Colorado’s standards-based state summative assessment system is designed to provide a picture of student performance to schools, districts, educators, parents, and the community. The purpose of the assessments is to indicate the degree to which students have mastered the Colorado Academic Standards (CAS) in mathematics, English language arts, science, and social studies at the end of the tested grade level and content area. CMAS results provide one measure of a student’s academic progress relative to the CAS.
The CMAS assessments were developed by the Colorado Department of Education in a partnership with Colorado educators and Pearson, Inc., ensuring alignment to the CAS and measuring knowledge in the following content areas:
The CoAlt science and social studies assessments were developed specifically for students with the most significant cognitive disabilities who are unable to participate in CMAS, even with individualized support and accommodations. The CoAlt assessment assesses the performance expectations of the Extended Evidence Outcomes of the CAS.
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