Assessment
2018-19 NSCAS Summative Testing
| Test Name | Test Administration Window | Make-up Date |
| ELPA | February 4-March 15, 2019 | |
| NSCAS Summative
English Language Arts , Math, Science General and Alternate |
March 18-April 26, 2019 | April 29- May 3, 2019 |
| ACT paper/pencil test | April 2, 2019 | April 24, 2019 |
| ACT online test | April 2-4 & April 9- 11, 2019
(Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday only) |
April 24, 2019
paper/pencil |
| ACT Accommodations paper/pencil
ACT Accommodations online |
April 2-5 April 8-12 April 15-16, 2019
April 2-4 April 9-11, 2019 |
April 24-26 & April 29-30, 2019 (paper) |
Administrators’ Days 2018
NDE NSCAS Assessment Presentation
Assessment ACT and ALT and Certica
NSCAS Summative Assessment Development Applications-Summer 2018
NDE is looking for highly qualified educators to participate in assessment development opportunities this coming summer. Stipends are available for individuals NOT working under contract. Click on the applications for further information. Please complete the appropriate application below.
NSCAS ELA Assessment Development Application
NSCAS Math Assessment Development Application
NSCAS Science Assessment Development Application
NSCAS Alternate Assessment Development Application
NSCAS System
Nebraska Student-Centered Assessment System (NSCAS)
NSCAS Trainings
NSCAS General Summative Test Administration Workshop PowerPoint – February 2018
NSCAS General Summative Test Administration Workshop Recording- February 2018 (1 hour 14 min 46 sec)
NSCAS Alternate Administration Training audio link from February, 2018 (1 hour 1 min 27 sec)
Please copy the link below into Google Chrome to access the audio.
https://datarecognitioncorpaudio.webex.com/datarecognitioncorpaudio/lsr.php?RCID=ec916293d9184a9e9bb93465fa401871
NSCAS Alternate Proctor Training audio link from February, 2018 (26 min 20 sec)
Please copy the link below into Google Chrome to access the audio.
https://datarecognitioncorpaudio.webex.com/datarecognitioncorpaudio/lsr.php?RCID=7b1d9ee3e0a84a6daa773e1bd384ea5e
NSCAS Alternate Proctor Training PowerPoint 2018
2018 NSCAS Accessibility Manual
NSCAS Summative & Alternate Accessibility Manual 12/11/17
– Accessibility Tools 1-3 short form
Questions? Need Help?
Click here for NDE, DRC, ACT, NWEA Contact Information
NSCAS Resources
Important Assessment Dates
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August 2018
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December 2018
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April 2019
NSCAS System
The Nebraska Student-Centered Assessment System (NSCAS), pronounced “en-skass,” is a new statewide assessment system that embodies Nebraska’s holistic view of students and helps them prepare for success in postsecondary education, career, and civic life. It uses multiple measures throughout the year to provide educators and decision makers at all levels with the insights they need to support student learning.
NSCAS Summative Assessment Administrations for
2017-2018
| Year | Subject | Grade Level |
| 2017-2018 | NSCAS- General Summative Assessments | 3-8 |
|---|---|---|
| NSCAS-English Language Arts | ||
| NSCAS-Mathematics | ||
| NSCAS- Science | 5 and 8 | |
| NSCAS- Alternate Summative Assessments | 3-8 & High School* | |
| NSCAS-AA- English Language Arts | ||
| NSCAS-AA- Mathematics | ||
| NSCAS-AA- Science | 5,8, & High School* | |
| ACT High School* | High School* | |
| ELPA21 K-12 English Learners | K-12 English Learners |
*Note: In 2017-2018 school year students who are in their third year of cohort at the high school level will participate in the college entrance exam-the ACT, or in the NSCAS- Alternate Assessments
Standards, Assessment, and Accountability (SAA) Winter 2018
NSCAS Resources
Upcoming NSCAS Alternate Summative Dates
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August 2018
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December 2018
Upcoming NSCAS General Summative Dates
Upcoming ACT Dates
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April 2019
Request for Proposal
Attachment A–RFP NDE.GA.ASMT.2016, 86 pages
