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Provides clear definitions for measures of student learning progress and proficiency, plus contextual terms such as statewide and district assessment windows and testing time. Includes descriptions for Florida-specific instruments and programs, along with related statutory or rule citations to support required use and administration.","| Acronym/Term | Definition |\n| --- | --- |\n| WIDA ACCESS | Assessment to measure English language acquisition of English Language Learners (ELLs) . |\n| Accommodation | Per Rule 6A-1 .0943, F.A. C.,“Accommodations are defined as adjustments to the presentation of the statewide, standardized assessment questions, methods of recording examinee responses to the questions, scheduling for the administration of a statewide, standardized assessment to include amount of time for administration, settings for administration of a statewide, standardized assessment, and the use of assistive technology or devices to facilitate the student’s participation in a statewide standardized assessment.” |\n| ASVAB | Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery |\n| B. E.S.T. | Benchmarks for Excellent Student Thinking |\n| CBT | Computer-Based Test |\n| CLT | Classic Learning Test |\n| Concordant and Comparative Scores | Concordant and comparative scores refer to scores that have been determined by establishing a relationship between assessments that measure similar (but not identical) constructs, such as the Algebra 1 End-of-Course Assessment and the SAT. In statute, concordant refers to scores associated with the ELA assessment and comparative refers to scores associated with the Algebra 1 assessment. A student can meet assessment graduation requirements by earning a concordant or comparative score, as specified in Rule 6A-1 .09422, F.A.C. |\n| Diagnostic | Assessments that measure students’ understanding of a subject area or skills base, which allow teachers and educators to evaluate student learning, focusing on strengths and areas of need. |\n| District Window | The selected dates within the statewide window during which a district will administer a given assessment. |\n| District-Required Assessments | Assessments required by the school district for students in a specific grade or course. |\n| ELA | English Language Arts |\n| EOC | End-of-Course |\n| Evaluative | Assessments that measure student proficiency at selected intervals in order to compare change over time and to compare state-level results. |\n\n\n| Acronym/Term | Definition |\n| --- | --- |\n| FAA | Florida Alternate Assessment; The FAA—Datafolio is designed to provide meaningful information about students with the most significant cognitive disabilities who typically do not have a formal mode of communication and are working at pre-academic levels. The FAA—Performance Task is a performance-based assessment for students with the most significant cognitive disabilities aligned to the state’s alternate academic achievement standards. |\n| FAST | Florida Assessment of Student Thinking |\n| FCLE | Florida Civic Literacy Exam |\n| Formative | Formative assessments are the formal and informal ways that teachers and students gather and respond to evidence of student learning. Formative assessments are part of teaching in the classroom. Formative assessments will not result in a score that will appear on a student's report card, but they serve the greater purpose of informing both students and teachers on what changes need to happen in classroom instruction to better serve the needs of individual students. |\n| Interim | Interim assessments are administered on a smaller scale (i. e., school or district) with results that can be used at the classroom level or aggregated at the school-or district-level. 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