The California Achievement Test (CAT) stands as a cornerstone in student assessment, widely utilized to evaluate fundamental academic skills. Educators, students, and parents alike rely on the CAT to gain valuable insights into academic progress and national benchmarks in crucial areas such as reading, language, spelling, and mathematics.
For students who require specific accommodations, Academic Excellence provides a complete online achievement testing solution in an untimed format. Mirroring the structure of the traditional timed version, this online test delivers a thorough evaluation encompassing reading, language, and mathematics. The test is thoughtfully segmented into multiple sections, making administration straightforward for both parents and educators. This flexible format allows the test to be conducted across several sessions, tailored to the student’s individual pace and schedule.
Meeting the annual testing mandates of numerous state and umbrella school organizations, the California Achievement Test offered by Academic Excellence furnishes a detailed understanding of a student’s academic development. Scores are presented in grade equivalency, percentile ranking, and stanine formats, providing a multifaceted view of performance. Click here for a detailed explanation of these scoring metrics.
Key Advantages of Online Achievement Testing with Academic Excellence:
- Reliable, Current Results: Benefit from results grounded in biannual norming, ensuring accuracy and relevance.
- Flexible Scheduling: Administer tests at your convenience, fitting seamlessly into your schedule.
- Accessible Administration: No bachelor’s degree is required to administer the test, making it accessible to all parents and educators.
- Session Flexibility: Divide the test into multiple sessions as needed, accommodating student needs and focus.
- Test Longevity: Our tests do not expire, providing lasting access and flexibility.
- Stress-Free Proctoring: Enjoy a relaxed testing environment with complete proctoring managed by the online system.
- Instant Scores and Results: Receive immediate access to scores and comprehensive results upon test completion.
- 24/7 Accessibility: Access tests and results anytime, anywhere, offering unparalleled convenience.
- Printable Results: Obtain hard copies of results with easy-to-print formats for records and review.
- Device Compatibility: Seamlessly access the test on desktops, laptops, and tablets without the need for scrolling, ensuring optimal usability.
- Professionally Developed and Recognized: Rest assured with tests professionally developed and produced with the official authorization of the original publisher, and widely accepted by state and local educational bodies.
Certificate of Completion: Academic Excellence is pleased to offer a complimentary, printable certificate of achievement to every student who successfully completes an AE California Achievement Test, recognizing their accomplishment. A sample certificate can be viewed here.
Premium Scoring Options: Enhance your analysis with premium scoring services, including composite scores, charts, and graphs, facilitating a deeper understanding of test outcomes. Explore a sample premium scoring report here.
Practice Tests Available: Recognizing the initial apprehension some parents may feel about online testing, we offer an optional practice CAT. This practice test, approximately 25% the length of the full test, is designed to familiarize students with the online testing environment and provides a count of correctly answered questions. Consider this option to ease your student into online assessment.
Curriculum Recommendation Service: For homeschooling parents seeking expert guidance, Academic Excellence provides an independent recommendation service. Based on achievement test results, we offer personalized curriculum recommendations. Importantly, Academic Excellence is not affiliated with any curriculum publishers, ensuring objective and experienced advice. With roots in home education since 1987, our staff possesses extensive knowledge of curriculum options and homeschooling philosophies.
Our curriculum recommendations are strategically chosen to reinforce and enhance proficiency in academic areas highlighted by standardized testing. These carefully selected resources serve as excellent supplementary tools and additions to any existing curriculum. The aim of Academic Excellence’s recommendation service is to equip parents with accessible, cost-effective resources that bolster students’ academic achievement and test-taking skills. We focus on streamlining tutoring and teaching efforts and facilitating preparation for future high-stakes tests like the ACT, SAT, and college entrance exams. All recommendations are meticulously tailored to each student’s test scores and are informed by our team’s deep experience in home education. Primary recommendations directly correlate to individual student performance on specific test questions and sections. Secondary recommendations often include engaging educational games or less formal learning approaches. Each recommendation is evaluated based on parent-friendliness, student engagement and success, and affordability. By targeting areas where students need support with user-friendly and economical resources, we aim to elevate test scores, academic performance, and student confidence. Recommendations in areas of strength ensure continued engagement, challenge, and progress across all subjects. We believe this service offers a straightforward, affordable path to academic excellence and success.
Ordering Guide:
- Student First Name: Enter the student’s first name in the designated field.
- Student Last Name: Enter the student’s last name in the designated field.
- Grade Level: For mid-year testing, select the student’s current grade level. For end-of-year or between-year testing, choose the student’s upcoming grade level, not the grade just completed.
- Premium Scoring: Included as standard on all full tests at no additional cost.
- Add Practice CAT: Select this option if you wish to include a practice online achievement test for your student.
- Recommendation Service: Indicate if you would like to add the Curriculum Recommendation Service.
- Add to Cart: Complete the information for one student, then click the Add to Cart button.
After finalizing your California Achievement Test purchase with Academic Excellence, you will promptly receive both an order confirmation and an email containing your login credentials for the Academic Excellence education portal. Please allow up to twenty minutes for email delivery, and check your spam folder if you do not see it in your inbox.
To purchase testing for another student or make additional purchases, select the Continue Shopping link after reviewing your shopping cart.
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