Testing - Utah Online School (UOS)

High School Finals

Most finals will be accessed by logging into your Edgenuity account and then navigating to the individual courses.

These are the courses that have final exams in Edgenuity:
US Government, Individual Studies (Study Skills), Microsoft Office Specialist.

The final for the following courses WILL NOT be in Edgenuity.
They can be access by the corresponding links instead. Select the appropriate link.

Financial Literacy / FIN 1750 State Test*

*Students who are taking the state test can access it by clicking on the link above. The access link will also be provided during testing. All testing details, as well as opt-out options, are provided on Mrs. Dayley’s STATE TEST website.
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POLS 1100, HIST 2700 and HIST 1500 have finals which are proctored by Utah Tech University.

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All final exams are cumulative and must be proctored, meaning they will cover all information in the semester and they will be taken in the presence of UOS teachers. Prior to finals week, a link will be sent to students where they can digitally schedule a date, time and location that best fits their circumstances. There will be an option for online proctored finals for those living more that 50 miles from any testing location. The purpose of a final exam is to assess the students’ knowledge of the subject. Not all courses include a final exam. Instructors may assign a term paper or final project, instead of the proctored final. The weighing of the final exam also varies from class to class. The length of the final exams also varies, but in general, the exam will be fewer than 50 questions and take less than an hour to complete. Some teachers will allow students to use a 3×5 index card of notes on both sides during the final, but students should confirm with their teacher before testing. Finals weeks are typically mid-December and mid-May. It is important for students to complete the cumulative exam review prior to taking your final.

In these courses the 3×5 is not allowed:
US Government, FIN 1750, Geography (honors)

THESE COURSES HAVE A PROCTORED FINAL

FINANCIAL LITERACY, CE FIN 1750, DRIVER’S ED, CE ENGLISH 1010, US GOVERNMENT, POLS 1100, HIST 2700, HIST 1500.

RISE

RISE (Readiness Improvement Success Empowerment)

What is RISE?

RISE is Utah’s computer adaptive standards assessment for students in grades 3-8. Students in grades 9-10 will participate in high school assessments that provide a predictive score for their college readiness assessment (ACT). RISE offers students, teachers and parents an improved overall experience and an opportunity to work collaboratively towards following the Utah State Core Standards. It also provides a baseline for student learning, while ensuring that student proficiency and growth reflect what they know and can do.

Readiness

Assessments play an important role in preparing today’s students for tomorrow’s challenges. Information obtained from assessments makes teachers and parents aware of what their students know and can do today and what they are prepared to learn tomorrow.

Improvement

Assessments enable teachers to identify what areas students are struggling in and work with them on an individual basis to ensure they are prepared to reach the next milestone.

Success

With a clear understanding of where students excel and where they need to improve, teachers can work collaboratively with families to ensure students continue to be success bound!

Empowerment

Knowledge and skills provide students valuable resources that empower them by expanding their future opportunities and freedoms.

The benefits of RISE

Assessments are an essential element of the learning process. Teachers use a variety of assessments to evaluate student learning, provide specific feedback to students and parents, and make instructional decisions.

A new interface that allows full navigation – backward, forward, review and revise.
New and enhanced reports (for students, teachers and administration).
Writing portion of the tests will now ONLY be for grades 5 and 8.
Test questions are aligned to Utah core standards, utilizing questions developed over the past five years by Utah teachers.
Provides teachers tools to inform their instruction and increase student achievement.
Helps answer two questions: “how good is the school?” and “is the school improving?”
Measures student growth and achievement.
Utah is recognized as being one of the most honest states in reporting actual student proficiency, RISE will continue to provide this data.

Helpful links

RISE Website

Aspire Plus

Utah Aspire Plus

What is Utah Aspire Plus?

This assessment is a hybrid between the ACT Aspire and Utah’s current 9th and 10th grade assessment items. It offers a good predictive model for the ACT taken in 11^th grade.

Why a Hybrid Assessment?

Utah Aspire Plus is a custom assessment created by Utah educators using ACT Aspire and Utah items
Allows alignment to Utah Core Standards
Using ACT Aspire items allows predictive scoring for Utah’s College and Career Readiness assessment (the ACT)

Why do we test students?

Assessments are an essential element in the learning process, allowing teachers and administrators to:

Evaluate learning and provide specific feedback
Measure student growth and achievement
Gauge effectiveness of programs and resources
Make instructional and policy decisions

Which subjects will Utah Aspire Plus test?

Like the ACT Aspire, this test will measure Reading, English, Math, and Science.

Utah Aspire Plus scores will be used to:

Provide predictive information for the college and career readiness assessment (the ACT),
Evaluate whether or not students have achieved end-of-level proficiency as expected by 9th/10th grade students
Measure student growth between 9th and 10th grades
Measure growth of the lowest performing 25% of all students in the school
Calculate the school’s participation rate

Helpful links

Utah Aspire Plus FAQ
Utah Aspire Plus Website

ACT

ACT Testing

All 11th grade students may take the ACT for free.

To be eligible for the ACT for free you must first complete the ACT survey.

