-8, 2008 HTML
• The ELA Grades 3-8 2008 Scoring Leader Handbook PDF

• 2007 Grades 3-8 ELA Tests

• 2006 Grades 3-8 ELA Tests

• Grades 3-8 Sample Tests

• Grades 3-8 ELA School Administrator's Manual (SAM)

  • Public Schools, 2007 Edition PDF

  • Nonpublic Schools, 2007  Tests  PDF

• Regional Centers for 2006-2007  PDF  HTML

• Grades 3-8 English Language Arts Test Administration Memorandum for Public Schools, January 2007 PDF  HTML

• Grades 3-8 English Language Arts Test Administration Memorandum for NonPublic Schools, January 2007 PDF  HTML

• Public Schools, 2006 Edition   PDF

• Non Public Schools, 2006  Edition PDF

• NYS Field Testing 2005: Instructions for Online Scheduling for Pickup of ELA Test  Materials  pdf  HTML

  Grades 4 and 8 

  • Test Designs
  • Readability Formulae     HTML
  • 2003 Guide to NYS Testing Program Score Reports
  • Determining the Scoring for the Grade 4 and the Grade 8 English Language Arts and Mathematics Examinations, by Carla Collins, William Lorie, Kyoko Ito

    • Part 1 - Test Structure, History, Types of Scores, Performance Indices

    • Part 2 - Frequently Asked Questions

  Grade 4	Grade 8
  2005 Expected Standard Performance Index (SPI) Table  PDF  HTML  5/4/05 Teacher's Directions - 2005 pdf New York State Testing Program Scoring Leader Handbook- Jan. 2005 pdf Grade 4 ELA Question and Answer Document-2005 Grade 4 English Language Arts Item Map 2005 pdf html 2005 Score Conversion Charts PDF HTML 2005 Answer Key	2005 Expected Standard Performance Index (SPI) Table  PDF  HTML 5/4/05 Teacher's Directions - 2005 pdf Grade 8 ELA 2005 Question and Answer Document Grade 8 English Language Arts Item Map 2005 pdf   html New York State Testing Program Scoring Leader Handbook- Jan. 2005 pdf 2005 Score Conversion Charts 2005 Answer Key
  Clarification on Question #32 on Grade 4 ELA Test   HTML 2004 Expected SPI     HTML 2004 Item Map      HTML 2004 Q and A Document 2004 Teachers Directions Scoring Leader Handbook 2004 Conversion Chart 2004  Answer Key	2004 Expected SPI     HTML 2004 Item Map      HTML 2004 Scoring Q and A pdf   HTML 2004 Teachers Directions Scoring Leader Handbook 2004 Score Conversion Charts HTML 2004 Answer Key        HTML
  2003 Expected SPI 2003 Score Conversion Charts 2003 Answer Key 2003 Scoring Q & A Specific Q & A General Q & A 2003 Scoring Leader Handbook  2003 Item Map	2003 Expected SPI 2003 Score Conversion Charts 2003 Answer Key 2003 Scoring Q & A Specific Q & A General Q & A 2003 Scoring Leader Handbook 2003 Item Map January 2003 Grade 8 ELA Test Memo
  2002 Answer Key 2002 Scoring Q & A 2002 Scoring Leader Handbook 2002 Item Map	2002 Answer Key 2002 Scoring Q & A 2002 Scoring Leader Handbook 2002 Item Map
  2001 Item Map 2001 Scoring Q & A	2001 Item Map 2001 Scoring Q & A
  2000 Item Map	2000 Item Map

Back to the Top     Back to English Language Arts     HOME