| The Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test are | | | | Given the basic constitutions of the test, we then shift |
| administered in late February and early part of March | | | | our focus to the practical implementation, drawbacks, |
| in every public school students from grade three until | | | | positive sides, and potential sources of criticism. The |
| the tenth grade. Parochial and private school students | | | | article written by Shaw (2004) confirms the validity |
| are not required to take the FCAT examinations but | | | | and effectiveness of FCAT. Scholar reflects upon |
| rather than administer other standardized test just like | | | | students scoring high on FCAT and the nation wide |
| Stanford Achievement Test. On the other hand, FCAT | | | | testing. According to the results of the study, there is a |
| Science is administered once a year to every public | | | | positive correlation between the efficiency of FCAT |
| school student in grades five, eight and eleven. | | | | results and the typical nation wide academic testing. |
| Students in the fourth, fifth and tenth grades studying in | | | | FCAT is believed to be able to identify the fields in |
| public schools will take an FCAT Writing test known | | | | which a student needs to improve his or her |
| as "Florida Writer". In contrast with other exams given, | | | | knowledge. As such, early administration of testing that |
| the Writing exam is administered in the early part of | | | | starts in the 4th Grade allows identifying the abilities |
| February in order to have enough time for scoring | | | | and weaknesses of a students' theoretical knowledge |
| before the school-year ends. | | | | base. |