Research and Reports

Technical Manuals

Published: 2/27/2025 2:07 PM

The purpose of technical manuals is to provide detailed information about test development, scaling, scoring, norming, equating, and validity evidence for a specific assessment.

Some of the technical manuals are created for customized Kentucky assessments and others are based on a national sample of students.

Technical manuals are available for the following present and past state mandated assessments upon request. Please email KDE DAC Information to request a report older than 2020.

KSA

K-Prep

Alternate KSA

ACT

ACT 2024 Technical Manual

K Screen

K Screen Technical Manual

Other Previous Assessments

Commonwealth Accountability Testing System (CATS) 2011

*Kentucky Performance Rating for Education Progress = K-PREP

*Kentucky Summative Assessment =KSA

Links to Vendor Issued Reports

English Language Proficiency Assessment for ELLs (WIDA ACCESS for ELLs)

Kevin Hill

Office of Assessment and Accountability

Division of Accountability Data and Analysis

300 Sower Blvd., 5th Floor

Frankfort, KY 40601

(502) 564-9853 Ext. 4712

Fax (502) 564-7749

kevin.hill@education.ky.gov

Technical Manuals

KSA

K-Prep

Alternate KSA

ACT​

K Screen

​Other Previous Assessments

​Links to Vendor Issued Reports

ACT

Other Previous Assessments

Links to Vendor Issued Reports