The Palmetto Assessment of State Standards is a
United States
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standards-aligned test designed to meet
No Child Left Behind (NCLB) requirements taken by students in the state of
South Carolina
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, anthem = " Carolina";" South Carolina On My Mind"
, Former = Province of South Carolina
, seat = Columbia
, LargestCity = Charleston
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. It is administered in grades 3–8 in
writing
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,
language arts
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,
mathematics
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,
science
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, and
social studies.
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The Palmetto Assessment of State Standards reports out
Lexile
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measures for every
student
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In the United Kingdom and most commonwealth countries, a "student" attends a secondary school or higher (e.g., college or university); those in primary or elementar ...
.
State Assessments
''The Lexile Website'', retrieved January 18, 2010 A Lexile measure can be used to match readers with targeted text and monitor growth in reading ability.
External links
South Carolina State Department of Education
References
Education in South Carolina
Standardized tests in the United States
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