Summative
What is the ACT Aspire?
When is the ACT Aspire Summative Assessment?
How will it be administered?
How can students familiarize themselves with test content and navigation?
How is the ACT Aspire designed?
- Arkansas Department of Education: ACT Aspire - Quick facts/overview of ACT Aspire in Arkansas.
- Arkansas ACT Aspire LiveBinder - Links to important information about the ACT Aspire maintained by the Arkansas Department of Education.
When is the ACT Aspire Summative Assessment?
- Testing Window: April 11-May 13
- Rivercrest High School: April 11-14
- Rivercrest Junior High School: April 25-26
- Rivercrest Elementary School: May 3-5
- Infrastructure Trial: February 17-18
How will it be administered?
- Computerized: Chromebooks and PCs will use TestNav app.
How can students familiarize themselves with test content and navigation?
- Student Sandbox-Summative Assessment - Allows students and teachers to become familiar with the online test navigation as well as the ACT Aspire content. Note: The Student Sandbox can be accessed on a Chromebook. However, Chrome is not a supported browser for desktops. Desktop users should use the TestNav app that is on each district desktop.
- Exemplar Test Booklets-Summative Assessment - Choose the subject at the top and then scroll down to find the appropriate grade to access the exemplars which feature one test question with detailed information for each reporting category. Please note that the Writing Exemplars have the specific rubrics for the grade level writing prompts.
How is the ACT Aspire designed?
- NEW! ACT Aspire Summative Assessment Overview - A easy to understand high-level blueprint of the assessment.
- Dig Deep into ACT Aspire-Summative Assessment - Use the ACT Aspire Technical Bulletin to better understand the test development, claims, scoring, etc.
Periodic
Understanding the ACT Aspire Periodic Assessments - An overview of periodic assessments and how they guide instruction.
Arkansas ACT Aspire LiveBinder - Select red Periodic Assessments tab for an overview of interim and classroom assessments.
Periodic Classroom Standard Coverage - Shows how CCSS are tied to periodic classroom assessments.
NEW! Linking ACT Aspire Interim Data to Summative Assessments - See how student results on the interim tests align with summative benchmarks (proficiency).
Arkansas ACT Aspire LiveBinder - Select red Periodic Assessments tab for an overview of interim and classroom assessments.
Periodic Classroom Standard Coverage - Shows how CCSS are tied to periodic classroom assessments.
NEW! Linking ACT Aspire Interim Data to Summative Assessments - See how student results on the interim tests align with summative benchmarks (proficiency).
Additional Resources
- ACT College and Career Readiness Standards
- ACT/Common Core Crosswalk (login: actlabs, actlabs)
- Common Core Standards
- ACT Writing Rubrics (Exemplar booklets contain writing rubrics.)
- Depth of Knowledge Chart