Student Assessment
Prairie
State Achievement Examination (PSAE)
The Prairie State Achievement Examination (PSAE) measures the achievement of grade 11 students in reading, mathematics, and science.
The PSAE includes three components: (1) the ACT, which includes the ACT battery of four multiple-choice tests (English, mathematics, reading, and science), (2) an ISBE-developed science assessment, and (3) two WorkKeys assessments (Applied Mathematics and Reading for Information).
- What Colleges Have Decided about the Writing Test (ACT)
- 2011-12 PSAE Training Webinar Presentation
- 2011-12 Established PSAE Test Sites and Codes
(Revised 2/24/12) - 2011-12 Guidance – Illinois State Board of Education Assessment Accommodations Students with Disabilities: IEP and 504
- 2011-12 Guidance – Assessment Accommodations for Students with Limited English Proficiency
- Impact of Grade 11 Definition on State Assessment
- ACT Writing Suspended for 2012 PSAE
- Interpretive Guide and Report Formats (Spring 2011)
- Availability of ACT Scores from PSAE Day 1 Online
- 2011-12 ISBE Funded ACT Online Prep and EXPLORE/PLAN
- State Assessment: Not Tested Reasons and Assessment Scores/Subscores Descriptions
- PSAE Archive
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Initial Test Dates
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Makeup Test Dates
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Accommodations Testing Window |
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PSAE Day 1: April 24, 2012
PSAE Day 2: April 25, 2012 (Tues. - Wed.)* |
PSAE Day 1: May 8, 2012
PSAE Day 2: May 9, 2012 (Tues. - Wed.)* |
PSAE Day 1: April 24 - May 8, 2012 PSAE Day 2: April 25 - May 9, 2012** |
PSAE Day 1: April 23, 2013 PSAE Day 2: April 24, 2013 |
PSAE Day 1: May 7, 2013 PSAE Day 2: May 8, 2013 |
PSAE Day 1: April 23 - May 7, 2013 PSAE Day 2: April 24 - May 8, 2013** |
*Please note that the initial and makeup PSAE dates will shift to Tuesday and Wednesday beginning in 2012, which will provide an additional day for accommodations testing that week and will expedite processing.
**Students testing with accommodations must complete all Day 1 tests before beginning Day 2 tests.
**Students testing with accommodations must complete all Day 1 tests before beginning Day 2 tests.
- Preparing for the ACT for PSAE Day 1 (ACT Website)
- Preparing for the ACT for PSAE Day 1 – Spanish version (ACT Website)
- 2011-2012 Overview and Preparation Guide for PSAE Day 2
- Interactive ACT Test-Preparation Materials (ACT Website)
- Interactive WorkKeys Test-Preparation Materials:
- Use of State ACT Tests for NCAA
- 2011-2012
PSAE Parent Brochure
- 2011-2012
PSAE Teacher's Handbook (appendices A and B contain sample items)
- Setting Standards on
the Prairie State Achievement Examination
- PSAE Performance Definitions
- PSAE Scale Score Cut Points
- 2001 PSAE Reliability Estimates
- PSAE Technical Manuals
- Relationship
Between the ISAT and PSAE Scale Scores
- A Review of Illinois State Assessment System High School Scoring Patterns
- 2011-12 PSAE Training Webinar Presentation
- 2011-12 Established PSAE Test Sites and Codes
- 2012 Establishment Mailing
- PSAE TestSites Online Website for PSAE Day 2 Orders
- 2012 PSAE Checklist of Dates (Revised 2/16/12)
- 2012 Day 1 Manual
- 2012 Day 1 Answer Document Supplement
- 2012 Day 2 Manual
- 2012 Taking the ACT
- 2012 Taking the ACT - Spanish Version
- PSAE Standard Testing
Requirements
- PSAE Staff Profile Forms
- School Schedule and Site Options for Administration of the 2012 PSAE (includes Off-Site form)
- Test Supervisor/Accommodations
Coordinator Qualifications and Responsibilities
- 2012 Standard Time – Room Supervisor/Proctor Video Presentation
(approximate running time: 30 minutes)
- 2012 PSAE Day 1 Late Accommodations Requests and Transfers (use starting April 2)
- Translated Test Instructions for use with LEP Students
- 2011-12 Guidance – Illinois State Board of Education Assessment Accommodations Students with Disabilities: IEP and 504
- Spanish Video DVD Format
- 2012 Establishment Mailing
- 2012 Day 1 Manual for ACT-Approved Testing
- 2012 Day 1 Manual for State-Allowed Testing
- 2012 Day 2 Manual
- PSAE Day 1 Accommodations Comparison: ACT-Approved and State-Allowed
- 2012 Header Sheet for Requesting Day 1 PSAE Accommodations
- 2012 Procedures for Requesting Day 1 PSAE ACT-Approved Accommodations
- 2012 Day 1 PSAE ACT-Approved Accommodations Form
- 2012 Day 1 PSAE State-Allowed Accommodations Form
- Order Form for the ACT Practice Special Formats
- ACT DVD Usage Guidelines 2011-2012
- PSAE Day 2 DVD Usage Guidelines 2011-2012
- 2012 Test Accommodations Coordinator Training Video Presentation
- 2012 Accommodated Testing – Room Supervisor/Proctor Video Presentation (approximate running time: 30 minutes)
- Test Supervisor/Accommodations
Coordinator Qualifications and Responsibilities
- Translated Test Instructions for use with LEP Students
- Spanish Video DVD Format
- 2012 Taking the ACT - Spanish Version (ACT Website)
- 2011-12 Guidance – Assessment Accommodations for Students with Limited English Proficiency
- Preparing for the ACT for PSAE Day 1 – Spanish version (ACT Website)
- 2011-2012
PSAE Parent Brochure
Questions about PSAE test administration should be directed to:
Megan Forness at mforness@isbe.net or psae@isbe.net or by calling the Assessment Division at 866/317-6034.