Survey:

The survey must be scheduled and completed before students attend the ACT exam.
If a student does not complete the survey during one of these sessions, then they will not be allowed to take the ACT exam on the scheduled date.

ACT EXAM:

The ACT exam will be administered on the scheduled date. Student will need to bring picture ID. They will also need to arrive 15 minutes early. Students arriving late will not be allowed into the testing room.

What is the ACT?
The ACT is a national college admissions examination that consists of subject area tests in English, Mathematics, Reading, and Science.

ACT results are accepted by all four-year colleges and universities in the US. The ACT includes 215 multiple-choice questions and takes approximately 3 hours and 30 minutes to complete, including a short break (or just over four hours if you are taking the ACT Plus Writing). Actual testing time is 2 hours and 55 minutes (plus 30 minutes if you are taking the ACT Plus Writing).

The ACT is administered on six test dates within the US, US territories, Puerto Rico, and Canada.

The ACT is not an aptitude or an IQ test. The test questions on the ACT are directly related to what you have learned in your high school courses in English, Mathematics, Reading, and Science. Every day you attend class you are preparing for the ACT. The harder you work in school, the more prepared you will be for the test.

Taking challenging courses in high school is the best way to prepare, but ACT also offers a number of test preparation options including free online practice tests, testing tips for each subject area tested, and the free student booklet Preparing for the ACT. This booklet includes complete practice tests (with a sample writing prompt and example essays). ACT Online Prep™, the only online test preparation program developed by ACT, is another tool to help you be ready for test day.

By taking the ACT, you make yourself visible to colleges and scholarship agencies, so it’s another way to help you get ready for life after high school.

The state of Utah pays for all Utah 11th graders to take the ACT on the scheduled date.

Helpful links

http://www.actstudent.org/faq/
http://www.actstudent.org/
http://www.actstudent.org/testprep/

Acadience

Civics Exam

To graduate from high school, Utah law requires that students pass a basic Civics exam. The test is comprised of 50 questions selected from the 100 questions on the United States Customs and Immigration Service civics assessment that can be found here: Civics (History and Government) Questions for the Naturalization Test. Passing the test is defined in the legislation as answering 35 or more correctly. The test score will not have any impact on GPA or any course grades Seniors can take the test as many times as needed to pass before graduation. There is no option to opt-out of the state’s requirement to pass the Civics exam.

AP Chinese

Students in the Chinese DLI program will have the opportunity to take the Chinese AP Exam at the end of 9th grade and 10th grade. If they pass the exam(get a score of 3 or above), they will be qualified to enroll in the “Bride Course” at a local high school, which offers the course. The Bridge Course is a 3000-level college credit course. It is such a great opportunity for students to continue their Chinese studies in high school and also get college credits.

Helpful Links:

https://apcentral.collegeboard.org/courses/ap-chinese-language-and-culture/exam

https://myap.collegeboard.org/login

The AP Chinese Language and Culture Exam has consistent question types, weighting, and scoring guidelines every year, so you and your students know what to expect on exam day.

Section IA: Multiple Choice Listening
25–35 Questions | 20 Minutes | 25% of Exam Score

This section consists of a variety of audio materials. It is divided into two subsections:
- Identify the appropriate continuation of a conversation
- Answer questions about different types of listening stimuli (e.g., transportation announcements, voice messages, school conversations, radio reports, instructions, and uncontextualized dialogues)
Students will be asked to:
- Identify the main ideas and supporting details in the audio material
- Determine the meaning of a variety of vocabulary and deduce the meaning of unfamiliar words
- Decide the meaning of a text based on cultural and/or interdisciplinary information
- Infer implied meaning through context

Section IB: Multiple Choice Reading
30–40 Questions | 60 Minutes | 25% of Exam Score

This section consists of a variety of print materials (e.g., notes, emails about a sequence of events, pen pal letters, poster announcements, and short stories).
Students will be asked to:
- Identify the main ideas and supporting details in the written material
- Determine the meaning of a variety of vocabulary and deduce the meaning of unfamiliar words
- Decide the meaning of a text based on cultural and/or interdisciplinary information
- Infer implied meaning through context

Section IIA: Free Response Written
2 Tasks | 30 Minutes | 25% of Exam Score

Presentational Writing: Narrate a story suggested by a series of pictures (15 minutes)
Interpersonal Writing: Read and answer an email message (15 minutes)

Section IIB: Free Response Spoken
2 Tasks | 10 Minutes | 25% of Exam Score

Interpersonal Speaking: Respond to a series of thematically linked questions as part of a simulated conversation (4 minutes)
Presentational Speaking: Deliver a presentation on a given aspect of Chinese culture (choose and describe one Chinese cultural practice or product, and explain its significance) (1 prompt; 7 minutes, preparation time: 4 minutes; response time: 2 minutes)

High School Finals

RISE (Readiness Improvement Success Empowerment)

Utah Aspire Plus

ACT Testing

Acadience Reading

Civics Exam

AP Chinese

Policies / Resources

Grades K-5

Grades 6-8

Grades 9-12