Inspect Math and ELA
Pre-Built Assessments
Efficiently identify learning gaps with broad domain assessments that provide data on domain-specific assessment targets
Grades: 2-11
Content Areas: ELA and Math
# of Assessments: 1 incoming and 1 outgoing broad coverage assessment for grades 3-9, 1 outgoing broad coverage assessment for grade 2, and 2 forms of outgoing broad coverage assessments for ELA grades 9-11
Purpose of Assessment: To help teachers address unfinished learning resulting from the COVID-19 disruption
Linked Tools:
- Broad Domain Mappings
- ELA Broad Domain Assessment Blueprints
- Math Broad Domain Assessment Blueprints
- Guidance
Administration: Online and Paper Allowable
Naming Convention:
- Broad Coverage: Inspect Incoming Grade 3 ELA Broad Coverage Assessment [School Year]
- Focused Follow-ups: Inspect Incoming Grade 3 ELA Focused Follow-up - Reading Lit - Ideas & Details [School Year]
Quick, quiz-like assessments; focused on the major standard clusters
Grades: 2-8
Content Areas: ELA and Math
Length: 6-8 questions
# of Assessments: Varies by grade
Purpose of Assessment: Evaluate student performance on the major standard clusters
Linked Tools: Assessment Blueprints
Administration: Online Only and Paper/Allowable versions available
Naming Convention: Inspect Cluster Quiz Grade 4 Place Value: Operations Multi-Digit Arithmetic [School Year]
Short, prebuilt assessments that focus on one or more groups of related standards, modeled after the SBAC IAB Blueprints
Grades: 3-8 and high school
Content Areas: ELA and Math
Length: Varies by assessment
# of Assessments: Varies by grade
Purpose of Assessment: Provide information about a student’s ability to demonstrate knowledge and skills represented by the targets; follow SBAC IAB blueprints and item specifications
Linked Tools:
Math
Administration: Online Only
Naming Convention: Inspect Grade 3 ELA SBAC Block Mirror: Revising [School Year]
Interim assessments that should be modified to meet district’s specific pacing; online and paper‐allowable versions available
Grades: K-11 ELA and K-8 and high school for math (both integrated and end-of-course pathways supported)*
Content Areas: ELA and Math
Length: 15-25 questions
# of Assessments:
K-2 - 4 per grade (Fall, Winter, Spring, Early Summer)
Grades 3+ - 3 per grade (Fall, Winter, Spring)
Purpose of Assessment: Track student progress towards standard mastery. Provide timely feedback to both teacher and learner to inform instruction
Linked Tools:
Pacing Guides
Assessment Blueprints
Administration: Online Only and Paper/Allowable versions available
Naming Convention: Inspect Grade 3 ELA [Season] Interim Assessment [School Year] [Delivery Method]
*Coverage may vary by state
Comprehensive assessment as a summative measure directly modeled after the SBAC Blueprints; allow for intervention prior to high‐stakes testing
Grades: 3-11 ELA and 3-8 and high school for math (both integrated and end-of-course pathways supported)*
Content Areas: ELA and Math
Length: 35-40 questions
# of Assessments: 2 – pre/post
Purpose of Assessment: Predict student performance on high-stakes end-of-year assessment and demonstrate student growth
Linked Tools: Assessment Blueprints
Administration: Online Only
Naming Convention: Inspect Grade 3 ELA Comprehensive Assessment [School Year]
*Coverage may vary by state
Performance‐based assessment applying classroom knowledge to solve real‐world problems
Grades: 3-8 and 11
Content Areas: ELA and Math
Length:
ELA: set of sources followed by 3 research questions and a full-write essay
Math: 6 questions following a sustained task
# of Assessments: 3 per grade
Purpose of Assessment: Allow students to focus on higher order thinking processes while working through authentic problems
Administration: Online
Naming Convention: Inspect Grade 8 Math Climate Change Performance Task [School Year]
Multi-day performance-based assessments
Grades: 2-12
Content Areas: ELA and Math
# of Assessments: 3-4 per grade
Purpose of Assessment: Multi-day performance tasks that provide multiple access points and various ways to scaffold to assess students at different levels of preparedness
Administration: Paper/pencil; *These paper-based assessments are in a Google Drive that must be shared with you. Please contact your CSM for access.
Online self-paced assessments to identify students who are having difficulties with certain early literacy or mathematics foundational skills in order to provide timely intervention
Grades: K-2
Content Areas: ELA and Math
Length: Varies by assessment
# of Assessments: 8 assessments with multiple forms for Early Literacy and 14 assessments with multiple forms for Early Numeracy
Purpose of Assessment: Focuses on the foundational skills that promote future academic success
Linked Tools:
ELENA Overview
Assessment Blueprints
Administration: Online Only
Naming Convention: Inspect Early Literacy: Rhyme Awareness, Form A [School Year]; Inspect Grade 2 Early Numeracy: Place Value and Properties of Operations to Add and Subtract Form B [School Year]
Get insight into student understanding of foundational skills
Grades: K-1
Content Areas: ELA and Math
Length: Varies
# of Assessments: 124
Purpose of Assessment: Help teachers have better insight into student understanding
Administration: Paper/pencil; These paper-based assessments are in a Google Drive that must be shared with you. Please contact your CSM for access.
Mirror assessments of the California Summative ELPAC
Grades: K, 1, 2, 3-5, 6-8, 9-10, and 11-12 grade bands
Purpose of Assessment: Help determine the progress of English learners' ability to listen, read, and write in English.
Administration: Paper for K-2, online for 3+
Linked Tools: Overview
Comprehensive assessments that follow the AASA blueprints
Grades: 3-8
Content Areas: ELA and Math
# of Assessments: 3 forms
Purpose of Assessment: These assessments can be used for growth measures and to predict how well a student will do on the AASA assessment and can be used to disrupt the prediction by identifying where intervention is needed before the assessment.
Linked Tools:
Administration: Online Only and Paper/Allowable versions available
Naming Convention: Inspect AZ Grade 3 ELA AASA Mimic Form A [School Year] Online Only
