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