Administering the W-APT™

The W-APT™ for a particular grade level cluster is administered to children one semester beyond the beginning of the grade level cluster and one semester beyond the end of the grade level cluster. For example, the grade 3-5 W-APT™ is administered to children from 2nd semester grade 3 through lst semester grade 6.

The W-APT™ for all grade levels except kindergarten is administered as follows:

• The Speaking test is administered first, followed by the Listening, Reading, and Writing tests.
• All components are adaptive, meaning the component in process is stopped when the test administrator reaches items with more complex material than the student is likely to successfully handle. Instructions for stopping a component are included in the test script.

Continue reading: W-APT Scoring for Grades 1-12

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