Student Assessment
Prairie
State Achievement Examination (PSAE)
The Prairie State Achievement Examination (PSAE) measures the achievement of grade 11 students in reading, mathematics, and science.
The spring 2013 PSAE includes three components: (1) the ACT, which includes the ACT battery of four multiple-choice tests (English, mathematics, reading, and science), (2) an ISBE-developed science assessment, and (3) two WorkKeys assessments (Applied Mathematics and Reading for Information).
In addition, in spring 2013, ACT’s WorkKeys Locating Information assessment will be administered after the three PSAE Day 2 tests, as applicable. This will allow students the opportunity to be eligible for ACT’s National Career Readiness Certificate (NCRC). Scores for WorkKeys Locating Information assessment will not be used in any PSAE score calculations.
- 2013 PSAE Training Webinar Presentation
- 2013 Established PSAE Test Sites and Codes
(Updated 2/26/13) 
- ACT WorkKeys Locating Information and NCRC - General Information
- 2013 Grade 11 Testing Announcements: Locating Information and Status of Writing (Updated 11/02/12)
- 2012 Prairie State Achievement Examination (PSAE) Score Reports
The 2012 PSAE score reports were mailed to high school principals on Friday, August 17, 2012, and should arrive the week of August 20th. Illinois Goals Reports and WorkKeys reports will be mailed to high school principals by the end of August. Templates for the PSAE and Goals Reports are online at http://www.isbe.net/assessment/htmls/format_guide.htm along with an interpretive guide. All final PSAE data are available in ISBE’s Student Information System (SIS). - Interpretive Guide and Report Formats (Spring 2012)
- State Assessment: Not Tested Reasons and Assessment Scores/Subscores Descriptions
- 2012 State Assessment Scale Score Cut Points for ISAT, PSAE, and IAA
- What Colleges Have Decided about the Writing Test (ACT)
- Impact of Grade 11 Definition on State Assessment
- Availability of ACT Scores from PSAE Day 1 Online
- 2013 ISBE Funded ACT Online Prep and EXPLORE/PLAN
- PSAE Archive
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Initial Test Dates |
Makeup Test Dates |
Accommodations Testing Window |
PSAE Day 1: April 23, 2013 PSAE Day 2: April 24, 2013 (Tues. - Wed.)* |
PSAE Day 1: May 7, 2013 PSAE Day 2: May 8, 2013 (Tues. - Wed.)* |
PSAE Day 1: April 23 - May 7, 2013 PSAE Day 2: April 24 - May 8, 2013** |
PSAE Day 1: April 23, 2014 PSAE Day 2: April 24, 2014 (Wed.-Thurs.)*** |
PSAE Day 1: May 7, 2014 PSAE Day 2: May 8, 2014 (Wed.-Thurs.)*** |
PSAE Day 1: April 23 - May 7, 2014 PSAE Day 2: April 24 - May 8, 2014** |
*Please note that the initial and makeup PSAE dates have shifted to Tuesday and Wednesday, to provide an additional day for accommodations testing that week and to expedite processing.
**Students testing with accommodations must complete all Day 1 tests before beginning Day 2 tests.
***In spring 2014, the initial and makeup PSAE dates have shifted to Wednesday and Thursday due to many schools not planning to be in session on Monday, April 21, 2014.
**Students testing with accommodations must complete all Day 1 tests before beginning Day 2 tests.
***In spring 2014, the initial and makeup PSAE dates have shifted to Wednesday and Thursday due to many schools not planning to be in session on Monday, April 21, 2014.
- 2013 Preparing for the ACT for PSAE Day 1 (ACT Website)
- 2013 Preparing for the ACT for PSAE Day 1 – Spanish version (ACT Website)
- 2013 Overview and Preparation Guide for PSAE Day 2
- Interactive ACT Test-Preparation Materials (ACT Website)
- Interactive WorkKeys Test-Preparation Materials:
- Use of State ACT Tests for NCAA
- 2013
PSAE Parent Brochure
- 2013
PSAE Teacher's Handbook (appendices A and B contain sample items)
- Setting Standards on
the Prairie State Achievement Examination
- PSAE Performance Definitions
- PSAE Scale Score Cut Points
- 2001 PSAE Reliability Estimates
- PSAE Technical Manuals
- Relationship
Between the ISAT and PSAE Scale Scores
- A Review of Illinois State Assessment System High School Scoring Patterns
- 2013 PSAE Checklist of Dates (10/5/12)
- 2013 Established PSAE Test Sites and Codes (Updated 2/26/13)
- School Schedule and Site Options for Administration of the 2013 PSAE (includes link to Off-Site form)
- 2013 Establishment Mailing
- 2013 Day 1 Manual
- 2013 Day 1 Manual for ACT-Approved Testing
- 2013 Day 1 Manual for State-Allowed Testing
- 2013 Answer Document Supplement
- 2013 Day 2 Manual
- 2013 Taking the ACT
- 2013 Preparing for the ACT for PSAE Day 1
- 2013 Overview and Preparation Guide for PSAE Day 2
- Avoiding Testing Pitfalls
- 2013 PSAE Training Webinar Presentation
- ACT Website for PSAE Day 1 State-Allowed Accommodations Orders
- PSAE TestSites Online Website for PSAE Day 2 Standard Time and Accommodations Orders
(Note: User IDs and Passwords for PSAE TestSites Online will be mailed to Test Supervisors in January 2013) - PSAE Staff Profile Forms
- Summary of Requirements (Updated July 2012)
- 2013 Standard Time – Room Supervisor/Proctor Video Presentation
(ACT website: approximate running time: 30 minutes) - 2013 Accommodated Testing – Room Supervisor/Proctor Video Presentation (ACT Website: approximate running time: 30 minutes)
- 2013 PSAE Day 1 ACT-Approved Accommodations Late Consideration Form (Includes Transfer of Previously-Approved ACT Accommodations)
- 2013 Procedures for Applying for PSAE Day 1 Accommodations
- ACT Website for PSAE Day 1 State-Allowed Accommodations Orders
- PSAE TestSites Online Website for PSAE Day 2 Standard Time and Accommodations Orders
(Note: User IDs and Passwords for PSAE TestSites Online will be mailed to Test Supervisors in January 2013) - 2013 Day 1 Manual for ACT-Approved Testing
- 2013 Day 1 Manual for State-Allowed Testing
- 2013 Answer Document Supplement
- 2013 Day 2 Manual
- 2013 Guidance – Illinois State Board of Education Assessment Accommodations Students with Disabilities: IEP and 504
- 2013 Translated Test Instructions for use with LEP Students
- Spanish Video DVD Format
- PSAE Day 1 Accommodations Comparison: ACT-Approved and State-Allowed
- Order Form for the ACT Practice Special Formats
- 2013 Accommodations Training Webcast for PSAE Day 1 (ACT Website: approximate running time: 45 minutes)
- 2013 Accommodated Testing – Room Supervisor/Proctor Video Presentation (ACT Website: approximate running time: 30 minutes)
- Summary of Requirements (July 2012)
- 2013 Guidance – Assessment Accommodations for Students with Limited English Proficiency
- 2013 Taking the ACT - Spanish Version
- 2013 Preparing for the ACT for PSAE Day 1 – Spanish version (ACT Website)
- 2013 Translated Test Instructions for use with LEP Students
- Spanish Video DVD Format
- 2013
PSAE Parent Brochure
Questions about PSAE test administration should be directed to:
Megan Forness at mforness@isbe.net or psae@isbe.net or by calling the Assessment Division at 866/317-6034.
