WIDA assessments are quite similar in format but they differ in several important ways.
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WIDA MODEL, ACCESS for ELLs, & W-APT |
| Assessment Domains |
All four: Listening, Speaking, Reading, and Writing |
| Standards Addressed |
All five: Social and Instructional, Language Arts, Mathematics, Science, and Social Studies |
| Format of Kindergarten Test |
Individually administered and adaptive |
| Format of Speaking Test |
Individually administered and adaptive |
| Format of Listening and Reading Test |
Multiple choice |
| Format of Writing Test |
Constructed response |
| Item and Task Organization |
Grouped according to theme |
| Test Results |
Yield proficiency level scores of 1-6 on the WIDA scale (except for Kindergarten W-APT which results in scores of low, mid, high, or exceptional proficiency) |
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ACCESS for ELLs |
W-APT |
WIDA MODEL |
| Purpose |
Annual assessment of ELP progress in Consortium states |
Identification of ELLs and program placement; typically administered only to new students |
Placement and/or interim assessment of ELP progress
May be used as annual assessment of ELP progress outside of U.S. |
| Administration time |
Approximately 2.5 hours (up to 45 minutes for Kindergarten) |
Up to 1 hour (depending on proficiency level of student) |
Approximately 1.5 hours (up to 45 minutes for Kindergarten) |
| Proficiency level (PL) coverage |
Three tiers, each covering 3 levels |
Single form measuring English language proficiency levels 1 through 5+ |
Kindergarten: adaptive form measuring levels 1 through 5+
Grades 1-12: Listening and Reading tests are divided into Low, Mid, and High. Test administrator determines placement based on student performance in prior sections. |
| Level of security |
Secure, administered during annual test window for state |
Stored on-site under lock and key; may be administered at any time |
Stored on-site under lock and key; may be administered at any time |
| Administration procedures |
Kindergarten and Speaking Individually administered
Listening, Reading, Writing group-administered by tier within grade-level cluster |
All individually administered |
Kindergarten, Grades 1-2, Speaking, and Listening individually administered
Grades 3-12 allow small group administration (up to 5 students) within grade-level cluster for Reading and Writing |
| Scoring |
Speaking scored by administrator
Listening and Reading machine-scored;
Writing scored by trained rater at MetriTech, Inc. |
All domains scored by administrator on provided scoring sheets |
All domains scored by administrator on provided scoring sheets |
| Reporting |
Reports from MetriTech, Inc. |
Locally determined & managed |
Locally determined & managed |
| Speaking
| Three parts, 13 tasks total = up to 15 minutes |
Two parts, 8 tasks total = up to 10 minutes |
Two parts, 8 tasks total = up to 10 minutes |
| Listening |
25 minutes |
up to 20 minutes |
up to 20 minutes |
| Reading |
35 minutes |
up to 30 minutes |
up to 25 minutes |
| Writing |
60 minutes |
15 minutes |
up to 30 minutes |