November 12, 2024
In the grade band 6-8 there are 8 additional Science Instructional Mini Tests that have been added to Kite Educator Portal. These Science Mini Test are in the following categories:
- 2 in Earth Space Science
- 1 in Earth Space Science/Engineering Design
- 2 in Life Science…
November 6, 2024
In the grade band 6-8 there are now 14 Science Instructional Mini Tests are available in Kite Educator Portal.
An additional 10 high school level Science Mini Tests were added this past week. There are now a total of 19 Science Mini Tests available in the high school grade band 9-12. These…
October 21, 2024
Three additional Science Instructional Mini Tests have been added to Kite Educator Portal. These Mini Tests are in the 6 - 8 grade band, two are in the Earth Space Science domain and one in the Life Science domain. You can view all of the available Science Instructional Mini Tests and their…
October 17, 2024
KAP Balanced Assessment System offers Kansas students a unified and coherent assessment experience that has specifically been designed for them. Student learning is at the center. We are proud of the continuous collaboration with Kansas teachers from across the state who share their expertise,…
October 11, 2024
Fall Interim Assessment Window Opens Monday, October 14!
The Fall Interim Assessment testing window is open from Monday, October 14th, to Friday, November 1st. Students must be enrolled and rostered using a KIDS TASC record. New this year are the science Interim…
More than twenty restructured mathematics instructional mini tests have been organized by standard and released for grades 3, 4, and 5. These formative assessments were created with previous instructional mini test items from the Predictive Interim Assessment. Refer to the…
October 1, 2024
Additional ELA Reading Instructional Mini Tests have been updated and are available in Kite Educator Portal. There are 77 Reading Mini Tests that have been released across grades 3-8 and 10.
We have also updated the Instructional Mini Tests document on the KAP website to include these…
September 12, 2024
The KAP Balanced Assessment System is designed to support student learning by providing actionable information to educators. We've enhanced the instructional mini tests component to help drive classroom instruction and better prepare students for summative assessments.
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September 9, 2024
New ELA Writing Instructional Mini Tests are now available under the Interim tab in the Kite® Educator Portal. These Mini Tests have been restructured to align to standards/clusters in topical groupings in addition to tightly focusing on the targeted skill. With five or fewer items…
September 4, 2024
Effective instruction demands a deep understanding of student learning. The KAP Balanced Assessment System addresses this challenge by incorporating formative, interim, and summative assessments with a revitalized reporting suite which offers ongoing feedback on student progress.
Because…