Attachment B consists of the following portions of the DRC bid proposal
The signed RFP bidder form (first page of the RFP), 1 page
Completed Bidder Contract Sheet (page 75 of the RFP), 1 page
Initialed Part III Terms and Conditions (pages 10 through 28 of the RFP), 18 pages
Section 4 (Technical Approach) of the DRC technical proposal dated February 1, 2017, 286 pages
Memo for NeSA ELA Peer Review Support, dated April 28, 2017, 2 pages
Memo for Development of Mathematics Achievement Level Descriptors, dated August 8, 2017, 6 pages
Memo for Development of Science Indicators, dated September 21, 2017, 2 pages
Attachment C Statement of Work-Nebraska Alternate Assessment
NeSA Writing
Score Verification
2016 NeSA-W Transcription Submission Form
Sample of Score Verification
NeSA W Reports
NeSA-W Reports WebEx Training Presentation
2015-16 NeSA-W Reports Interpretive Guide
2014-15 NeSA W Reports Training Invitation
2014-15 NeSA W Reports Interpretive Guide
2014-15 NeSA W Reports Training Presentation PowerPoint
2014-15 NeSA W Reports Training Presentation PDF
2015-2016 NeSA W Test Administration
2016-2016 NeSA-W Reports Recording
NeSA-W Test Administration Training Recording
2015-2016 NeSA-W Paper-Pencil and Online Test Administration Training (Power Point)
2015-2016 NeSA-W Online Test Administration Manual
2015-2016 NeSA-W Paper-Pencil Manual
2015-2016 NeSA W Practice Test & Field Test
NeSA W Practice Test Administration Training Recording (45 min 28 sec, plays best in Chrome)
NeSA-W Field Test Administration Recording (26 min, 32 sec, plays best in Chrome)
2013 NeSA-Writing Rubric/Scoring Training
2013 NeSA-Writing Rubric/Scoring Training– PowerPoint
NeSA-W Rubric/Scoring Training- Practice Papers Grade 4
NeSA-W Rubric/Scoring Training- Practice Papers Grade 8
NeSA-W Rubric/Scoring Training- Practice Papers Grade 11
NeSA Writing Conversion Tables
NeSA-W Cut Scores for Grades 4, 8 and 11
NeSA-W Conversion Tables – Grade 4
NeSA-W Conversion Tables – Grade 8
NeSA-W Conversion Tables – Grade 11
Useful NeSA Writing Testing Tools:
NeSA-Writing Studies:
Conducting an Alignment Study for the Nebraska Statewide Writing Assessment (March 2009)
NeSA-Writing Interpretive Guides:
Nebraska Analytic Scoring Model
2014 NeSA Writing Reports Interpretive Guide
2013 NeSA Writing Reports Interpretive Guide
2012 NeSA Writing Reports Interpretive Guide
NeSA Reading
NeSA-R Table of Specifications:
NeSA-R Practice Tests:
2013 NeSA Reading practice tests
2013 NeSA Spanish practice tests
Previous practice tests
NeSA-R Performance Level Descriptors:
NeSA-Reading Performance Level Descriptors
Webb’s Depth of Knowledge Information:
NeSA Reading Studies:
2015 Correlation of NeSA-Reading with National Assessment Instruments
2014 Correlation of NeSA-Reading with National Assessment Instruments
2013 Correlation of NeSA-Reading with National Assessment Instruments
2012 Correlation of NeSA-Reading with National Assessment Instruments
2011 Correlation of NeSA-Reading with National Assessment Instruments
2011 NeSA Technical Report (Appendices)
2011 NeSA Comparability Study Results – Reading and Mathematics (Jan 2012)
2010 Nebraska Reading Alignment Study
2010 NeSA Reading Standard Setting Technical Report
2010 NeSA Grades 3-8 and 11 Reading Operational and Mathematics Field Test Technical Report
2010 NeSA Paper and Pencil versus Computer Administered Assessment Comparability Study for Reading (Computerized Assessments and Learning)
2009 Nebraska Reading Alignment Study
NeSA AAR Technical Reports
2015 NeSA Alternate Technical Report (Appendices)
2015 NeSA Alternate Technical Report (No Appendices)
2014 NeSA Alternate Technical Report (Appendices)
2014 NeSA Alternate Technical Report (No Appendices)
2011 Standard Setting Report for the Nebraska State Accountability Alternate Assessments of Mathematics (NeSA-AAM) and Reading (NeSA-AAR) (Alpine Testing Solutions)
2010 Standard Setting Report for the Nebraska State Accountability Alternate Assessment of Reading (NeSA-AAR) (Alpine Testing Solutions)
2010 NeSA-AAR Alternate Alignment Analysis of Reading Extended Indicators and Operational Alternate Reading Assessment Report (Norman L. Webb)