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In 2017, Oklahoma changed the names of the performance
meaning of the PERFORMANCE LEVELS on state-mandated assessments?
levels in the Oklahoma School Testing Program (OSTP) and
By Dr. Jeanene Barnett, CCOSA Education Policy & Research Analyst
Generally, performance level descriptors are used to describe
aligned state assessments with national assessments (i.e. ACT, SAT, and the National Assessment for Educational Progress, or NAEP) that help define if a student is college and career ready. These new performance levels, spelled out in state law ( 70 O.S. § 1210.541 ), are Advanced, Proficient, Basic, and Below Basic.
the knowledge and skills expected of students on standardized tests at different achievement levels. On the next page is Oklahoma’s framework of how performance levels are defined with language directly from state law in quotation marks, followed by bullets with brief additional descriptions.
