Assessment

Policy

• Fiscal Year 2022 Assessment Policies — revised August 2021

• Assessment Credentials Available Now in LACES

• Assessment Memo, August 10, 2021

• Assessment Policy Memo, June 2021

• Moving Assessments Forward: Assessment Policy Revision due to COVID-19, May 2021

• Assessment Special Mailing, November 2020

• NRS Remote and Physically Distant In Person Test Administration: Guidance for MA NRS Test Administrators, July 2020

• Moving Assessments Forward: Assessment Policy Change due to COVID-19, May 20, 2020

• Assessment Guidance During COVID-19, April 21, 2020

• Assessment Guidance During COVID-19 — Correctional Institutions, April 23, 2020

• FY2020 BEST Plus 2.0 Recertification Instructions

• FY2020 CLAS-E-Writing Instructions

• Assessment Memorandum, July 11, 2019

• FY2019 BEST Plus 2.0 Recertification Letter

• FY2019 CLAS E Writing Scoring Recertification Letter

• Assessment Memorandum, January 2019

• Assessment Memorandum, November 2018

• Assessment Memorandum, June 21, 2018

• Assessment Policy Webinar — 4/13 and 4/26/2018

• FY2018 Assessment Policy Memorandum

Massachusetts Adult Proficiency Test (MAPT)-CCR

• MAPT-CCR Login Page (for MAPT tests, Practice Tests, and Sample Questions)

• MAPT-CCR Computer Basics

• MAPT-CCR Administrator Online Training

• MAPT-CCR Test Administrator Manual — updated October 2019

• MAPT-CCR for Math Test Specifications

• MAPT-CCR for Reading Test Specifications

• MAPT-CCR for Reading Score Report-Quick Guide — updated July 2019

• MAPT-CCR for Reading Score Report-Interpretive Guide — updated July 2019

• MAPT-CCR for Math Score Report-Quick Guide — updated July 2019

• MAPT-CCR for Math Score Report-Interpretive Guide — updated July 2019

ACCUPLACER^®

In March 2019, the Massachusetts Board of Higher Education adopted the 2019 Common Assessment Policy for institutions of public higher education. The policy outlines the standards these institutions should use to place students into college-level, credit-bearing English and mathematics courses. For students with a GPA below 2.7 in Math or English Language Arts, ACCUPLACER^® placement tests are among the assessments used to determine readiness for credit bearing courses. Students without a GPA need to take the ACCUPLACER or earn a HSE College Ready score in order to qualify for credit bearing courses.

Massachusetts community colleges have adopted HSE College Ready. Students scoring at HSE College Ready levels have demonstrated readiness to enter college credit-bearing classes. For more information and to see the list of Massachusetts community colleges that have adopted HSE College Ready, please visit ACLS's HSE College Ready webpage.

Adult and Community Learning Services (ACLS) has an ACCUPLACER^® account with the College Board. ACLS Community Adult Learning Centers (CALCs) and Correctional Institutions may request user credentials for their programs and administer ACCUPLACER^® tests to students. Contact Derek Kalchbrenner for more information.

Test Support

• Visit CEA-UMass Amherst Test Help Blog for all materials related to the NRS assessment synchronous and asynchronous trainings prepared and managed by UMass Center for Educational Assessment. You can also find additional resources related to administering NRS Assessments, such as an FAQ page and remote test administration guidance.

• July 9, 2020 Assessment Webinar Q&A

• State as a Partner Assessment Webinar Slides — January 24, 2020

• State as a Partner Assessment Webinar Q&A

• Face-to-face and Online Assessment Trainings

• CLAS E Writing Rubrics with notes to Scorer

• Assessment Literacy Continuum

• Educational Functioning Level Completion Webinar Recording

• Analyzing and Interpreting Test Results: What's Appropriate, and What's Not Appropriate

• Suggestions for Talking with Students about Assessment Results

Last Updated: September 7, 2021