CAPT assesses 10 th graders' performance in math, language arts, science, and interdisciplinary knowledge. The language arts part of the test includes a response to literature test and an editing test. The interdisciplinary part requires students to apply skills from across content areas. CAPT measures both what students know and what they can do. All school districts use the test.
Tests vary depending on the grade.
Subtests cover reading, mathematics, science, social science, and language. Tests are coordinated with state and local courses of study and instructional materials and methods. 7 Districts CAT is designed to measure achievement in the basic skills in state and district curricula. Subject areas measured in the test's basic battery are reading, spelling, language, mathematics, and study skills, with optional tests in science and social studies. This test uses a writing sample from each student to judge descriptive, expository, and persuasive writing.