K-PREP

Published: 5/17/2013 2:55 PM

​Senate Bill 1 (SB 1), enacted in the 2009 Kentucky General Assembly, required a new public school assessment program beginning in the 2011-12 school year. These assessments were collectively named the Kentucky Performance Rating for Educational Progress (K-PREP) tests.

​The assessment for grades 3-8 is a blended model built with norm-referenced test (NRT) and criterion-referenced test (CRT) items which consist of multiple-choice (mc), extended-response (er) and short answer (sa) items. The NRT is a purchased test with national norms and the CRT portion is customized for Kentucky.
 
NCS Pearson has been awarded the contract to provide all assessments for grades 3-8 and writing on-demand at high school.
 
NCS Pearson currently provides large-scale assessment services in more than 25 states and for the U.S. Department of Education.

K-PREP REFERENCE SHEETS

 

ON-DEMAND WRITING

ODW Rubric

ODW Rubric

Scoring Criteria

Pre-Writing Space

 

SCORING GUIDES

 

 

Understanding the Assessment and Accountability System

Growth Explained by Ken Draut and Rhonda Sims

Growth PowerPoint

 

Assessment and Accountability System Presentation at KAAC Conference October 24, 2012
 

 

2013 Manuals

K-PREP DAC/BAC Guide

Certification of Proper Test Administration Forms:

DAC

BAC

 

Non-Standard Response Templates

Do not change the margins or font size.

Extended Response

Short Answer

OnDemand Writing

 

 

Test Administration Manuals

Grade 3

Grade 4

Grade 5 (pp. 40-41 & 47-48 revised)

Grade 6

Grade 7

Grade 8

Grades 10 & 11

 

2013 K-PREP Item Formats & Times

 ​K-PREP Blueprint

 

K-PREP Released Items

 

School Report Card

 

KDE Assessment Information
Office of Assessment and Accountability
500 Mero Street, 17th Floor CPT
Frankfort, KY 40601
(502) 564-4394