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Types of Statewide Tests Required (2005-2006)
State

Aligned to state standards

Off-the-shelf /
norm-referenced test (NRT)

Test custom-designed to match state standards (CRT)

Augmented/
hybrid test
Alabama X empty cell X
Alaska X empty cell X
Arizona X X X
Arkansas X empty cell X
California X empty cell X
Colorado X empty cell X
Connecticut X empty cell empty cell
Delaware empty cell X empty cell
District of Columbia X empty cell empty cell
Florida X empty cell X
Georgia X empty cell X
Hawaii empty cell X empty cell
Idaho X empty cell empty cell
Illinois X X empty cell
Indiana X empty cell empty cell
Iowa empty cell empty cell X
Kansas X empty cell empty cell
Kentucky X X X
Louisiana X X empty cell
Maine X empty cell X
Maryland X X empty cell
Massachusetts X empty cell empty cell
Michigan X empty cell empty cell

Minnesota

 X empty cell empty cell
Mississippi X X X
Missouri empty cell X empty cell
Montana X empty cell X
Nebraska X empty cell empty cell
Nevada X empty cell X
New Hampshire X empty cell empty cell
New Jersey X empty cell empty cell
New Mexico X empty cell X
New York X empty cell empty cell
North Carolina X empty cell empty cell
North Dakota empty cell X empty cell
Ohio X empty cell empty cell
Oklahoma X empty cell empty cell
Oregon X empty cell empty cell
Pennsylvania X empty cell empty cell
Rhode Island X X empty cell
South Carolina X empty cell empty cell
South Dakota empty cell X empty cell
Tennessee X empty cell empty cell
Texas X empty cell empty cell
Utah X empty cell X
Vermont X empty cell empty cell
Virginia X empty cell empty cell
Washington X empty cell empty cell
West Virginia X empty cell X
Wisconsin empty cell X empty cell
Wyoming X empty cell empty cell
Reprinted with permission from "2006 Quality Counts at 10: A Decade of Standards Based Education.
" ©2006 Editorial Projects in Education, Inc.
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