CPS ASSESSMENTS:  Additional Resources

An Overview   |   K-2 Assessments   |   3-8 Assessments

---

General Assessment Topics
CPS Assessments: 

• http://cps.edu/SchoolData/Pages/Assessment.aspx

ISBE Assessments:  

• http://www.isbe.net/assessment/

Federal legislation: 

• http://www2.ed.gov/nclb/landing.jhtml
• http://www2.ed.gov/programs/racetothetop/index.html

Common Core: 

• http://www.corestandards.org/

Test Anxiety: 

• http://kidshealth.org/teen/school_jobs/school/test_anxiety.html
• http://www.education.com/reference/article/Ref_Helping_Cope_Test/

Opting-out:  

• http://morethanascorechicago.org/

NWEA MAP/MPG Resources
Interpreting the RIT Score and Percentiles:

• http://cps.edu/SchoolData/Documents/NWEA_ParentToolkit_ENG.pdf
• http://schools.cms.k12.nc.us/eastoverES/Documents/ACPS-MAP%20Parent%20Brochure.pdf

Practice

• http://www.sowashco.k12.mn.us/ro/pages/studentlinks/map/reading.htm
• http://www.sowashco.k12.mn.us/ro/pages/studentlinks/map/
• http://quizlet.com/subject/vocabulary-nwea-rit/
• http://www.vocabulary.com/ 

More Mathematics Practice 
aaamath.com Math practice and activities 
coolmath.com Interactive math games 
funbrain.com Interactive math and reading activities 
aplusmath.com Math games and puzzles 
mathforum.org/dr.math Common math questions answered 
mathleague.com/help/help.htm Math help resource 
edhelper.com Math problems to solve 

More Language Arts/Reading Practice
funbrain.com Language arts games and more 
merriam-webster.com Word of the Day and word games 
vocabulary.com Vocabulary activities 
superkids.com/aweb/tools/words Vocabulary builders 
edhelper.com Reading and vocabulary activities