W-APT™
W-APT stands for the WIDA-ACCESS Placement Test™. This assessment tool, known as the "screener", is used by educators to measure the English language proficiency of students who have recently arrived in the U.S. or in a particular district. It can help to determine whether or not a child is in need of English language instructional services, and if so, at what level.
The W-APT™ test forms and administration manual (PDF files) are available to all authorized users from WIDA Consortium member states. You must enter your district's W-APT™ username and password in order to view or print these files. Please contact your district or state ESL or testing coordinator if you have not received your login information.
The W-APT™ Score Calculator is a tool to save test administrators the time and trouble of manually converting raw scores and calculating the composite proficiency level (CPL) scores. With the click of a button, it calculates Speaking, Reading, Writing and Listening proficiency scores, along with the CPL score and a grade-adjusted CPL score. Unfortunately, it can not be applied to Kindergarten scores at this time.
To learn more about the W-APT™, please select an item from the following menu:
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