Achievement Test Students in Grades 3-8 take the Tennessee Comprehensive Assessment Program (TCAP) Achievement Test each spring. The Achievement Test is a timed, multiple choice assessment that measures skills in Reading, Language Arts, Mathematics, Science and Social Studies. Student results are reported to parents, teachers and administrators. TCAP dates for grades 3-5
Testing Dates The Tennessee Comprehensive Assessment Program (TCAP) Writing Assessment requires students to write a rough draft essay in response to an assigned prompt (topic) within a limited time period. Fifth-grade students are asked to write a narrative essay (a story), eighth-grade students an expository essay (an explanation), and eleventh-grade students a persuasive essay (an argument). The writing samples are scored holistically. 5th grade writing assessment
This is a great resource to understanding the TCAP scores your child brings home... http://www.tennessee.gov/education/assessment/achievement.shtml
http://state.tn.us/education/assessment/NAEP/ Select 4th grade students took the NAEP test February 18. http://state.tn.us/education/assessment/NAEP/
All you wanted to know about the TCAP ..... http://www.tennessee.gov/education/assessment/ach_faq.shtml
All you need to know about the 5th grade Writing Assessment http://www.tennessee.gov/education/assessment/writing.shtml
Testing strategies... http://www.tennessee.gov/education/assessment/doc/tsteststrategies.pdf