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CoAlt - Alternate Science and Social Studies Assessments

 

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Contact

Arti Sachdeva
Assessment Division
sachdeva_a@cde.state.co.us

Find your district's state assessment contact for CoAlt support: Statewide Directory

Manuals


Spring 2023 CoAlt: Science

View CoAlt administration dates on the General Information page.

Parent Information Sheet (PDF)

CoAlt: Administration Trainings

Information on administration trainings is found on the CDE Assessment Division Trainings page.


CoAlt: Science Sample Items

Sample items for the CoAlt Science assessments are available. These items are representative of item types on the CoAlt Science assessments.


Performance Level Descriptors

CoAlt Science Performance Level Descriptors (PLDs) were accepted by the Colorado Board of Education in December 2022. The CoAlt Science performance levels are Emerging, Approaching Target, At Target, and Advanced.


CoAlt Frameworks

The CoAlt Assessment Frameworks are designed to assist educators, test developers, policymakers, and the public by clearly defining those elements of the Colorado Academic Standards - Extended Evidence Outcomes that are suitable for state testing. They are not designed to replace local curricula and should not be considered state curricula. They define the content that may be assessed on CoAlt: Science and Social Studies assessments.

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