CATS Online Assessment

Kentucky's Online Assessment

Last Updated on Friday, July 18, 2008 at 5:01 AM

The Kentucky Department of Education has provided CATS Online, an online accessible version of the Kentucky Core Content Test (KCCT), since 2002, as an accommodation for students with disabilities or limited English proficiency who use technology in their everyday instruction. For additional information regarding online assessment for students with disabilities or limited English proficiency, go to CATS Online for Special Populations.

With improvements in network capacity and expanded school technologies, sufficient resources are now becoming available to offer CATS Online to all students. In September 2008, the Department will expand CATS Online to include the Grade 12 On-Demand Writing for general education students.

Expectations, scoring standards, and test content remain the same for students testing online as students testing on paper. Likewise, the scores of students taking the state assessment online are included in the school's accountability index, a measure of the school's progress toward reaching or exceeding the target index of 100.

To learn how students, teachers, and administrators feel about online testing, click here.

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CATS Online for General Education Students
In September 2008, the KCCT On-Demand Writing will be available online for all students taking the grade 12 assessment. The department is starting with writing because of feedback from schools that suggests students use computers for most of their writing; therefore, using computers to measure student performance in writing is very ... More

CATS Online for Special Populations
The CATS Online assessment is available to special populations as an accommodation. It provides eligible students with disabilities or limited English proficiency (LEP) a way to take all portions of the Kentucky Core Content Test online.

CATS Online Frequently Asked Questions
Check this page often because it will expand as questions arise. A new vendor, Measured Progress, will design and deliver the 2007 CATS Online assessment. Although the test will function much like previous CATS Online assessments, some procedures and other requirements will differ, most notably in the area of assistive technology. ... More

CATS Online Survey
At the completion of the assessment in April 2006, students, teachers and administrators involved with CATS Online complete a brief online survey. The following are some of the comments taken from the surveys.

Online Testing Documents
Any changes to these documents will appear first through the Data Administration System (DAS), which is available to districts and schools who are currently testing online. These documents are current as of March 13, 2008 and designed for the Spring 2008 Kentucky Core Content Test (KCCT). All documents are reviewed and released prior to ... More

For more information contact:

Assessment Information
500 Mero Street, 18th Floor CPT
Frankfort, KY 40601

Phone: (502) 564-4394

Fax: (502) 564-7749

dacinfor@education.ky.gov

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2008 Grade 12 ODW