Student Assessment
The Illinois Standards Achievement Test (ISAT) measures individual student achievement relative to the Illinois Learning Standards. The results give parents, teachers, and schools one measure of student learning and school performance.
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2009 Test Dates
- 2008-09 Assessment Network Training FAQs
- 2009 Assessment Network Training PowerPoint
- 2008-09 Assessment Network User and Pre-Test Information Guide
- Request for a Change in the Two-Week Test Window – 2009 ISAT
- March 2-13, 2009 (Grades 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8)
2010 Test Dates
- March 1-12, 2010 (Grades 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8)
2008 ISAT Item Counts by Standard (Reading, Mathematics, and Science)
Guidance: Illinois State Board of Education Assessment Accommodations Students with Disabilities: IEP and 504 2008-2009 School Year 
2008 Rescore Request Information
Report Formats and Score Guides
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2008 ISAT Item Analysis Report Templates (Posted 6/18/08)
- Reading: Grade 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8,
- Mathematics: Grade 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
- Science: Grade 4, 7
Interactive
ISAT Multiple-Choice Sample Questions
Sample Answer Document (Demographic page only) – Regular-English version
Sample Answer Document (Demographic page only) – Form LM (linguistically modified)
Professional Testing Practices for Educators ISAT - 2009 (Posted 11/18/08)
ISAT District and School Coordination Manual — 2009
(Posted 12/10/08) [3.19MB] 2009 ISAT Reading Presentation (PDF) (PPT) 
(Revised 11/24/08)
- The ISAT reports provide a Lexile® measure for reading. To find out more about Lexile scores, go to www.Lexile.com.
- Illinois Lexile Framework for Reading
2009 ISAT Mathematics Presentation (PDF) (PPT)
(Posted 11/24/08)
2009 ISAT Science Presentation (PDF) (PPT)
(Posted 11/24/08)
2008 ISAT Writing Presentation (PDF) (PPT)
(Posted 11/8/07)
2009 Coming Soon! Guides to the Illinois State Assessment
- 2008 (Posted 10/24/08)
- 2007 (Writing
Posted 10/12/07)
- 2007
(Reading, Mathematics, and Science-Updated 9/25/07)
- 2006
- 2005
- 2004
- 2003
- 2002
- 2001
- 2000
(Reading, Writing, and Mathematics)
- 2000 (Science
and Social Science)
- 1999
General Information
- ISAT Alignment Study
- Math
- Reading
- Science
- Independent Assessment
of the Technical Characteristics of the ISAT
- Illinois State Assessment Technical Manuals
- 2007
- 2006 (zipped file)
- 2005
- 2004
- 2003
- 2002
- 2001
- 2000
- 1999
- ISAT Performance Definitions
- ISAT Scale Score Cut Points
- 2008
- 2007
- 2006
- 2005
- 2006 Vertical Scale
- 2006 ISAT Bridge Study
- Linking the 2005 and
2006 ISAT Scale Scores
