Written by Tate Garman
The Iowa Statewide Assessment of Student Progress is for all students in the state of Iowa in grades 3-11. The test is made to measure students’ proficiency compared to the Iowa Core academic standards. Each test is specialized for each grade level; this helps find areas students may be lacking in or excelling in. Also, the test helps teachers keep track of students' educational growth over time.
For Algona High School students, the first test took place on April 13th, which was the reading part of the test. The next test took place on Tuesday, which was the math portion of the test. The last part of the test was the language and writing test, which was on Friday. For 10th graders only, they also had to take a science portion of the test during their science class or study hall.
Students were encouraged to try and get a good night's sleep to ensure that they were ready for the test. They were also told to get a good breakfast so they were ready. Giving a good effort will help demonstrate their appropriate academic level. Results come in May but ratings of “proficient” or not are not determined until summer.